Requirements for pilots

FLIGHT TRAINING

NATIONAL PILOTS LICENSE

1. Weight shift controlled microlight

Requirements

• A student should be at least 16 years of age for a student pilot license and to go solo.
• A student should be at least 17 years of age to be issued with a license
• Hold a class 4 or higher medical license
• Hold a valid student pilot license
• Valid restricted radio certificate
• Min of 10 Hrs dual flying
• Min of 15 Hrs solo flying
• Complete Exercise 1 to 19
• Principals of Flight
• Air Law
• Aviation Meteorology
• Engines, Airframes & Instruments
• General Navigation
• Human Performance
• Pass a skill test on type

2. Conventional controlled microlight (up to 450kg)

Requirements

• A student should be at least 16 years of age for a student pilot license and to go solo.
• A student should be at least 17 years of age to be issued with a license
• Hold a class 4 or higher medical license
• Hold a valid student pilot license
• Valid restricted radio certificate
• Min of 10 Hrs dual flying
• Min of 15 Hrs solo flying
• Complete Exercise 1 to 19

Passed

• Principals of Flight
• Air Law
• Aviation Meteorology
• Engines, Airframes & Instruments
• General Navigation
• Human Performance
• Pass a skill test on type

3. Light sports aircraft (450kg-600kg)

Requirements

• A student should be at least 16 years of age for a student pilot license and to go solo.
• A student should be at least 17 years of age to be issued with a license
• Hold a class 4 or higher medical license
• Hold a valid student pilot license
• Valid restricted radio certificate
• Min of 20 Hrs dual flying
• Min of 15 Hrs solo flying
• Complete Exercise 1 to 19

Passed

• Principals of Flight
• Air Law
• Aviation Meteorology
• Engines, Airframes & Instruments
• General Navigation
• Human Performance
• Pass a skill test on type

PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE

Requirements

• A student should be at least 16 years of age for a student pilot license and to go solo.
• A student should be at least 17 years of age to be issued with a private pilot license.
• Hold a class 2 or higher medical license.
• Hold a valid student pilot license
• Valid restricted radio certificate
• Complete not less than 45 hrs flight time as pilot of an aeroplane

Total of 45 hrs must include

• min of 25 Hrs dual flying ( includes min of 5 Hrs instrument instruction time)
• min of 15 Hrs solo flying of which at least 5 hours are cross-country flight time; which must include at least one triangular cross-country of at lease 150 NM, on which at leastone point must not be less than 50NM from base and must include full-stop landings at two different aerodromes away from base;
• a Maximum of 5 hours dual instruction may be in an approved FSTD
• Complete Exercise 1 to 19

Passed

• Principals of Flight
• Air Law
• Aviation Meteorology
• Engines, Airframes & Instruments
• General Navigation
• Human Performance
• Flight Planning and Performance
• Pass a skill test on type

CONVERSIONS

At least one hour of dual flying (includes a minimum of three take-offs and landings)

NIGHT RATING

Requirements

• Hold a valid pilot license
• Passed theoretical exam
• 5 Hrs theoretical ground training
• 10 Hrs instrument time of which not more than 5 hrs may be done on a approved flight simulator
• At least 5 take-offs and landings at night as pilot manipulating the controls of the aircraft under dual instruction
• At least one dual cross country at night
• Passed skill test

COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE

Requirements

• A student should be 18 years or older
• A valid private pilot license
• A valid class one medical
• A valid general radio certificate
• A valid night rating

Passed

• Aircraft technical and general
• Air Law and Flight operations
• Aviation Meteorology
• Instruments and Electronics
• Navigation
• Human Performance
• Radio Aids and Communication
• Flight Planning and Performance
• 200 Hrs of flight time which may include 20 hrs of flight instruction time in a approved flight simulator training device

Total of 200 hrs must include

• 100 hrs as pilot in command
• 20 hrs of cross country as pilot in command
• 5 hrs of night flying as pilot in command
• 20 hrs of instrument instruction time ( max of 10 hrs on approved flight simulator)
• At least 5 hrs instruction in an aeroplane with adjustable flaps, retractable undercarriage and variable pith propeller or turbojet engine
• Passed a skill test

INSTRUMENT RATING

Requirements

• Student should hold a valid pilot license
• A valid night rating
• A valid class one medical
• A valid general radio license
• 50 hrs cross country flight time as pilot in command
• 40 hrs instrument flight training under instruction of which 20 hrs may be in an approved flight simulator training device
• Passed a skill test

SIMULATOR TRAINING

Requirements

• 5 hrs may be done in a simulator for private pilot license
• 5 hrs may be done in a simulator for instructors rating
• 10 hrs may be done in a simulator for commercial pilot license
• 20 hrs may be done for an instrument rating

MULTI ENGINE TRAINING

Requirements

• 7 hrs of theoretical training
• 11.5 hrs dual instruction
• Passed a skill test

INSTRUCTORS RATING

Requirements

• Hold a valid commercial pilot license or Airline transport pilot license
• Have passed the theoretical knowledge exams
• 25 Hrs dual patter
• 80 Hrs briefing
• Passed skill test