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Student Pilots Licence (SPL)

In order for students to be able to fly solo, following the completion of their initial dual flight training (with an instructor), the application for and issue of a Student Pilot’s Licence (SPL) is required.
 

Requirements for the issue of a SPL:
  • The applicant must be 16 years or older
  • The applicant must hold a valid aviation medical exam certificate
  • The applicant will have passed an Air Law and SPL exam following briefings held with his/her instructor.
  • Two passport size photographs
  • Completed SPL application forms which the flight school will assist with.
  • Payment of the prescribed SACAA fee
 
 
 
Private Pilots Licence (PPL)

The Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL) enables you to operate an aircraft on which you were trained as Pilot in Command (PIC). A PPL licence holder is permitted to fly himself/herself, and carry non-paying passengers during the day only, and in clear weather conditions.

 

Requirements for the issue of a PPL:
  • The applicant must be in possession of a valid Student Pilot’s Licence
  • The applicant will be the holder of a Restricted Radio Licnece
  • The applicant will have completed a minimum of 25 hours dual flight instruction, 15 hours of solo flight (5 hours of which must be solo cross country flying) and 5 hours of basic instrument flight instruction which shall total not less than 45 hours of flight time.
  • The applicant will have passed the necessary PPL syllabus exams namely Meteorology, Principles of Flight, Air Law, Navigation, Human Performance, Engines and Airframes and Flight Planning.
  • The applicant will have passed both a General Flight Test and a Navigation Exercise Test to the satisfaction of a Grade I or Grade II flight instructor. 
  • A completed PPL application form with the applicable fees must be submitted to the SACAA, once all the requirements and standards have been achieved. The flight school will assist with the application forms.
 
 
     
 
Night Rating

Should you wish to increase your range of flying skills, the Night Rating is the next step. For those students wishing to complete a Commercial Pilots Licence, this rating is the first of a number of pre-requisites. The ability to fly at night adds an additional dimension to the flights you wish to undertake. You are able to plan for a flight entirely at night. Or you may conclude a flight which is partly conducted at night.

 

Requirements for the issue of a Night Rating:
  • The applicant must hold a valid Private Pilots Licence (PPL)
  • The applicant will have completed a minimum of 10 hours Instrument Flight time, of which 5 hours may be accrued on an approved simulator.
  • The applicant shall have completed at least 5 take offs and landings at night.
  • A cross country flight of at least 150nm’s and two full stop landings at two separate airfields is required.
  • The applicant will complete a Night Rating flight test to the satisfaction of a Grade I or Grade II flight instructor.
  • A Night Rating application form is completed once the requirements have been met. The applicant will submit this together with the applicable fee to the SACAA, for inclusion in your licence.
 
 
     
 
Instrument Rating (IR)

The basic principles of Instrument flight would have been covered in the night rating. Additional training is however required to teach students about flying in inclement weather. This will include the regulations and laws governing when you may, and when may not contemplate take-offs and landings, the considerations required for your destination airfield, radio navigation aids and instrument holding procedures amongst others.
 

Requirements for the issue of an Instrument Rating:
  • The applicant must hold a valid Private Pilots Licence (PPL) with a night rating
  • The applicant must pass the SACAA examinations
  • The applicant must have completed 50 hours as Pilot in Command (PIC) on cross country flights
  • The applicant must hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate
  • The applicant must hold a General Radio Telephony licence.
  • The applicant must have completed at least 40 hours of instrument flight time. 20 hours may be accrued on an approved simulator.
  • Applicants for a Multi engine instrument rating are required to complete 5 hours on a multi engine aircraft.
  • A practical flight test with a Grade I Designated Examiner must be passed.
  • Applicants must complete the required application form and pay the applicable fee to the SACAA.
 
 
     
 
Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL)

Your professional aviation career commences when you attain your Commercial Pilots Licence. Up to this point you are not able to earn remuneration for your flying skills. This qualification is the minimum required for you to enter the aviation field in a commercial flying capacity. A popular discipline is to qualify and teach as a Flight Instructor. You may be fortunate enough to find a position in the Air Charter industry. This could well be followed by your entry into the Airline industry once you have gained the necessary experience.
 

Requirements for the issue of a Commercial Pilots Licence :
  • The applicant must be at least 18 years old
  • The applicant must hold a Class I medical certificate
  • The applicant must be the holder of a General Radio Telephony certificate
  • The applicant must have completed a minimum of 200 hours, of which 20 hours may be accrued on an approved simulator.
  • The applicant must have flown 100 hours as Pilot in Command and include 5 hours as PIC at night.
  • The applicant must have also completed 20 hours of cross country flight time and one flight of at least 300nm's including two full stop landings away from the home base.
  • Additionally, the applicant must have completed one night cross country consisting of 3 flight legs of at least 50nm each. Ten take-offs and landings by night must have been completed in the total hours flown.
  • The applicant must have passed all the SACAA theoretical exams
  • The applicant must pass a CPL Flight Test with a Grade I Designated Flight Examiner. The applicant may include an Instrument Rating (IR) Test whereby the minimum conditions of the IR must be met.
  • The necessary application forms and fees must be submitted to the SACAA.
 
 
     
 
 
 

 

  
 

 

   
      

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