Training Available
Please read through all our different training options and please contact us if you have any question regarding any of the specific courses.
- Student Pilot Licence
- Private Pilot Licence
- Night Rating
- Commercial Pilot Licence
- Instrument Rating
- The Instructors Rating
Student Pilot Licence
This is the starting point in your aviation adventure weather you are pursuing a career or just for recreational flying you will require a Student Pilot licence.
What are the requirements for a SPL?
- 16 years of age
- A class 2 medical
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Private Pilot Licence
Learning to fly:
Whether you plan on flying purely for pleasure or a career, you have to start at
the beginning. The Private Pilot Licence is where your adventure in aviation
starts. 6 - 8 week course to complete, done at your own pace
Once in possession of your Private Pilot Licence:
- You are permitted to carry passengers
- Fly for business
- Fly for pleasure
- Personal transportation
If your ultimate goal is to become a professional pilot, you will have to obtain a
Commercial Pilot Licence. The starting point however, remains the Private
Pilot Licence.
What are the requirements for a PPL?
Medical:
You must be declared medically fit by an aviation qualified medical
examiner. A Class 2 certificate is required, Any normal healthy person should be able to pass the medical
fitness test.
Legal Requirements:
- Be at least 17 years of age in order to go solo
- Complete 25 hours of dual flight training
- Complete 15 hours of solo flight time of which 3 hours shall be solo cross country
- Complete 5 hours instrument flying (can be done on a simulator
- Complete the following theoretical exams:
- Air Law
- Meteorology
- Navigation
- Radio Telephony Procedures
- Engines, Airframes and Instruments
- Principles of Flight
- Flight Planning
- Pass a flight test consisting of general handling and a navigation test
- Have completed a restricted radio course (this is part of your PPL)
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Night Rating
A night rating allows you to act as pilot in command of an aircraft after sunset
until sunrise giving you more flexibility to adapt your time schedules, allowing
you the freedom to be able to get home after dark, or carry out an early
morning take-off. The night rating will allow you, but is not designed to train
you to fly through the night
What are the requirements for a Night Rating?
- A Private Pilot Licence
- 5 hours theoretical instruction
- 10 hours instrument instruction (5 hours flight FSTD)
- 5 take offs & landing (Dual)
- Complete a cross Country flight (150nm 2 full stop landings)
- Pass skills test
Type Conversion
Each aircraft requires a type conversion to be completed. The conversion consists of cockpit and aircraft familiarization.
Simulator Training
Border Aviation Club & Flying School has a AS98 flight simulator available. It is equipped with Jeppesen software and any type of weather conditions can by simulated. A large range of aircraft type can be loaded and GPS training can also be given with the help of the simulator.
It also proves to be a useful tool in reducing flight training costs for the pilot in training.
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Commercial Pilot Licence
The stepping stone for opening the doors to your aviation career, allowing you to become a Professional Pilot.
What are the requirements for a CPL?
Medical:
You must be declared medically fit by an aviation qualified medical
examiner. A Class 1 certificate is required, Any normal healthy person should be able to pass the medical
fitness test.
Legal Requirements:
- Be at least 18 years of age in order to go solo
- General Radiotelephony Certificate
- Complete / Hold a valid night rating
- Complete 200 hours of total flight time of which 20 hours can be on a FSTD
- 100 hours Pilot in Command Time
- 20Hours cross country (300nm,2 full stop landings)
- 5 hours night PIC (10 take off & landings, cross country 3 legs 50nm each)
- 20 hours instrument training
- 5 hours on a variable pitch & retractable undercarriage aircraft
- Complete the following theoretical exams:
- Air Law
- Meteorology
- Navigation
- Radio Telephony Procedures
- Engines, Airframes and Instruments
- Principles of Flight
- Flight Planning
- Instruments
- Human Performance
- Pass a flight test consisting of general handling and a navigation test by a Designated Examiner
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Instrument Rating
Border Aviation Club & Flight School’s team of full-time dedicated instructors are fully
qualified to comprehensively train you, both theoretically and practically, to
obtain your Instrument Rating
Why have an Instrument Rating?
Firstly for safety. You can never fully predict what weather may develop during
your flight. You may inadvertently enter bad weather conditions, but if you
have an Instrument Rating and keep it current, you and your passengers will
proceed to your destination safely and professionally.
Secondly for job opportunities. If you do not have Instrument Rating, it is
unlikely that you will be chosen for a job over another pilot who does, simply
because the other pilot will be more versatile and flexible for the job at hand.
The more qualifications you have, the more likely you are to succeed in this
industry.
What are the requirements to obtain the Instrument Rating?
The student has to complete the following steps to obtain the Instrument Rating.
Completion of the theoretical subjects:
- Aero Medicine
- Aviation Meteorology
- Aircraft Technical and General
- Radio Aids
- Instruments
- Navigation General
- Air Law and Procedures
- Navigation
- Plotting
- Flight Planning
You will note that the subjects required for the Instrument Rating are virtually
identical to those required for the Commercial Pilot Licence.
40 hours of instrument flying which can be divided into:
- 20 hours of simulator training on a SACAA-approved simulator
- 20 hours of instrument flight time dual
- A practical test by a SACAA-designated examiner
The above structure of hours is determined by whether you have completed
your Night Rating as well as your choice of streaming toward multi or single
engine.
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The Instructor's Rating
The question often asked is: What do I do once I have completed my Commercial Pilot Licence? Who is going to employ me? This is never an easy answer.
Flying is like any other work activity; in the sense that the better qualified you are the better your chances of finding work.
An instructor's rating will give you the edge over a pilot who does not have the
rating, providing you with one more avenue that you can use to gain hours
and experience. It also adds experience and value to your CV and career in
aviation.
The instructor's rating consists of two basic elements:
1. Theory and examinations
2. Practical flying.
You need to complete 20 hours of ground preparation in which you cover all
the ground lectures. You will prepare and present these lessons until they are
of a satisfactory standard. Once you have completed this phase you will
complete the SACAA exams.
The second phase of the training will be to complete 20 hours of flight training
and the flight test.
Once you have completed the above you will be a qualified Gr III flight instructor.
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