Commercial Pilots Licence

Training for a commercial pilot's license involves additional cross country flight training, covering such things as: control procedures, navigation, diversions, lost procedures (simulating being lost in bad weather), and an overall higher level of proficiency than that required for PPL. There are also additional handling excercises including: stalling in a steep turn, steep gliding turns, and maximum rate turns. As with the cross country flying, a higher level of overall proficiency is required for these excercises.

Minimum Requirements - Commercial Pilot's License (CPL)

These are outlined in AC61-1.5, some, but not all of the requirements are as follows:

• Private Pilot license
• A current Class 1 Medical Certificate
• Be a minimum of 18 years of age
• Pass the CPL theory examinations which are Aviation Law, Meteorology, Principles of Flight, Navigation, Human Factors, Aircraft Technology
• Have a minimum of 100 hours flight time in aeroplanes as PIC
• Have a minimum of 200 hours flight time in aeroplanes (see AC61-1.5 for more details)
• 30 hours of cross country navigation (of which at least 20 hours must be dual training)
• 10 hours of instrument flying (of which at least 5 must be dual instrument flying in aeroplanes)
• For commercial privileges (by night), at least 10 hours total flight time comprising of at least 4 hours dual, 5 hours PIC and at least 10 takeoff's and landings as PIC.

We also offer a wide range of other training at the North Shore Aero Club. For example, once a PPL has been completed, an instrument rating might be an option, particularly for those require a license for business purposes (i.e a IFR [instrument flight rules] flight might be possible when weather is not suitable for VFR [visual flight rules] flight). For those planning a career in commercial aviation, an instrument rating is nearly an essential requirement.

We can provide training for both single engine and multi engine instrument ratings.

Please contact us for more information.