Wednesday, November 12, 2008

CPL/IR



Commercial Pilot Licence with Instrument Rating Course (CPL/IR)

The CPL/IR is the basic licence required for flying commercial. It is the first step towards becoming a Professional Pilot with an airline.


Minimum Entry Requirements

  • Minimum age of seventeen (17) years.
  • Successful completion of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia with five (5) credits with a credit in English, Mathematics and any one of the Science subjects OR at least two GCSE A Levels subjects OR its equivalent for overseas cadet pilots.
  • Letter of approval from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Malaysia. DCA contact address:-

    Level 2, Block Podium B,
    Lot 4G, Precinct 4,
    Federal Government Administrative Centre,
    62570 Putrajaya,
    Malaysia.
    Tel No. : 603-8871 4000
    Fax No. : 603-8871 4334
    Website : www.dca.gov.my

  • Pass medical examination (Class I) by a DCA approved medical practitioner. Cadet pilots are advised to contact DCA (www.dca.gov.my) for an up-to-date list of such medical practitioners or they may browse through our online FAQ for the same; and
  • Adequate competency in the English language.


Course Duration

The course consisting of a minimum of sixty (60) weeks and includes:


Ground Training

Ground Training covers a minimum of six hundred sixty (660) hours of tuition and lectures on aviation theory subjects:
  • Navigation
  • Meteorology Theory
  • Meteorology Practical
  • Flight Planning
  • Radio Aids
  • Instrument


Flight Training

The course consists of a total of two hundred (200) hours (165 hours on single engine and 35 hours of multi engine) of flying in our Piper aircraft.

No comments: