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Course Title:   Commercial Pilot Licence - Multi Engine

Completion your commercial pilot licence is the last phase of a very long road. This road can be laid out as follows.

    * The Private Pilot Licence
    * The night rating
    * The Commercial ground school and exams
    * Hour building
    * The instrument rating
    * The multi engine rating (optional)
    * The commercial pilot's rating

Each one of these phases has to be completed before that final sweaty-palmed day when you hand in all your paper work at the SACAA and finally receive your COMMERCIAL PILOT Licence.

For information on the other phases please refer to the relevant web page.

Let us look at the Commercial Licence and the requirements in more detail.

Legal Requirements

    * A minimum of 100 hours pilot in command
    * A minimum of 10 hour pilot in command by night
    * A minimum of 50 hours cross country (IF rating)
    * A minimum of 20 hours cross country (commercial without IF rating)
    * A minimum of 20 hours instrument flight time of which 10 hours may be accumulated on a simulator
    * 18 years old
    * Hold a valid private pilot licence
    * Have completed the theoretical examinations

One of the most important aspects of the Commercial Pilot Licence is the passing of the commercial ground subjects. A lot of students progress quite fast through all the flying steps but do not seem to be able to pass the ground school portion of the commercial licence. The following subjects have to be passed:

    * Aero Medicine
    * Aviation Meteorology
    * Aircraft Technical and General
    * Radio Aids
    * Instruments
    * Navigation General
    * Air Law and Procedures
    * Navigation
    * Plotting
    * Flight Planning

Ground school usually lasts about nine weeks and the cost involved is R5000 including lectures and study notes.

Once you have completed the ground phase you can commence with the hour building phase. At Blue Chip we structure it in such a manner that you benefit to the maximum extents. This maximises the experience you gain in this time, rather than just flying willy-nilly and in effect achieving very little.

Once you have completed your hour building you will progress towards your final preparation for the instrument rating. (More detail on this in the instrument rating web page)

The final phase of preparation for the Commercial Pilot Licence will be done on a variable pitch, retractable gear aircraft. This is where one of those choices in life comes into play. Are you going to take the single engine route or the multi engine route? The choice is entirely up to you. Both have advantages and disadvantages.

This is one of those topics which we will end up discussing over a cup of coffee.

Commercial Pilot Licence Quotation (Multi Engine)

PRIVATE PILOT LICENCE

MEDICAL EXAMINATION 800.00 Chest x-rays needed for initial examination. 320.00   PILOT KIT ACCESSORIES Trevor Thom 1, Avex PPL notes, C172 manual, maps, ruler, protractor, pilot bag, fuel tester & flight computer 2 591.50   BRIEFINGS   13 Hours of briefing time R220.00 per hour 2 860.00   FLYING 25 Hours of dual flying R11030.00 per hour (C172) 28 250.00 15 Hours of solo flying R920.00 per hour (C172) 13 800.00 5 Hours I.F.R. simulator flying R350.00 per hour 1 750.00   COURSES FOR SUBJECTS TO BE COMPLETED AND 2 100.00 ONLINE EXAMINATIONS TO BE WRITEN 1 150.00 Aircraft technical and general Airlaw Meteorology Navigation Principles of Flight   RESTRICTED RADIO LICENCE COURSE 750.00   EXCESS INSURANCE 140.00 Monthly coverage for the amount of R20 000.00   ADMINISTRATION & REGISTRATION FEE 500.00   STUDENT PILOT LICENCE Student pilot licence fee, payable at CAA 320.00 Passport photos for student pilot licence 40.00 _______________________________________________________________________________ _ TOTAL AMOUNT 45 Hours Total flying 55 371.50

NIGHT FLIGHT RATING

NIGHT RATING KIT Accessories for Night Flying 1 126.60   SIMULATOR TRAINING 5 Hours on a CAA approved IPT– 200 Simulator R350.00 1 750.00   I.F.R FLYING 6 Hours dual I.F.R. Flying on a C172 R1130.00 6 780.00   NIGHT FLYING 3 Hours of a night navigation and circuits on C172 R1130.00 3 390.00 _______________________________________________________________ __________________ TOTAL HOURS AND COST 14 Hours total flying 13 046.60

COMMERCIAL GROUND SCHOOL & EXAMS + HIRE & FLY

COMMERCIAL GROUND SCHOOL 8 Subjects over 10 weeks in the evenings from 18h00-22h00 6 000.00   COMMERCIAL EXAMS 8 Subjects R200.00 1 600.00   COMMERCIAL HOUR BUILDING 109.0 Hours of hire & fly on C172 R920.00 100 280.00 ____________________________________________________ _____________________________ TOTAL COST 107 880.00

INSTRUMENT RATING

By the time you commence the training for your instrument rating you will already have your night rating, which will credit you with 10 hours of basic instrument flying.   INSTRUMENT RATING KIT   SIMULATOR TRAINING 15 Hours on a CAA approved IPT-200 simulator R350.00 5 250.00   INSTRUMENT FLYING 4 Hours of I.F.R. dual flying on a C172 R1 130.00 4 520.00   MULTI-ENGINE BRIEFINGS   4 Hours of multi engine briefings R250.00 1 000.00   ADVANCE MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT I.F.R. TRAINING 11 Hours of I.F.R. dual flying on a Baron BE55 R2 490.00 (6 Hours for the conversion and 5 hours for I.F.R. training) 27 390.00 _________________________________________________________________________ ________ TOTAL HOURS AND COST 30 Hours total flying 38 160.00

COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENCE TEST

COMMERCIAL TEST 6 910.00 C.A.A. designated examiner ( R1 200.00)   Grade I flight medical ( R480.00)   General radio licence ( R750.00)   2.0 Hours flight test on Baron BE55 R2 240.00 (R4 480.00)     Optional Extra:   Avcom 900 AC headset and Avcom headset bag ( R2 750.00)

COMMERCIAL MULTI-ENGINE PILOT LICENCE TOTAL AMOUNT

200 Hours including; PPL, Night Rating, CPL ground school & Instrument Rating 221 368.10

Course Title 2 Commercial Pilot Licence - Multi Engine Classification Aviation -> Fixed Wing: Commercial Pilot Licence Course Requirements Price Notes

Course Information Location Gauteng - Pretoria Course Type Customised Start Dates Length of Course Final Registration Date

Contact Details Name Blue Chip Aviation Phone 012 543 30 50 Email bluechipbluechip-avia.co.za