In flight … not just a dream

Fixed Wing – Helicopter – Microlight.    PPL, CPL, ATPL – Do your flying licences in South Africa.   Airborne assists students from all over the world to achieve their dreams, and become proud, safe and competent pilots.   It is run in co-operation with flying schools in Durban, Cape Town, Orange Free State, Pretoria, Johannesburg and other locations. We only associate with schools that are ICAO and S.A.CAA accredited and which we regard as totally reliable, offering top-class training, aircraft and instructors.  

Achieving your flying licence in South Africa is likely to cost you a lot less time and money than doing so in your own country. The current exchange rate is very much in the favour of the international student and the sunny weather conditions are ideal for ‘all year round’ flying.

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Based at Lanseria International Airport, just North of Johannesburg
http://aeronav.co.za/aeronav.html

Ermelo
https://www.avpilot.co.za/ppl.html

USA
http://nicheducation.com/nichedu/html/pilot_training_usa.php

To complete your helicopter training in South Africa, the following subjects need to be written in order to complete your PPL in South Africa.  The exams may be completed online through a CAA registered training facility.  Alternatively, the exams may be written at the CAA offices in Midrand, Johannesburg.  The pass-mark for the below list of CAA exams is 75%.  Is is also worth mentioned that all PPL exams are multiple choice.

Helicopter Training

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APRIL 2018

Student and Private Pilot Licences (PPL)

Speaking to Businesstech, U-Fly’s Chanel Minaar explained that before obtaining a Private Pilot Licence (PPL), one first needs to obtain a Student Pilot Licence (SPL).

The requirements for this include:

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Hold a class 1 or 2 medical certificate.
• Hold an ICAO language proficiency certificate (if required).
• Completed an aircraft technical.
• Completed an Airlaw exam.
• 2 passport photos.

Following this, holders of an SPL may then apply for a Private Pilot Licence.

“Usually students will start off with an introduction flight (optional) and signing all the necessary forms followed by a medical and briefing with an instructor to do an aircraft technical and Airlaw test,” Minaar explained.

“Thereafter you may apply for your Student Pilot Licence (SPL) at CAA in Midrand. Training will then continue as per your availability. Once you received your PPL you may only fly during the day with good weather conditions, you may not be paid for flying passengers,” she said.

Minaar said that this typically takes between 6 to 12 months – depending on completion of exams, finances and time availability.

In addition the following requirements must be met:

• Must be at least 17 years old.
• Valid Student Pilot Licence.
• Hold a restricted or general radiotelephony certificate.
• Completed 8 online PPL exams.
• Accumulate 45 hours total flight time by the end of the course, the 45 hours must include:
  ≥ 25 dual hours with an instructor.
  ≥ 15 solo hours as PIC.
  ≥ 5 hours cross country PIC.

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How much it costs to get a pilot licence in South Africa

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A first solo flight

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My Solo Cross Country Flight! Cessna 152

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Here is my 16 year old daughter accomplishing her first solo flight. The airplane is a 1973 Piper Challenger with 180 horsepower. They stretched the fuselage on the Cherokee that year, and they called it a Challenger for 1973 before changing the name to “Archer” a year later. We say “Archer” on the radio since people think we’re a corporate jet if we say “Challenger”. I get a lot of comments about Maddie not being alone in the airplane. At 1:12 in the video you can see the camera in the back seat. You can see it again at 11:52. The image stabilization feature on the camera makes it look like the camera is moving around. It is not. It’s just the camera doing its best to figure out what to do with all the motion. Also…there is a LOT of confusion between MADDIE doing this solo in 2016 and MAGGIE (who lost a wheel) doing her solo in 2018. These are two different people! Both did a great job.

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