Tips on become Airline Pilot in South Africa

1.Register for a pilot training program Although you can start certain aspects of your training at age 16, you cannot fly solo until you are 17. As solo flying is required in commercial pilot training, you may wish to wait until you are 17 to begin. According to the flight school maintaining your required flying hours while you are waiting to turn 17 to take your solo flight could become expensive and leave you paying for more flight hours than is required to obtain a license.


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<li class="step"> 2.Complete commercial pilot training. During training, you will first earn a private pilot license (PPL) and then complete a series of other flight training courses, including night flying, solo flying, flight simulator training and flight instrument training. If you want to fly multiple engine planes as a commercial pilot, you will also complete multiple engine training. At each stage in the process, you will be tested and licensed in that area after passing the exam. In total, to achieve a commercial pilot license, you will fly for 200 hours. Of those 200 hours, you must be the pilot in command for 100 of them, and 10 of those hours must be night flying. You also will complete 40 hours of flight instrument training, with no more than 20 of those hours being on a simulator.


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<li class="step">3..Obtain a Class I medical certificate. These certificates are granted by DAMEs -- Designated Aviation Medical Examiners -- who are CAA approved. Your flight school will help you find a DAME in your area. Certification guidelines are not published, but your blood pressure, vision, hearing, heart function and lung function all will be tested.


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<li class="step"> 4.Apply for a job. Armed with your commercial aviation license, you can apply for positions with any airline in South Africa. Keep in mind that the airline may have additional regulations or may require additional training. Airline websites are a good place to find job openings.




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