Pilot course in Philippines

Overview of Pilot course in the Philippines

In this blog, we will discuss the pilot course in the Philippines. The Pilot course duration and cost in the Philippines. The Pilot is a high-paying and adventurous job globally. A Pilot travels around the globe. as much lucrative as it looks, as much responsibility it holds.

During flying a commercial airplane, pilots hold hundreds of life responsibilities in hand. One wrong discussion can lead to millions of dollars of loss and unrecoverable loss of people. It is very important to have excellent training under strict regulatory authority. The Philippines aviation authority is well known.  let’s get to know more about CAAP.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

The pilot course in the Philippines is designated by The civil aviation authority of the Philippines. CAAP is the regulatory body of the Philippine aviation industry.

It is responsible for releasing and maintaining the records of the license of the crew members. as well as authorizing any aircraft to fly.

It has thousands of rules and regulations, to regulate the crew license and civil aviation industry of the Philippines.

here we are talking about the pilot license, To be a pilot, there are certain requirements as mentioned in the CAR (CIVIL AIR REGULATION). An Individual can fulfill these requirements from any authorized flying club in the Philippines.

The requirement for Pilot course in the Philippines

CAAP and DGCA have published many articles on websites about the Pilot requirement but here we are talking about basic and important requirements.

Class 2 and Class 1 medical-

Before going to any flying club, one need needs to check if he/she is medically fit for  CPL or not. there is plenty of authorized class 2 medical center exist in India.

Once you get the certificate for class 2 medical, you can apply for class one medical in any medical institute authorized by DGCA. then you can choose a  flying club in the Philippines, but again you have to go through with class 2 and class 1 medical in the CAAP.

10+2 should be from PCM-

based on DGCA requirements,  10+2 should be from physics chemistry and,  meh. there are no criteria for percentage.

150 hours of total flying-  

There is a long CAR about the flying hour requirement, but 250 total flying hours (Indian requirement) is the requirement to have a CPL license. some flying hours will be on single-engine cassena 152, some will be on Cesena 172, some will be on multi-engine aircraft, day-flying/ night flying, day check day-check night-check, local flying, cross country flying, etc.

Now let’s get to know, how to proceed step by step to achieve a commercial pilot license after having class 2/1 medical.

CHOOSING A FLYING CLUB  for a Pilot course in the Philippines.

It is very important to choose a CAAP-registered flying club. check. CPL requirements are fixed but CPL packages do vary in flying clubs. one can speak with management and add and subtract the services. most of the flying clubs charge huge money only for accommodation/transportation. so It depends on negotiation skills, and how much you can reduce.

Aircraft and equipment of the flying club–

Make sure their aircraft are best with all equipment, flying instructors are well reputed and never gone through with any accident or incident report.

most of the flying clubs charge for 250 hours of flying but never provide the full flying to students.

make sure to complete all the legal documents of the contract for the package before paying the full money, so later if they try to cheat you, you can take legal action against them.

Recommended flying club- https://flyorientaviation.weebly.com/

STAGES of Pilot course in the Philippines:-

Student pilot license:-

SPL is a short form of student pilot license. students will go through ground classes. There will be an introduction to basic aerodynamics/structure of aircraft/weather/navigation systems and equipment. next stage.

a flight instructor will introduce you to a taxi (handling aircraft on the ground), and 360 aircraft ( Basic check of the aircraft equipment physically ). To get SPL, one requires to have an RT license, and 10 hours of flying on the logbook.

Upon passing the SPL exam in the CAAP, you will receive your SPL license within 10-15 working days.

Private pilot license:-

PPL is a short form of Private pilot license, after fulfillment of SPL one can proceed to a PPL license, wherein if you wish to get a PPL license, the applicant should have at least 50 flying hours in the logbook. after completion of flying, one needs to appear in PPL  theoretical exam and check ride ( Practical test conducted by CAAP authorized check pilot)

COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE:- 

CPL is the short form of commercial pilot license. After successful completion of PPL, one can proceed to CPL, After completion of 250 flying hours ( Based on DGCA requirements, as every country may have different regulations, please check CAR), you can apply for CPL exams to CAAP, and after completing the exam, one can apply for a check ride.

After clearing the check ride, you can submit all the documents to CAAP and wait for 20-25 days to release the CPA license from CAAP.

Most Airlines asked for instrument ratings and multi-engine endorsement and on the CPL, let’s talk about the multi-engine endorsement.

Multi-engines aircraft endorsement on CPL:- 

There is a minimum of 10 hours of multi-engine aircraft flying hours required for endorsement.

after completion of flying, one needs to appear in a technical exam and check ride.

After having CPL with multi-engine endorsement. The applicant will require to get the verification certificate from the CAAP. It verifies your all licenses, flying, and certificate. for Indian license conversion purposes.

DGCA CONVERSION

To convert licenses in India, 2 online exams need to clear. These exams are conducted by DGCA every 3 months.

1. Air regulation
2. composite exam (Metrology and Navigation combined exam for CPL holders)

you can take coaching classes from any designated institute.

there are 10 hours of flying required in India for the conversion of a license. one can join any flying school authorized by DGCA.

The Pilot course in the Philippines is cost-effective also the Time duration is generally 8-10 months.

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Good luck:)