commercial pilot licence

BEGINNING YOUR COMMERCIAL PILOT TRAINING

The Skyborne CPL course is a programme for pilots who already hold the appropriate flying qualifications and want to further develop their skills and knowledge in line with the professional standards and competencies required of a commercial pilot.

You will benefit from the significant experience of our highly qualified instructor team, as well as state-of-the-art facilities and the latest technology at our purpose-built flight Gloucestershire Airport training academy.

You will have exclusive access to our modern G1000 equipped Diamond DA-42 Twin Star aircraft. The Diamond DA-42, is the optimum aircraft for flight training and is in a class of its own when it comes to CPL training.

Key Features

The benefits of training with Skyborne include :

World Class Facilities

Purpose built training centre and state-of-the-art simulators.

Regular Intakes

New courses currently begin every one to two months.

Fantastic Locations

Busiest general aviation airport in the UK.

Course Breakdown and price

£16,550

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All flight training is on the Diamond DA-42 Twin Star.

The inclusive pricing includes fuel, landing fees and aircraft hire for flight test in addition to UK CAA CPL exam fees.

Other costs to budget for are:

Equipment – Headset (£131.50), Knee Board (£27.50), Laminated Chart (£18.75), Protractor & Plotter (£13.00), Hood (£15.95), Uniform (£370).

Without an IR(A)
25 hrs dual flight instruction, including 10 hours of instrument instruction. Five hours of which maybe in our DA-42 FNPT II simulator.
Without an IR(A)
With a valid IR(A) of Basic Instrument Flight Module (BIFM)
15 hrs dual flight instruction.
With a valid IR(A) of Basic Instrument Flight Module (BIFM)

Course Requirements

You must be 18 years of age at time of course commencement.

Before you apply for a CPL(A) you must have completed at least 200 hours of flight time, including at least 100 hours as PIC, 20 hours of which must be cross-country, including a VFR cross-country flight of at least 300 NM with full stop landings at two aerodromes which were different from the aerodrome of departure.

Before commencing the flight training, you must hold a PPL(A), have completed CPL(A) or ATPL(A) Theoretical Knowledge, have completed the training for the night rating if it is not issued on your licence, have completed 150 hours flight time; including 50 hours as PIC on aeroplanes of which 10 hours must have been cross-country, have complied with the prerequisites for the issue of a class or type rating for multiengine aeroplanes in accordance with Subpart H, if a multi-engine aeroplane is to be used on the skill test.

You must be Fluent in English, non-native English speakers must achieve a minimum of ICAO Level 6.

You must hold a current UK CAA Part-Med Class 1.

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