Training

GETTING STARTED

To commence your flight training, initially, the best way to introduce yourself to aviation is to take a 15-20 minute Trial Instructional Flight. Jarden Aviation conducts this flight at a cost of just $75.00, which consists of a briefing on the various controls and features of the aircraft. Once airborne, your instructor will hand over the controls after a demonstration, allowing you to feel what it is like to fly.

STUDENT PILOT LICENCE

Before qualifying for a Student Pilot Licence you must be:

* at least 16 years old;

* have applied for a Aviation Reference Number and completed a security check; and

* have passed an aviation medical

With this licence in hand, and once your instructor is satisfied with your standard, he/she is then able to send you on your first solo. Prior to first solo the Pre Solo written exam must be passed.

Normally the flight training required to achieve first solo takes approximately 15 hours of dual instruction.

GENERAL FLYING PROGRESS TEST

After completing your first solo, your flight training now incorporates more advanced flight manoeuvres, which prepares you to fly solo within the Training Area. A Pre Area Solo exam must be passed, and 3 hours as pilot in command must be accumulated prior to being permitted into the training area solo. Once flying solo in the training area you will be able to practice and enhance the skills you have learnt, to reach the required standard to carry passengers. The Basic Aeronautical Knowledge exam must be passed prior to a flight test.

With this qualification you now have the privilege to fly your family and friends within the Training Area.

The minimum hours required for a GFPT are:

* at least 20 hours total flight time;

* 10 hours as pilot in command;

* 2 hours instrument time.

PRIVATE PILOT LICENCE

The Private Pilot Licence (PPL) qualifies you to fly as pilot in command (PIC), throughout Australia, carrying passengers by day.

The flight training required to achieve this licence consists of a number of cross-country flights.

The theory involved will consist of the following subjects:

* Navigation

* Meteorology

* Flight Rules and Procedures