Pilot Training Requirements

Before the issue of the first pilot license (which is the PPL - Private Pilot License), a Student Pilot (SP) authorization/ certificate shall be first achieved by the applicant.


Requirements upon application:


A. STUDENT PILOT (SP) AUTHORIZATION
   (A.1) Age: Shall be NOT LESS THAN 16 years old
   (A.2) Medical Fitness: Class 2 Medical Certificate
   (A.3) Education: High School Graduate
   (A.4) Language Proficiency: ELP Level 4
   (A.5) Ground/Knowledge Training: Ground Training Certificate including the ff:
      (A.5.a) Applicable sections of CAR Part 2,
      (A.5.b) Applicable sections of CAR Part 8,
      (A.5.c) Airspace rules and procedures for the airport where the student will perform solo flight, and
      (A.5.d) Flight characteristics and operation limitations for the make and model of aircraft to be flown.
   (A.6) Flight Training
   Prior to solo flight, a student pilot shall have received and logged flight training for the maneuvers and procedures listed in CAR Part 2, IS 2.3.3.1. (see below)


B. PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE (PPL)
   (B.1) Age: shall be NOT LESS THAN 17 years old
   (B.2) Medical Fitness: Class 2 Medical Certificate
   (B.3) Education: High School graduate
   (B.4) Language Proficiency: ELP Level 4
   (B.5) Ground Training: PPL Ground Training Certificate
   (B.6) Flight Logbook (indicating at least a total of 40 hours)
   (B.7) Current SP Authorization Holder
   (B.8) NBI Clearance


C. COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE (CPL)
   (C.1) Age: shall be NOT LESS THAN 18 years old
   (C.2) Medical Fitness: Class 1 Medical Certificate
   (C.3) Education: High School graduate
   (C.4) Language Proficiency: ELP Level 4
   (C.5) Ground Training: CPL Ground Training Certificate
   (C.6) Flight Logbook (indicating at least a total of 150 hours)
   (C.7) Current PPL Holder
   (C.8) NBI Clearance



D. INSTRUMENT RATING (IR) for Airplane
   (D.1) At least Current PPL Holder
   (D.2) Ground Training: IR Ground Training Certificate [CAR 2.3.3.6(b)]
   (D.2) Flight Training: 50 hours cross-country as PIC with 40 hours of instrument time



E. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (FI) for Airplane (restricted to instruct to students with PPL)
   (E.1) At least Current CPL Holder
   (E.2) Ground Training: FI Ground Training Certificate [CAR 2.3.3.11(b)(2)]
   (E.3) Flight Training: 40 hours
* To be able instruct to students with CPL, applicant must have at least a total of 500 hours flight time with 200 hours FI time


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NOTES:
Medical Fitness shall be undergone at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) medical section.
English Language Proficiency (ELP) - As of 5 March 2008 (implemented starting March 2011), ALL PILOTS are required to use the radio telephone aboard an aircraft shall demonstrate the ability to speak, read and understand the English language used for radio telephony communications to the level specified in the language proficiency requirements. [CAR Part 2.2.7]
CAR - Civil Aviation Regulation
IS - Implementing Standards
NON-FILIPINO NATIONALS are required to submit:
   (1) Passport
   (2) Police Clearance (from the country of origin)
   (3) National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance [Fastlink Aviation shall assist the applicant/pilot on this requirement]
   (4) Student Visa, Special Study Permit (SSP) [Fastlink Aviation shall assist the applicant/pilot on this requirement]


CAR PART 2, IS 2.3.3.1 (a) STUDENT PILOTS - Manuevers and Procedures for Pre-Solo Flight Training;
A student pilot who is receiving training for solo flight shall receive and log flight training for the following maneuvers and procedures, as applicable for each category and class rating:
   (1) Proper flight preparation procedures, including pre-flight planning and preparation, power-plant operation and aircraft systems
   (2) Taxiing, including run-ups
   (3) Take-offs and landings, including normal and crosswind
   (4) Straight and level flight and turns in both directions
   (5) Climbs and climbing turns
   (6) Airport traffic patterns including entry and departure procedures
   (7) Collision avoidance, wind-shear avoidance and wake turbulence avoidance
   (8) Descents, with and without turns, using high and low drag configurations
   (9) Flight at various airspeeds from cruise to slow flight
   (10) Stall entries from various flight attitudes and power combinations with recovery initiated at the first indication of a stall and recovery from a full stall
   (11) Emergency procedures and equipment malfunctions
   (12) Ground reference maneuvers
   (13) Approaches to a landing area with simulated engine malfunctions
   (14) Slips to a landing
   (15) Go-around


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