FIXED WING FLYING
TRAINING
Our fixed-wing training division offers you a professional yet relaxed
environment in which to obtain your fixed wing Private or Commercial
license. Basic flight training is conducted on the Cessna 172, further
ratings onto other types are available on request. You will be
provided with opportunities for hour building by participating in our
various predator radio tracking projects. We offer Night Ratings,
Instrument Ratings, Instructor Ratings and Commercial pilot training.
THE TRAINING AIRCRAFT
At the flying school your training will be completed on the Cessna
172M aircraft. This aircraft has proven itself for many decades at
flying schools worldwide. Apart from being reliable, it is an easy
aircraft to fly. Should you wish to train on your own aircraft, or
learn to fly another type of aircraft, we will gladly accommodate you.
TAKE AN INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT
An introductory flight provides prospective students the opportunity
to see how it feels to be a pilot and take the controls of our
training aircraft. During the lesson the instructor will guide you
through the pre-flight inspection and explain how the aircraft’s
controls and instruments work. If you feel comfortable, you will
actually do most of the flying yourself. Once you’ve decided that this
is for you, the trial introductory flight will count towards your
Private Pilots Licence.
THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The CAA requires a minimum of 40 hours of flight training in order to
obtain a fixed wing PPL (Private pilots licence). Twenty five (25) of
these hours are flown with an instructor in the aircraft (dual flight)
and a further fifteen (15) are flown solo, but still under
supervision.
* Although there is no age limit with regard to starting your
training, you must be 17 years of age before going solo
* You must obtain an Aviation approved medical certificate before
going solo.
P.P.L. COST BREAKDOWN
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Payment is made in advance, usually in the form of a block payment,
for 5, 10 or 15 hours of flying at a time. You may also pay for each
flying lesson as you go.
All the required material and books are provided in your PPL Training
Kit. The entire course is conducted “in house” including the
restricted radio licence.
The time taken to complete PPL Fixed Wing course depends entirely from
person to person but if you already have aviation experience you
should be able to complete the course in a shorter period of time.
Full time students can complete the course in approximately 6 weeks
whilst part time students will take anything from 3 months depending
on their availability.
BOOKING YOUR LESSONS
Bassair operates 6 days a week, Monday to Saturday from 07h00 to
18h00. The time slots for lessons are as follows:
07h00 to 09h00
09h00 to 11h00
11h00 to 13h00
14h00 to 16h00
16h00 to 18h00
Students book an instructor and aircraft for a time slot most suitable
to them. While we would like you to stay with one instructor for the
first 8 hours of training, we require that you fly with another
instructor before being sent solo.
You will notice that the booked time slots are 2 hours long, allowing
for briefing time, actual flying time and a de-briefing thereafter.
GROUND SCHOOL
There are 6 theoretical exams that must be written before your final
flight test:
* Air- law
* Radio telephony procedures
* Principles of flight
* Navigation
* Meteorology
* Engines, airframes and instruments
Bassair Aviation offers ground school courses on the following
subjects:
* Radio procedures
* Principles of flight
* Navigation – theory and cross country planning
* Meteorology
* Engines, airframes and instruments, and Airlaw
The Attendance of Radio, Meteorology, Navigation and Principles of
Flight lectures is compulsory.
ENROLMENT PROCEDURES
On enrolling at Bassair Aviation the following forms need to be
completed:
* An enrolment form
* Student file details
* Indemnity form
You will need to purchase your PPL training kit on enrolment. Your
instructor will advise you on what manuals to read before each flight.
This makes the lesson more valuable to you.
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COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENCE
Obtaining a CPL requires 200 hours of total fixed wing flying time.
Other requirements are a CPL Medical, General Radio License, 8
examinations written at the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)
and a flight test carried out by a Designated Examiner.
* CPL WITHOUT INSTRUMENT RATING (Single engine)
* CPL WITH INSTRUMENT RATING (Single engine)
* MULTI ENGINE I.F. RATING
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LEARN TO FLY WITH CONFIDENCE
LEARN TO FLY AT BASSAIR!