Commercial Pilot Licence - CPL(A)

This is the licence that lets you start earning money as a pilot.

Some of the jobs available include airline pilot, joy flights, fire spotting/bombing, flight instructor, aerial surveillance, air ambulance, charter, search and rescue and agricultural operations.

There is a lot of theory involved in your CPL training and seven exams to sit in the subjects of Aerodynamics, Aircraft General Knowledge, Air Law, Human Factors, Navigation, Meteorology and Operations, Performance and Flight Planning.

To meet the requirements for the licence, you must:

• • fly 200 hours with 100 in command, 20 hours cross-country and 10 hours instrument time
  • be 18 when your CPL is issued
  • have an Aviation Reference Number (ARN)
  • hold a Class 1 or Class 2 Medical Certificate
  • hold an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC)
  • pass an English proficiency test
  • pass the seven CPL CASA exams
  • pass a CPL flight test

Check out our Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence – Aeroplane). TAFE Queensland (RTO 0275) and Aerostar Aviation in partnership will give you the skills and experience you need to take your career to new heights. All ground theory and flight training is completed at Parafield Airport, South Australia.