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Flight training

Learning to pilot an aircraft

Learning to pilot an aircraft

Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills.

Flight training can be conducted under a structured accredited syllabus with a flight instructor at a flight school or as private lessons with no syllabus with a flight instructor as long as all experience requirements for the desired pilot certificate/license are met.

Typically flight training consists of a combination of two parts:

  • Flight Lessons given in the aircraft or in a certified Flight Training Device.
  • Ground School primarily given as a classroom lecture or lesson by a flight instructor where aeronautical theory is learned in preparation for the student's written, oral, and flight pilot certification/licensing examinations.

Although there are various types of aircraft, many of the principles of piloting them have common techniques, especially those aircraft which are heavier-than-air types.

Flight schools commonly rent aircraft to students and licensed pilots at an hourly rate. Typically, the hourly rate is determined by the aircraft's Hobbs meter or Tach timer, therefore the student is only charged while the aircraft engine is running. Flight instructors can also be scheduled with or without an aircraft for pilot proficiency and recurring training.

The oldest flight training school still in existence is the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Central Flying School formed in May 1912 at Upavon, United Kingdom. The oldest civil flight school still active in the world is based in Germany at the Wasserkuppe. It was founded as "Mertens Fliegerschule", and is currently named "Fliegerschule Wasserkuppe".

Licences

Main article: Pilot licensing and certification

The International Civil Aviation Organization sets global standards for pilot licensing that are implemented and enforced by a country's civil aviation authority. Prospective pilots must first meet their country's requirements to obtain a student pilot certificate, which is required for training towards a private pilot licence (PPL). They can then progress to a commercial pilot licence (CPL), and finally an airline transport pilot licence (ATPL).

Some countries have a light aircraft pilot licence (LAPL), but this cannot be used internationally.

Separate licences are required for different aircraft categories—for example, helicopters and aeroplanes.

Ratings

Level D simulator used for Type Conversions

A type rating, also known as an endorsement, is the process undertaken by a pilot to update their license to allow them to fly a different type of aircraft. A class rating covers multiple types of similar design.

An instrument rating allows a pilot to fly under instrument flight rules (IFR). A night rating allows a pilot to fly at night (that is, outside of civil twilight).

References

References

  1. "Handbooks & Manuals". faa.gov.
  2. Culnane, Michael J., ''Instructor Rating Ground School Course'', Accelerated Aviation Training, December 2001, page iii.
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  4. "Here's What to Know About Aircraft Rentals and Wet vs. Dry Rates". The Balance Careers.
  5. (1912-04-20). "Royal flying corps: Central Flying school". Flight global.
  6. Jenrich, Joachim. (2007). "Die Wasserkuppe – Ein Berg mit Geschichte". Parzeller.
  7. (July 2018). "Personnel Licensing, Annex 1 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Twelfth Edition".
  8. "Federal Air Regulation". GPO.
  9. Canada, Transport. (2010-05-20). "1.0 Air Law".
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