Prices of training to obtain a pilot license

Have you ever had the opportunity to travel by plane? There could be many reasons for such a cruise — a business trip, maybe a dream vacation? But regardless of this, many people enjoy such air travel very much and from an early age dream of someday sitting at the controls of a real plane. Current developments have meant that it does not have to be such a distant and expensive dream, especially if we do not care about long cruise routes, but only hobby getaways. Below we will try to briefly introduce you to the most important trainings that need to be done in order to finally become a pilot of an aircraft, as well as outline what costs you have to face at a given stage.

Training for the PPL Tourist Pilot License (A). The beginning of the aviation adventure

If you have been wondering where to start in the first place, if you want to start learning to fly, then this is exactly the answer. The PPL Tourist Pilot License (A) is the beginning of an aviation adventure. During such a course, we will make your first independent flight, of course under the supervision of an experienced Smart Aero Flight Academy instructor. After successfully passing the theoretical exam at the Office of Civil Aviation and the practical exam with the examiner of the Aviation Examination Board, you will become a user of the airspace throughout the European Union! So what does the PPL (A) license entitle us to? First of all, for non-commercial (non-profit) flights on aircraft with a take-off weight of not more than 5700 kg. What does this mean in practice? The fact that we can not make commercial flights, but only tourist and recreational flights, but we can take passengers with us.

In order to successfully complete the PPL (A) Tourist Pilot License training, it is necessary to complete the 100-hour theoretical part (for example: in the system - 42 hours of school study and 58 hours of learning on the e-learning platform) and a minimum of 45 hours of practical part, consisting of flights in a single-engine Cessna 152 or Piper PA28 Archer III aircraft.

The total cost of such training for the PPL (A) license at Smart Aero Flight Academy is currently from around 44 000 PLN gross.

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VFR Qualification Training Night

If we already have the opportunity to fly on our own, but we would also like to do it after dark, then it is essential to complete the training for VFR Noc entitlements, which gives us just that possibility. Such a theoretical course usually takes place in one day and consists of a minimum of 5 hours of stationary lectures and a minimum of 5 hours of night flights with an instructor. During this time, we will learn to navigate efficiently during night flights and get used to take-offs and landings after dark.

Cost of VFR Eligibility Training Night As Low As 6 000 PLN gross.

CPL (A) Professional Aircraft Pilot License Training. A step towards professional flying.

If the passion for flying has grown into something more, then the next step can be a professional career in aviation. Here it will be necessary to obtain a professional pilot license CPL (A). During such training, we will learn to fly in almost any weather conditions, learn the specifics of air operations in controlled airspace and, of course, receive rights to pilot aircraft for a fee!

To obtain a CPL (A) license, we must complete the theoretical course of the professional pilot or the theoretical course of the airline pilot (ATPL (A)), which ends with a state examination before the Aviation Examination Commission of the Civil Aviation Authority (ULC). But that's not all - the next step will be a practical part consisting of a minimum of 25 hours of flight, which includes, among others, learning to pilot a COMPLEX aircraft, night flights, flights in different weather conditions, or improving navigation techniques.

The cost of such a practical course, which ends with obtaining a professional license is the amount of approximately 24 000 PLN net. However, we can reduce this amount if we start CPL (A) training after completing the IR (A) course. The total cost is approximately 15 000 PLN net. What is worth emphasizing — training of a professional nature is exempt from VAT.

How can we further improve our knowledge?

The training we mentioned is essential to climb the career ladder in aviation. However, this does not mean that these are the only courses. At Smart Aero Flight Academy we also conduct:

• MEP (L) training, which will introduce you to the specifics and ability to fly multi-engine aircraft. It is also an additional privilege that is entered into the CPL (A) or PPL (A) license. It entitles the trainee to fly on multi-engine aircraft, and its total cost is already from about 13 000 PLN net.
• IRI course, which is a training that allows us to act as an instructor for flight training according to the indications of the instruments. In this type of course, we will receive the necessary knowledge, which we will then pass on to our students. The cost of such a course is 12 000 PLN net.
• IR training, which entitles us to make flights according to the instruments. It consists of two modules — basic and procedural. Like MEP (L), IR training is an additional entitlement, typed into a CPL (A) or PPL (A) license. It consists of 150 hours of theoretical training and 50 hours of practical training. For IR training we have to pay about from about 28 000 PLN to 38 000 PLN net — depending on what stage of learning we are at so far, what training we have completed and on which aircraft we want to do it (single-engine or twin-engine aircraft).