JAA - Flight Instructor Program

 

Introduction

To work as a flight instructor is a very challenging and developing step in your professional aviation career.  The flight instructor rating enables you to work within the JAA union as an instructor for student pilots.

Theory

The course is mixed with theory in classrooms and flight lessons.  The theory part covers meterology, navigation, air law, principles of flight and night flying.  There are also briefings of all the flight lessons contained in a private pilot license (PPL) course.  During the briefings you and your classmates will have the opportunity to brief the rest of the class and you will discuss techniques, relevant information and how to get the student to learn.  The theory also implies a course in CRM and pedagogical skills.  First aid and fire fighting is also included.

Flying

The course covers all steps in a PPl course where you as a flight instructor student teaches your instructor from the right hand seat.  You will improve your flying skills from the right hand seat as well as your ability to talk and instruct at the same time.  The instructor will make common mistakes which you will correct and also brief after the lesson.  25 hours are done with your instructor and 5 hours with another student in the class.  We use C172R with glass cockpit and  C172RG during the training.

 

What's Included

  • 30h of flight time C172 G1000
  • Flight instructions and briefings
  • Pedagogies and CRM training
  • Quality System
  • Manuals and regulations
  • Meteorology

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  • Technical course C172 G1000 (EFIS system)
  • Aerodynamics
  • Briefing technique
  • Student analysis
  • CPR and first aid
  • Literature and equipment

 Application Requirements

  • CV with reference
  • Personal letter
  • Passed flight psychology test
  • Medical class 1

Acceptance Test

  • PPL - Theory Test
  • Theory lesson 30 min
  • Interview
  • Course entry flight test

 

According to JAR-FCL you need to fulfil one of the two requirements below:

  • CPL(A)
  • PPL(A) with 200h of flight time with 150h PIC and CPL(A) theory.
  • Other requirements are: 30h of flight time in the aircraft class SE piston of which at least 5h shall be done within 6 months before the course entry flight test. 10h of instrument flying and 20h PIC cross country with one 300Nm navigation flight containing two full stops at two different airports.  Passed the acceptance test.