Commercial Pilots Licence, CPL Australia | Pilot License Cost & Fees

Summary

Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence-Aeroplane) AVI50222

CRICOS Course Code
109203F

Course Duration
68 weeks.

Course Fee: $83,000 Australian Dollars
(Including GST as applicable and all service fees)

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Note: the fees & charges related to the Diploma of Aviation Instrument Rating do not apply

Outline of qualifications issued available here AVI Diploma of Aviation (CPL) April22

Admission Requirements

Completion of a CASA Class 1 Aviation Medical either before course commencement or upon arrival.
English Language proficiency. Please see below for details.
Have passed at least equivalent of Australian Year 10 of High School and have reasonable maths proficiency Note: Year 10 is the 4th year of Secondary College/High School.
Pass an interview with the flying school manager or one of our instructors (details will be explained if you apply)
Be 18 years of age by course commencement

Privileges of Licence

On completion of your Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot License Australia – CPL Australia) you can be paid to work as a pilot under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). This means that you could conduct such work as VFR charter, VFR tourist flights, Crop Dusting, Fish Spotting etc.

Course

Please note: This course includes the issue of the Recreational Pilot Licence (RPL) and all the PPL Navigation training which are preliminary steps in your training towards a CPL. That is, they are included in the fee of AUD $83,000.

Course fee includes

1. Flying

Definitions:

Dual – Flight training with an instructor
Solo – Flight training with the student acting as pilot in command – no instructor.

Recreational Pilot Licence & Commercial Pilot License component

70 hours solo Piper Warrior
55.5 hours dual Piper Warrior (including 1.4 hours for RPL Flight test & 3 hours for Private Pilot Licence Progress Check)
3 hours dual Piper Warrior – CPL
32 hours dual Piper Arrow CPL – including 3 hours for Commercial Pilot License Australia flight test
4 hours Flight Simulator
Total Included Hours: 164.5

2. Theory

Recreational Pilot Licence theory course (including books & CASA theory exam)
Commercial Pilot Licence theory course (including books & CASA theory exams)

3. All briefings by instructors

4. Equipment and Materials

1 Navigation Ruler
1 Navigation Protractor
Navigation computer
Navigation lapboard
Aerodrome Information Publications (AIP’s)
Flight Training Manual
Maps and Charts (2 x WAC’s, PCA, VTC Melbourne, ERC)
ERSA
Visual Flight Rules Guide (VFRG)
Log Book

Note:
The course fee includes estimated flying hours as outlined above, all theory, CASA theory exam fees, textbooks, navigation equipment, maps/charts and initial issue of CASA documents.

Landing fees and en-route navigation charges shall be charged separately. An invoice shall be issued at completion of each training phase and upon course completion. The total cost over the duration of your course will be approximately AUD$2200

Some CASA fees are not included in your course fees and are payable directly to CASA. These include licence issue (approximately $200), flight test fees ($850 for RPL flight test and $1250 for CPL), aviation medical (approximately $650), ASIC security clearance (approximately $257) and Aviation English Language Proficiency Assessment ($120-$250)

English Language Requirements

English Language Requirements

In order to meet BOTH Student Visa and the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) requirements you to undertake either the IELTS or Pearson PTE English tests (details below) or fall under one of the exemptions outlined below

Minimum IELTS Score of 6.0 with none of the test scores (listening, reading, writing & listening) below 5.5 or Pearson PTE minimum test score of 50 Note: The English test must have been taken two years immediately before the date of Student visa application is made or two year immediately before a decision is made on the application.
If you fall into one of the following student categories, you are exempt from providing an English test score as evidence of English language proficiency:
● students who have completed at least five years’ study in English in one or more of the following countries: Australia, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or the Republic of Ireland
● students who have completed in Australia, the Senior Secondary Certificate of Education in the English language, in the two years before applying for this Student visa
● in the two years before applying for this Student visa, completed a substantial component of a course leading to a qualification from the Australian Qualifications Framework at Certificate IV or higher level, while holding a Student visa.Make sure you provide the appropriate evidence if you satisfy one of the exemptions above.

Note: If you do not meet our requirements for Direct Course entry, you have the option of undertaking a preliminary English course with our associate English College in Melbourne

A Commercial Pilots licence Australia (CPL Australia) allows a person to fly for hire or reward. Therefore anyone that wants to be paid to fly must have as a minimum, a Commercial Pilots Licence in Australia.

If you plan to fly as a hobby/recreational purposes, then all you need is a Private Pilot License. A Private Pilot License allows you learn to fly any aircraft for which you are endorsed (so theoretically you could still fly a large airliner) and to carry passengers but you cannot receive any money.

A pilots licence Australia is well recognised worldwide and can be easily converted in most countries. As the holder of a CPL Australia, there are some jobs available to you such as VFR (Visual Flight Rules) charter pilot, flight instructor, VFR tourist flying, Seaplane flying, Crop Dusting Flying etc, however most aviation jobs do require you to also hold a Multi Engine Instrument Rating. A Multi Engine Instrument Rating allows you to fly an aircraft with more than one engine under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), just like the airlines do.

In some cases it might be a good idea to get a Commercial Pilot Licence first, then start your first VFR job, build some experience and then do the Instrument Rating later. Unless you are going straight home to work in an airline (which many of our overseas graduates do), you will normally not fly IFR at the beginning of your career. It costs a fair bit of money to keep your Instrument Rating current if you are not using it for work as you will need to undertake 3 monthly renewals. Therefore better to get your Instrument Rating at a time when you are actually going to use it for work and then you wont have the additional costs of keeping it current.

There are many interesting jobs that can still be done with just a CPL Australia. You will need to assess the best strategy for you based on where you are from, what jobs are available and your own personal flying interests and career goals. So now is the time to get moving and get your pilots licence Australia, CPL Australia.

Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot License)