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Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot License-Aeroplane) Australia

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Summary

Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence-Aeroplane) AVI50222

CRICOS Course Code
109203F

Course Duration
68 weeks.

Course Fee: $72,000 Australian Dollars
(Including GST as applicable and all service fees)

To see all fees and charges download Fees&ChargesJuly21

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 Class 1 CASA Aviation Medical
  • English Language proficiency (please see below for full details)
  • Have completed at least equivalent of Australian Year 10 of High School (the 4th year of Secondary College/High School)
  • Be 18 years of age by course commencement
  • Be willing to undergo an Australian Federal Police check for issue of your Aviation Security Identity Card

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: When you train for a Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot License), you will conduct your Recreational Pilot Licence Australia as a preliminary step. This is included as part of this package and is included in the fee of AUD $72,000.

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
  • Civil Aviation Order’s (CAO’s)
  • Log Book

Note:
The course fee includes estimated flying hours, all theory, 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

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

English Language Requirements

The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) requires you to meet ONE of the following English language requirements for the CPL Australia.

  1. completion of at least the equivalent of an Australian secondary education in an educational institution in a country where 1 of the principal mediums of instructions was English (this means that if you studied at a school where English was the medium of instruction at least 50% of the time, you meet the requirement. We will need a letter from the school confirming this)
  2. is receiving secondary education in an Australian or New Zealand educational institution and the language of instruction is English;
  3. worked in Australia or New Zealand for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately before applying for the student pilots licence in Australia
  4. worked in a specified country for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately before applying for the student pilot licence australia;
  5. successfully completed one of the following English language proficiency tests:
  • The General or Academic Training Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with an overall grade of 5.5 on condition that no single test area has a score of less than 5.0.
  • Test of English for International Communication-Secure Program (TOEIC-Secure Program/Public Testing Centre) with the following minimum test scores: listening – 350,reading – 300, speaking – 160 writing – 140.
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) with a test score of 71.
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language computer-based test (TOEFL CBT) with a test score of 197.
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language paper-based test (TOEFL PB) with a test score of 530.
  1. He or she has successfully completed a CASA approved General English Language Course and has obtained a grade of at least 75% in the speaking and listening components of the General English Language Course;
  2. He or she has been assessed by a CASA approved general English language proficiency assessor as meeting the requirements mentioned in Schedule 2 of the CASR Part 61 MOS.

Note: Specified country means United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, United States of America, New Zealand, Canada (proof of English language proficiency may still be required)

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

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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.

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