Diploma of Aviation (Instrument Rating) Single Engine

Diploma of Aviation (Instrument Rating)AVI50519

CRICOS Code 0101225

Course Duration
25 weeks.

For an outline of qualifications issued open here AVI Diploma of Aviation (IR)Oct19

Course Fee
AUD$ 22,000
(Including GST and all service fees)

Note: Fees are subject to change. Please confirm at the time of your enrolment.

• Completion of a Class 2 or Class 1 Medical
• Private Pilot’s Licence & Night VFR rating
• English Language proficiency (please see below for full details)
• 10 Hours of Night Time with 5 hours Pilot in command
• 50 Hours Cross Country Flight Time as Pilot In command

The Command Instrument Rating is the most demanding and challenging to obtain. It requires the development of good hand-eye co-ordination skills, procedural proficiency and the ability to make command decisions. Without a Command Instrument Rating a pilot must operate in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) at all times.

Successful completion of this rating will enable you to operate in nearly all weather conditions. As a charter or airline pilot your employment opportunities are much higher if you are able to fly in all types of weather. Once you have attained it you will be a pilot with abilities shared by only a few at the very top of aviation tree.

Your training commences in the increasingly popular AGMK6 Aeroguidance simulator. This trainer is set up in its single engine mode.The system is fully computerised with all types of navaids, including DME and GPS, and can simulate all sorts of procedures including Air Traffic Control, weather, and the most important emergency procedures that cannot be practiced in real flight. The trainer is also used for recency requirements.

Your training will consist of 15 Hours in the simulator and the remaining hours in the aircraft. This cuts down the cost of the IFR Rating. The flight training component is conducted in the Piper PA28R Arrow.

1. Flying

2. Theory

• Instrument Rating (including books and CASA theory exam)

3. All briefings by instructors

4. Equipment and Materials

• Departure and Approach Procedures (DAPs East and West)
• AUS PCA
• ERSA
• All ERC Low and TAC

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

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 pilot licence;
4. worked in a specified country for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately before applying for the student pilot licence;
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.

6. 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;
7. 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)