The Multi Engine CPL is a 28 hour syllabus covering General Handling, Instrument Flying and Visual Navigation. Initial training will be conducted on a Piper PA28 TDI diesel Warrior followed by a Diamond DA42 twinstar aircraft which is required by the JAA for the issue of a CPL. CPL training is conducted by a team of highly qualified full-time instructors.
| Phase |
Aircraft and type of training |
Length of training |
| 1 |
Initial Training on the Piper PA28 |
13 Hours |
| 2 |
Instrument Training in Simulator |
5 Hours |
| 3 |
Advanced Training on Diamond DA42 Twinstar |
10 Hours |
The course can be reduced to 25 hours (by reducing DA42 time to 7 hours) if you already hold a Multi- Engine Class Rating.The 170A evaluation flight (authorisation for test) is flown with our in-house 170A examiner which is a mock of the CPL skills test. The 170A and CPL skills test will be flown from Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport over areas that the candidate is familiar with. The pre-entry requirments for the CPL:
- An applicant for a CPL(A) shall be medically fit in accordance with JAR-FCL 3 and hold a current JAR medical certificate.
- Be the holder of an ICAO PPL (A).
- Have completed 150 hours flight time as pilot.
- Hold a type/class rating on the aircraft to be used for training
- Passed all ground examinations for the issue of a JAR CPL(A) or JAR ATPL(A) licence.
- Completed a Night Qualification
