Advanced Flight Training

For those embarking on Commercial Flight Training the night rating is a mandatory qualification to achieve before embarking on your CPL/IR.

You can also incorporate your night rating into your LAPL or PPL course or add the rating on after licence issue.

The Night Rating course will build on the skills you learnt as part of your LAPL or PPL and adapt them for use in the hours of darkness. Night flying is a unique experience, and few things compare to navigating over the darkened countryside and brilliantly illuminated cities before arriving at your destination and lining up for final approach to see the runway lights laid out before you guiding you to a safe landing.

You will receive the highest standard of training delivered in a relaxed, friendly manner by our flight instructors who will adjust their training styles to your own particular needs in a professional and effective manner to assist you to complete your pilot training in a stress free, positive environment.

DURATION:
• 5 hours training in a T-67 Firefly or Piper Warrior
• 5 hours ground training

COURSE BREAKDOWN:
• Basics of night flying
• Night Circuit flying and emergencies
• Navigation at night
• 5 solo take-offs and full-stop landings

PRE-REQUISITES:
• Prior to course completion, you must have started navigation during your PPL course

COURSE FEES:
Please see our Course fees: HERE

Civil Aviation Authority [CAA] Course Breakdown
The night rating can be completed as part of the course of training for the PPL Part-FCL(A) course or as an addition to the license at a later date. Night is defined as 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise.
This qualification is carried out with one of our Qualified Flight Instructors. There is no Skills Test involved but you have to have completed the following requirements:
• Minimum of 5 hours night flying that includes:
• 3 hours dual instruction
• 1 hour dual night navigation.
• 5 solo take-offs and full stop landing at night as Pilot in Command (PIC) of your chosen aircraft.

Duration:
• 15 hours instrument training
• 20 hours ground school

Course Breakdown:
• Basic instrument flying
• Applied instrument flying
• Physiological Effects
• Instruments
• Aeronautical information and Flight Planning
• Privileges of the IR(R)

Pre-Requisites:
• 25 hours total experience following PPL(A) issue - The course can be included in this experience
• 10 hour PIC with 5 hours cross country
• A valid Flight Radiotelephony Operator’s Licence

Fee includes: Flight School amenities, all landing and touch & go fees at home airport, Radio Navigation textbook and Hold Entry Computer.
Not Included: Theory and practical test and test fees, any additional course materials.

COURSE FEES:
Please see our Course fees: HERE

Our course will cover the relevant theory needed. Ground will cover all the topics mandated bellow in the classroom as well as full pre and post-flight briefings.

Aerobatic Rating (Part FCL.800)
The Aerobatic Rating is a lifetime rating on your licence. It may be undertaken by any pilot with a UK CAA issued Licence who has completed at least 30 hours of flight time as PIC in the appropriate aircraft category, since the issue of their licence.
The CAA has specified that Part-FCL holders with privileges to fly aeroplanes or TMGs shall undertake aerobatic flights only if they hold an aerobatic rating in accordance with FCL.800. This applies to both Part 21 and non-Part 21 aircraft. Holders of pilot licences issued under ANO Part.152 are not required to hold Aerobatic Ratings even when flying Part 21 aircraft, but are very strongly advised to take proper aerobatic training before flying any aerobatics.
The course requires at least 5 hours of aerobatic instruction (translating to 7 hours of flight time), and theoretical knowledge instruction as described below.
There is no test at the end of this course. The flight exercises are repeated as necessary until the applicant achieves a safe and competent standard. At the end of the course the student pilot should be able to perform a flight containing a sequence of aerobatic manoeuvres.

UK CAA Aerobatic Rating at directed in FCL.800.
Applicants for an Aerobatic Rating shall have completed;
 (1) At least 30 hours of flight time as PIC in the appropriate aircraft category, completed after the issue of the licence.
 (2) A training course at an ATO, including:
  (i) theoretical knowledge instruction appropriate for the rating; and,
  (ii) at least 5 hours or 20 flights of aerobatic instruction in the appropriate aircraft category.

Aerobatic Rating FCL.800 - Theoretical Knowledge
 (1) human factors and body limitation:
  spatial disorientation
  airsickness
  body stress and G-forces, positive and negative
  effects of grey- and blackouts
 (2) technical subjects:
  legislation affecting aerobatic flying to include environmental and noise subjects
  principles of aerodynamics to include slow flight, stalls and spins, flat and inverted
  general airframe and engine limitations
 (3) limitations applicable to the specific aircraft category (and type):
  air speed limitations
  symmetric load factors
  rolling Gs (type-related, as applicable
 (4) aerobatic manoeuvres and recovery:
  entry parameters
  planning systems and sequencing of manoeuvres
  rolling manoeuvres
  looping manoeuvres
  combination manoeuvres
  entry and recovery from developed spins, flat, accelerated and inverted
 (5) emergency procedures:
  recovery from unusual attitudes
  drills to include the use of parachutes (if worn) and aircraft abandonment

  Aerobatic Rating FCL.800 - Flying Training
 (1) confidence manoeuvres and recoveries:
  slow flights and stalls
  steep turns
  side slips
  engine restart in-flight (if applicable)
  spins and recovery
  recovery from spiral dives
  recovery from unusual attitudes
 (2) aerobatic manoeuvres:
  Chandelle (Wingover)
  Lazy Eight
  rolls
  loops
  inverted flight
  Hammerhead turn (Stall Turn)
  Immelmann (Roll off the Top)

COURSE FEES:
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The FI(R) course requires the applicant to have either a CPL, or a PPL with more than 200 hours total time, including 150 hours in command and passes in at least the CPL or ATPL theory examinations of you wish to teach full PPL(A). CPL/ATPL knowledge is NOT required if you wish only to instruct on LAPL courses. In addition to this, the pilot must have at least 30 hours on the class of aircraft on which the course is to be taken, and of these, five must be within the preceding six months.

The course consists of 30 hours of flight instruction with an approved FIC Instructor (up to 5 of these may be flown as mutual time with another Flight Instructor student), and at least 125 hours of ground school. Upon completion of the course, an assessment of competence must be taken with an approved Flight Instructor Examiner, usually from our base airfield. The supervisory restriction can be lifted once the instructor has completed at least 100 hours of flight instruction, and has authorised 25 student solo flights.

FI Night Instruction Privileges:
To allow the FI to teach for the night rating, the privilege must be endorsed on the FI’s instructor certificate. The course can be completed while the supervisory restriction is still in place. The course requires a training flight at night with one of our approved FIC Instructor's, and two hours of ground school. Upon completion, a recommendation is required for the addition of night instruction privileges.

The night instruction training can be integrated into the Flight Instructor (Restricted) training course, subject to operational limitations.

Pre Course Requirements :
• Hold an EASA CPL(A) or PPL(A)
• Passed CPL/ATPL theory exams
• 200 hours total flight time
• 150 hours PIC
• 30 hours SEP (minimum)
• 5 hours in the 6 months preceding course start date
• Completed a 300nm qualifying cross-country
• 10 hours IF (maximum 5 hours in a simulator)
• 20 hours VFR PIC in SEP aircraft

Flight instruction can be carried out on the aircraft of your choice, either Cessna 152, T67 Firefly or PA28 Piper Warrior. The Spinning aspect of the course will be undertaken in a full aerobatic T67 Firefly, or a Cessna 152 if required.

The ground school comprises 125 hours of theoretical knowledge instruction. During this time a student instructor will refresh their theoretical knowledge and learn how to teach, prepare and give technical lectures and conduct pre-flight briefs.

In Simple terms the training comprises of :
• 125 hours ground instruction
• 24 hours minimum of dual instruction in the Warrior
• 1 hours minimum of dual instruction (Spinning) in the T67 Firefly or Cessna 152
• 5 hours mutual instruction in the Cessna 152, Warrior or T67 Firefly

COURSE FEES:
Please see our Course fees: HERE