Have you ever imagined how would your daily work be like if your office had better views than from the Eiffel Tower? How would you feel if your office were at the controls of a passengers airline plane, turboprop, executive jet, or any other type of aircraft that gives you the unique feeling of flying?
If being an airplane pilot is your dream, before starting training to obtain a pilot license you must be clear about what type of pilot you want to be and what kind of license is needed to achieve that goal.
There are two types of aviation pilots, military pilots and civilian pilots, with a great connection between both proffesional fields.
A military pilot is authorized to command air force aircrafts, both combat and transport, within a wide variety of missions ranging from defense or border surveillance to search and rescue operations.
Within the civil sector, we can find private pilots, whose license only allows them to fly with recreational purposes, that is, without remuneration, and commercial pilots, whose licenses enable them to practice in the many career opportunities offered by this exciting profession.
There are many types of commercial pilots: air cargo pilots, tour pilots, flight instructors, fumigation pilots, banner-towing pilots, fire-extinguishing pilots and, of course, airline transport pilots.
However, it must be clear that the commercial pilot licence does not provide the same qualification as the airline pilot licence, which is the highest level within the different pilot licences.
Next, we will analyze the various flight licenses we may find in Spain.
Types of airplane pilot licences:
If you are not sure how to become a pilot, and do not know if you meet the initial requirements to be able to start training, our team of training advisors will help you through the whole process.
This license requires no previous aeronautical experience or knowledge. It can be used to fly recreational light aircrafts of a certain maximum weight.
If you are looking for an exciting hobby, this is definitely a great option within which you will find different alternatives:
This licence will allow you to operate aircrafts not intended for commercial operations, that is, with no remuneration. This is the first step to achieve your goal of becoming a commercial pilot.
Training can begin at the age of 16, but you must be 17 to take the exams.
Once the Modular Commercial Pilot Licence course is completed, the license obtained (CPL -A) will allow you to act as pilot-in-command or co-pilot in any aircraft engaged in operations other than commercial air transport, as well as acting as pilot-in-command in the commercial air transport of any single-pilot aircraft and/or co-pilot in commercial air transport, subject to specific restrictions under current regulations.
The practical part of the Modular Program for obtaining the CPL(A) Commercial Pilot License consists of 15 hours of real flight time for students with an instrument rating (IR) or 25 hours of real flight time for those who do not yet have instrument rating (IR) which includes all manoeuvres, procedures and requirements required by the regulations.
This license allows you to act as pilot-in-command (PIC) or co-pilot in any aircraft engaged in operations other than commercial air transport. It, also, enables to act as pilot-in-command in commercial air transport operations on any single-pilot certified aircraft as well as a co-pilot in commercial airline air transport.
This program is developed in stages, following different modules of minor to greater complexity to obtain, once finished, the Commercial Pilot License CPL(A) and ATPL(A) Frozen.
If you are looking to fulfill your dream of flying as an Airline Pilot, with a flexible program that allows you to obtain your ATPL (A) license in the shortest possible time but adapting the training plan to your needs, ATPL FROZEN course is definitely the right choice.
The ATPL Frozen programme consists of various phases structured in different training modules, both theoretical and practical, equivalent to the PPL (A) + ATPL (A) course. That is, more than 822 hours of theoretical instruction in which students will acquire the necessary theoretical knowledge to carry out the practical modular courses with which to obtain, first, the Private Pilot Licence (PPL) followed by the Instrument Rating (IR) and, subsequently, the Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) prior to the ATPL licence.
To become a pilot, it is necessary to follow a sequence in the order of licenses to obtain. This order is essential to obtain the ATPL license, which is the highest degree.
Now that you know the steps to take, you just have to make up your mind on how far you want to get. If you still have doubts, contact us, we will be happy to help you!!!
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