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Private Pilot Program

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The adventure of flying begins with your private pilot’s certificate. With this license you can venture out into the world of aviation. Whether you plan to fly for fun, give rides to friends and family, provide yourself with transportation, or simply build time and experience for future ratings, it all begins with the private certificate.

While achieving the private certificate, you will receive instruction in the basic operations of an airplane. Although some people try to finish much of the ground training before they start flying, we feel that the best approach is to integrate the ground training with the flight training. You will be in the cockpit from day one getting hands-on practical experience. Ground training will cover diverse topics such as airport operations, radio procedures, weather, navigation, and more.

The first major goal for you is to fly the airplane solo. During your solo flight training you will learn manueuvres such as emergency procedures and takeoffs and landings, as well as how to operate safely at a tower-controlled air port. The first solo flight is an experience that is never forgotten.  After solo, you will move onto more advanced lessons covering areas such as night and cross-country flying. 

During the final stage of training, you will sharpen and polish your skills

During the final stage of training, you will sharpen and polish your skills in preparation for the practical examination (check ride) conducted by a Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) designated examiner. Upon successful completion of the practical examination, you will be issued a private certificate. The CAAP minimum hourly requirement for a private airplane certificate is 110 hours of ground training and 42 hours of flight training, although the average completion time to be proficient enough is around 50-60 flight hours.

PPL Training Curriculum

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CAFS’s vision is to provide the BEST FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM to each of its student for them to have the opportunity to be a leader in the aviation in the near future. The training program of CAFS is based on the standards of CAAP and the ICAO. The head of training shall be responsible for ensuring that all students are trained properly.

The contents of this curriculum conform adequately with the training requirements as prescribed by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Civil Aviation Regulation (CAR) Part 2 & 3. The course of study will cover specific ground academic instructions and flight training for each student. The flight training portion conducted in a flight simulator and in an actual aircraft.

Ground School

The ground school training provides the students the basic understanding of general aviation. It supplies basic foundation on private pilot license with ground schooling of one hundred ten (110) hours. Basic Ground school subjects should include, but not be limited to the following areas:

  • Principles Of Flight
  • Aircraft General Knowledge
  • Air Law
  • Flight Performance and Planning
  • Human Performance
  • Meteorology
  • Navigation
  • Operation Procedures
  • Radio Telephony
  • EQC (Cessna 172)

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Commercial Pilot Program

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Whether your professional goal is to fly a Boeing 747, a crop-duster, or a Cessna 172 for hire, you must obtain a commercial pilot’s certificate. The commercial training focuses on advanced aerodynamics, professionalism, passenger considerations, and the rules and regulations that govern commercial operations. Additionally, the commercial training program will teach you to fly an airplane to higher and more precise standards than were required in the private training program. As a commercial student you will also learn to master the operation of a complex-aircraft.

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Most of the students opt to earn an INSTRUMENT RATING after their private in the States. This is a great way to build the required hours between the private certificate and the commercial certificate. The CAAP minimum hourly requirement for instrument rating is 20 hours simulated Instrument Flight Training and 20 hrs of simulator and 120 hours of minimum PIC time. 

CPL Training Curriculum

The contents of this curriculum conform adequately with the training requirements as prescribed by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Civil Aviation Regulation (CAR) Part 2 & 3.  The course of study will cover specific ground academic instructions and flight training for each student. The flight training portion conducted in a flight simulator and in an actual aircraft.

The objective/aim of this syllabi is to equip the Private Pilot License Holders the knowledge and expertise as they advance in their studies of becoming a well rounded pilot. The flight training portion is set for a minimum of one hundred and eleven (111) flight hours with sufficient instruction to meet the general requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

 Sequence of Discussion / Lecture : 

  1. Handouts will be provided to each student when necessary.
  2. General overview about each subject to be taken will be discussed to motivate students.
  3. Visual aids/presentations and Computer Based Training (CBT) will be provided.
  4. Guided lecture and discussion will follow.
  5. At the end of each session the instructor will review the class of the subject taken/next lesson and/or provide assignment/quiz.

Ground School

The objective of this course of training is to equip the Private Pilot License holders the knowledge and expertise as they advance in their studies of a becoming well rounded pilots with ground schooling of one hundred sixty (160) hours. The applicant should hold a PPL(A) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Advanced Ground school subjects should include, but not limited to the following areas:

  • Principles Of Flight
  • Aircraft General Knowledge
  • Air Law
  • Flight Performance and Planning
  • Human Performance
  • Meteorology
  • Navigation
  • Operation Procedures
  • Radio Telephony
  • EQC (Cessna 172)
  • Physiology and Cockpit Recourse Management (CRM)
  • Land and Sea Survival

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