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Integrated Commercial pilot license CPL-H

Why don’t you find a job that meets your passion? A Helicopter Commercial Pilot License (CPL-H) allows you to fly as a helicopter pilot in command or copilot for public transportation or aerial work operations.
Flight Instruction
135 hrs - can include up to 30 hours on the AS350 B3+ Full flight simulator
Duration
12 - 24 months
Theoretical Training
400/650 Hours
Helicopters Available
R22, R44, AS350

Overview

Why don’t you find a job that meets your passion?


A Helicopter Commercial Pilot License (CPL-H) allows you to fly as a helicopter pilot in command or copilot for public transportation or aerial work operations.


Many of us started dreaming about flying an helicopter being a child, then we finally jumped into this exciting project.


Despite the rumors, becoming a civilian professional helicopter pilot is far from being impossible, but it requires consideration, time, courage, and motivation

X – Aero Training Academy will support your project and you will benefit all the advantages a major helicopter group can give you to launch you into your professional life with the best assets :

  • A professional and Operational environment base on strong organization and procedures
  • A network and connections with your various instructors and other students. You will have the opportunity to meet many pilots from all over the world training in our facilities. Note that junior pilots get their first job because of their personnal network.
  • A perfect training environment with
    • Training center, classroom, and simulator 2 km from the airfield, close enough but in a quiet and studious place
    • A dedicated classroom for each promotion during at least all the theoretical training.
    • An uncontrolled airfield with low flight restrictions but close to major international airport adapted to training progression, radio, navigation or procedures training.
    • A dedicated briefing facility and hangars on the Airfield.
    • The incredible nearness of mountains and marvelous Alpine summits.
  • Many unique pedagogical possibilities offered buy SAF Aerogroup : Access to Full Flight Simulators, Maintenance Hangars, Operation Hangars,…..
Still have any doubt ? Visit us, we will be happy to introduce you to the training center, team, students and why not get you at the controls for an initiation flight.

This professional project involve all parties and we think that a mutual trust is essential for the well-being of student that need to spend all their time and energy for training. That is why we are the only helicopter pilot training school meeting the SNPL Union requirements for pilot school. For more information click here

This training is referenced under the RNCP, Success rate on the completed training : 100% . It is not possible to obtain another type of RNCP.

Note : This integrated training cannot be submitted to a partial validation.

Programme

  • Be 18 years old
  • Be available on a full-time basis 12 to 24 months.
  • Hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate
  • Successfully pass a general knowledge pre-entry test – Math, Physics, English
  • Theoretical Training
  • CPL-H (400hrs) or ATPL-H/VFR (650hrs) in a full time ground course.
  • Succeed the 13 EASA Theoretical Exams on the following subjects :

    – Air law

    – Aircraft general knowledges (airframe and systems, electricity, engines, …)

    – Aircraft general knowledges (instrumentation)

    – Mass and Balance

    – Flight planning and monitoring

    – Performances

    – Human performances and limitations

    – Meteorology

    – Navigation

    – Radio navigation

    – Operational procedures

    – Principle of flight

    – Communication

  • Flight Instruction – 135 flight hours
  • 85 hours dual instruction
  • 50 hours “Pilot in command” or “pilot in command under supervision”

  • Coming Soon
  • Possibility to complete up to 30 hours on AS350 Full Fight
    Simulator, which can be included in the 135 flight hours

Your soft skills will also be evaluated under the 100 KSA (Knowledges skills and attitude) EASA syllabus. The theoretical Training is completed by our instructors and specialists, in collaboration with L’institut Mermoz.

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Nota : financial exemptions can be requested according to student situations (job seeker, etc…), contact us for more details

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