Objective and Concept

The Helicopter Flight Instructor Course provides to the candidate the theoretical knowledge and proficiency to obtain the necessary skills to be able to minister flight instruction.

The course has an approximate duration of 14 weeks, with 134 hours of theory classes, 20 hours of briefings, 30 hours of flight instruction, and an exam with a minimum duration of 1:30.

Plano de Curso

Theoretical Component: The classes are usually ministered in our facilities at the Vilar de Luz Airfield, with 3 classrooms with capacity for 20 students each, equipped with air-conditioning, integrated communications training system, didactic and informatics material with video-projector.

The 158 hours of theory classes last around 2 months, from Monday to Friday between 9:00 and 17:00 and include the following subjects:

Teaching and Learning
Air Law

At the end of the theoretical part there will be an exam at the National Institute of Civil Aviation (INAC) in Lisbon.

Practical Component: The classes are composed of a minimum of 30 flight hours in a Robinson R22 helicopter. They take place at any day of the week in accordance with the student´s availability and in coordination with the school´s flight schedule.

Our facilities provide the necessary equipment to make the flight planning, to access the relevant aeronautical information required, to consult real-time meteorology, and the space for individual briefings with total privacy.

At the end of the course it is done a flight exam with a minimum duration of 1:30 to obtain the desired rating.

Entry requirements

The requirements for the Helicopter Flight Instructor Course are the following:

Have a minimum of 300 helicopter flight hours, of which 100 hours as Pilot-in-Command if the candidate is the holder of a valid Commercial Pilot License, or 200 hours as Pilot-in-Command if the candidate is the holder of a valid Private Pilot License;
Possess the theoretical knowledge level of a Commercial Pilot;
Have at least 20 hours in navigation flight as Pilot-in-Command;
Have received at least 10 hours of instrument flight instruction;
Have done a specific skill check (acceptance flight).

Price

This value includes:

134 hours of theoretical classes
20 hours of briefings
30 flight hours in Robinson R22
Landing and Control Fees
Instructor Manual, School Material CD

This value excludes:

Acceptance Flight
Flight Exam
License Issuing Fee (50€)
Travel and Stays outside the home base
Other individual material advisable (charts, flight bag, headsets, knee-board, plotter, etc.)

Documentation

ID Card / Passport
Fiscal ID Number
Colored photos
Pilot License
Pilot Log Book
Medical Certificate