Betel - Aviation

FAA-PPL

 

   Course entry requirements

 

 

• Students must have 15 years of Age; 16 to Solo, 17 for Checkride

• Be Able to Read, Write, and Speak English at ICAO level 4 standards

• Hold a 3rd Class or Higher FAA Medical (After US Arrival)

• International Students will need an M-1 Student Visa & TSA clearance

 

    

  Aeronautical Experience (14 CFR 61.109):

 

 

• 40 hours of flight time (35 for 141 schools) that includes:

             - 20 hours of dual instruction

              -10 hours of solo flight training

• 3 hours of cross-country dual

• 3 hours of night dual (to get an unrestricted license) that includes:

             - 1 cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance

             - 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a                                       flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport

• 3 hours of instrument dual

• 3 hours of dual in preparation for the practical test within 2 calendar months

• 10 hours of solo including

              -5 hours of cross-country time

              -1 150 NM solo cross country flight, with full-stop landings at three                                             points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line                                             distance of more than 50 NM between the takeoff and landing locations

              -3 takeoffs and 3 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a                                         flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower

 

   

 

    Ground training

 

    Module 1 - Preparation for exams:

 

• Air Law

• Aircraft General Knowledge

• Flight Performance and Planning

• Human Performance and Limitations

• Meteorology

• Navigation

• Operational Procedures

• Principles of Flight

• Communication

   

   Module 2 - Theoretical preparation for flight training :

 

• Maneuvers

• Weight and balance

• Flight planning and monitoring Communication

• Aerodrome and traffic pattern operations, measures and procedures to prevent collisions