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Commercial Pilot Licence CPL (A)

Commercial Pilot Licence

Become a commercial pilot with the Astonfly modular training and Make your passion your profession

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The CPL (A) commercial pilot licence enables you to work as a salaried aircraft pilot, either in aerial work (instructor pilot, parachute jumpmaster, agricultural spraying, etc.) or in public passenger transport (pilot on a business jet or on regular airlines).

Admission requirements for the modular training for commercial pilots CPL (A)

Legal

Right to
study within EU

Minimum age

18 years old on the day

Medical aptitude

Class 1 specific
to PART-MED regulations

Medical Centres

Licences

PPL (A) with night flight
rating + MEP and CPL (A) or
ATPL (A) theory exams
with at least 2 months’ validity

Flight logbook

180 flight hours, 100 of which must be as captain, including 20 hours of navigation in the field

Flight experience

Navigation of 300 Nm under VFR as captain

Astonfly assessment

Flight on Cessna 172S G1000

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Do you already have an IR instrument flight rating?

If you have the Astonfly IR qualification, your previous experience will be taken into account
and you will have 5 hours less on the Cessna 172S and 5 hours less on the AL250 simulator.

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Duration of training

The training course can be full time or on demand depending on your availability.

2 MONTHS

Standard duration
for an availability
of 5/7 days

4 MONTHS

Maximum duration
recommended for
optimal educational progress

Your CPL (A) training course in detail

The practical training consists of 6 distinct stages, including applied theory, simulator and flights on single- and multi-engine aircraft

Stage 1

Theoretical
knowledge

Stage 2

Advanced piloting on a simulator

Stage 3

Basic piloting on single-engine aircraft

Stage 4

Advanced piloting on single-engine aircraft

Stage 5

Advanced piloting on multi-engine aircraft

Stage 1

Theoretical
knowledge

The objective of this stage is to enable you to acquire the theoretical knowledge. specific to performance, regulations, human factors, mental calculation methods and flight preparation.

27 hours of applied theory

Stage 2

Advanced piloting on a simulator

The objective of handling exercises.

5 hours of flight instruction on the FNPT II simulator

* Valid only for candidates who do not have the IR qualification

Stage 3

Basic piloting on single-engine aircraft

This stage of the practical training consists of the first handling exercises specific to aircraft procedures.

5 hours of flight instruction on a single-engine aircraft

* Valid only for candidates who do not have the IR qualification

Stage 4

Advanced piloting on single-engine aircraft

The objective of this stage is to cover all advanced handling, navigation and radionavigation exercises on single-engine aircraft.

5 hours of flight instruction on a single-engine aircraft

Stage 5

Advanced piloting on multi-engine aircraft

The objective of this stage is to cover all advanced handling, navigation and radionavigation exercises on multi-engine aircraft.

10 hours of flight instruction on multi-engine aircraft

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Your training centre

Find out about your training centre’s resources.

FRANCE
Paris - Toussus le Noble

The CPL (A) training is mainly carried out on Cessna 172S and Diamond DA42, modern training aircraft with G1000 avionics particularly renowned for their flight demonstration capabilities.

Cessna 172S G1000
Single-engine aircraft

Persons on board

4

Avionics

Garmin 1000

Cruising speed

124 Kts

Range

680 Nm

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Diamond DA42 G1000
Multi-engine aircraft

Persons on board

4

Avionics

Garmin 1000

Cruising speed

150 Kts

Range

800 Nm

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Astonfly has certified FNPT II flight simulators with 250° visual immersion allowing your instructor to immerse you in an unparalleled flying experience.

Alsim AL250
FNPT II Flight Simulator

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Your online interface

Astonfly provides you with a dedicated digital platform to follow your training.

Reservation

Consult the programming of your sessions (schedules, instructors, aircraft, simulators, classroom).

Progress booklet

For each flight or simulator exercise, a rating out of 5 is reported by your instructor via the Astonfly online interface in order to create a progress map of your educational journey.

Financial accounts

Track your payments and debits throughout your training and download your invoices online.

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