CPL(A) Course

Commercial Pilot Licence

Course objective

The main objective of the CPL(A) course is to train PPL(A) pilots in order to get their commercial licence.

Requirements

In order to apply for the CPL(A) the pilot shall:

Have attended and successfully passed theorical and practical training in an recognized ATO
Have 200 hours of total flight time and 100 hours of PIC when apply for the exam (150 hours of total flight time when enrolling)
Hold a valid 1st class medical certificate
Have completed a cross country flight with a minimum length of 200NM with full stop landings in two different airports from the airborne one

Contenuto del corso

Aeroclub membership and one year valid membership fee
Airport security training and permission to entry for one person
Training material
Theorical training
Practical training

Privileges

The privileges of the holder of a CPL are, within the appropriate aircraft category, to:

exercise all the privileges of the holder of an LAPL and a PPL.
act as PIC or co-pilot of any aircraft engaged in operations other than commercial air transport.
act as PIC in commercial air transport of any single-pilot aircraft subject to the restrictions specified for recent experience
act as co-pilot in commercial air transport aircraft subject to the restrictions specified for recent experience

Training program

CPL(A) course is divided in multiple parts:

Theorical training, consisting of 250 hours. If the applicant has already succesfully passed ATPL(A) exams theorical instruction can be omitted
ARE 100 KSA exam, which needs to be passed
Practical training, consinsting of:
- 10 hours of Basic IR (if applicant holds IR or Basic IR these flight time hours are not required
- 5 hours of Night Rating flight (VFR/N holders can get these hours credited)
- 15 hours of Dual of which at least 5 of them flown in a complex aircraft (4 seats, variable pitch and retractable landing gear)

Corso Teorico

200 ore totali

Suddivisioni	Ore
regolamentazione aeronautica	20
conoscenze generali sugli aeromobili	25
prestazioni di volo e pianificazione	25
prestazioni umane e suoi limiti	5
meteorologia	25
navigazione	35
procedure operative	20
principi del volo	25
comunicazioni	20

Corso Pratico

35 ore totali

Suddivisioni	Ore
Per i titolari di abilitazione al volo strumentale. 15 ore di volo di istruzione al volo a vista	15
Per i non titolari di abilitazione al volo strumentale. 25 ore di volo a Doppio Comando, incluso 10 ore di istruzione strumentale delle quali fino ad un massimo di 5 possono essere di FNPT II	25

I richiedenti privi della qualificazione al volo notturno devono effettuare 5 ore di istruzione al volo notturno. Almeno 5 ore dell’istruzione di volo devono essere effettuate su un velivolo certificato per il trasporto di almeno quattro persone, con elica a passo variabile e carrello retrattile.