Commercial Pilots Licence C.P.L - Your ticket to the World

Can you imagine yourself sitting in the command seat of a Qantas Boeing 747 with your hands on the throttles about to start your take off roll for your flight to ……., or

Completing your Instrument Landing Approach in your brand new Virgin Blue Boeing 737, on arrival back to your home base in Brisbane,…..or

Perhaps rushing out to your Beechcraft Kingair before your depart on an urgent medical evacuation flight for people who have been critically injured in a car accident, who urgently require transportation to a specialist medical facility, ……or

Sitting in the plush leather Pilot seat of a Corporate Jet as you swiftly wing your way to your destination with your Company Executives who need to attend an important meeting in……..

If you can imagine yourself in any of these situations, then you should be discussing your dreams with us and we will turn your dreams into reality!

For anyone aspiring to a career as a Commercial Pilot, RQAC provides the best quality flight training, aimed at producing highly competent commercial pilots with a leading edge in a competitive market place.

The aim of RQAC is to nurture the development of disciplined and highly competent individuals who possess both the personal and professional skills to achieve success in the exciting and dynamic aviation industry.

Airlines throughout the world are seeking pilots with high level decision making, communication and leadership qualities. The training programs at RQAC focus on these skills and fully prepare people for a demanding and exciting careers.

Your new career can start with a simple phone call to book yourself in for a Trial Introductory Flight. On this flight you will experience the thrill of piloting an aircraft yourself. You will fly the aircraft under the guidance of one of our experienced flight instructors.
 

This can be the first step to your dream career.

The path to your career is not a complicated or as difficult as you might think.

Course Outline

At RQAC we offer a number of different training options. You may choose to enroll in any of our fully approved courses including:

Course AVI40108 Certificate IV in Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence Aeroplane)

This course covers Commercial Pilot Licence.

Course AVI50408 Diploma in Aviation (Instrument Flight Operations) This course covers the Multi-engine Command Instrument Rating

Course 69868 Advanced Diploma in Aviation (Airline Transport Pilot Licence)

This course covers Commercial Pilot Licence, Multi-engine Command Instrument Rating and Airline Transport Pilot Licence theory subjects

Course 69867 Advanced Diploma in Aviation (Flight Instruction)
This course covers the Grade 3 Flight Instructor Rating.

The choice of which course would be the most appropriate for you will be made in conjunction with your Flight Training Manager, who will assist you to plan a flying program which best assists you to meet your career aspirations.

At RQAC all of our courses are tailored to the individual. All students have a personalized timetable. This allows for your personal commitments, such as University studies and work schedules. You are not tied to a group intake with specific starting dates and set lecture times, which are often inconvenient, and can conflict with your work or study schedules.

Your flight training and theory training are fully integrated at all times.

At RQAC, all courses are tailored to the individual. All students have a personalised timetable. This allows for your personal commitments, such as University studies and work schedules. You are not tied to a group intake with specific starting dates and set lecture times, which are often inconvenient, and can conflict with your work or study schedules.

Your flight training and theory training are fully integrated at all times. Your flying will never be held up waiting for theory examination passes.

Getting Started

Once you have started your flying training you will need to undertake a Medical Examination with one of the CASA Designated Aviation Medical Examiners (DAME). Holders of a Commercial Pilot Licence need to complete a Class One Medical which is then renewed yearly. The initial medical will include a general medical and then further specialist assessments will be made for hearing, eyesight etc. The specialist tests are not required yearly.

If you have some doubts that you may not meet these standards, it is worth speaking to one of the DAMEs. Many people have given up the opportunity to fly in the mistaken belief that a medical condition they have would have stopped them from flying when in fact this is not correct.

After you complete your medical you will be issued with your Student Pilot Licence. This is very much like a learner’s permit.

The SPL allows you to train for your first formal Pilot Licence, the General Flying Progress Test (GFPT). Training for your GFPT is one of the most exciting phases of flight training that you will ever undertake.

This is where you actually learn to fly the aircraft in all its many configurations. You will learn all the basics such as climbing, descending, turning, and stalling before starting to fly the aircraft in the circuit area where you will practise takeoffs and landings. Once your instructor is confident that you are able to competently handle any situation that you might encounter, you will be sent for your very first solo flight. This is a flight that you will relive for the rest of your life. Even the most experienced Airline Captains with years of airline flying time will vividly recount their first solo flight!

After consolidating your circuit procedures, you will then return to the Archerfield training area for a series of flights where you will learn some more advanced skills including forced landings, advanced stalling, compass turns, and instrument flying. Throughout this time you will see your skill level steadily improving and your confidence growing. You will also undertake your first solo flight to the training area. This spectacular area includes flying over the beautiful coastal areas of Moreton Bay along the beaches of Stradbroke Island, as well as the picturesque rural areas surrounding Beaudesert.

You will learn to land the aircraft in different wind conditions and on shorter runways. This training prepares you for your future flights to locations away from our home base at Archerfield.

Flight Test

Once your instructor believes that you have attained the required standard you will be recommended for a flight test for the issue of your GFPT. This flight test is normally conducted by one of our Approved Test Officers, who you will have met during the course of your training.

On the successful completion of your GFPT, you are now licenced to carry passengers within the confines of the Archerfield training area.

Private Pilot Licence (PPL)

Once you have completed your GFPT you can start working towards your full PPL licence, which will enable you to fly anywhere in Australia.

This phase of your training sees you really expand your horizons. The GFPT has taught you how to fly the aircraft. Now you need to learn how to navigate the aircraft across long distances. The training is designed to develop your skills in map reading and flight planning.

You fly to Toowoomba, Kingaroy, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Casino, Coffs Harbour, Wondai, Pittsworth, Grafton, Coolangatta and Maroochydore to name but a few of the navigation exercise destinations.

At the completion of the Private Pilot Licence phase of your training, you now commence what is called the pre-commercial phase of your training.

Pre-Commercial Training

After completing your Private Pilot Licence you will have accrued 12 hours solo flying. Before being recommended for a Commercial Pilot Licence you will need to accrue 70 hours Pilot in Command, or solo time.

It is not simply a matter of “clocking up the hours” as some people do. At RQAC, this time is carefully planned and monitored. It is important for your future professional development that you undertake flying to many different destinations. These destinations need to encompass all the different environments that you could expect to encounter in your future flying career. The destinations will vary from remote locations to busy city airports, together with all the different airspace environments that are encountered in these differing locations.

During this time you will be inducted into our mock Charter company, and you will undertake mock charter flights under the direction of your Flight Instructor. These flights are not simply a matter of “take Mrs Bloggs to Toowoomba and return home”. They reflect accurately some of the demanding tasks that will be expected of any Commercial Pilot. They involve a complex set of tasks that require you to exercise your command judgment and initiative, an essential component of anyone who aspires to the highest levels in commercial aviation. The confidence and experience that you will gain during this time will greatly assist you in all your future positions, but, most particularly, it will equip you well for that all important first flying job.

Throughout this time a number of your Commercial navigation exercises are scheduled. This ensures that your personal flying standards are continually monitored. We are assessing that your professional standards are continually evolving, that you are not developing any poor habits in your aircraft handling, airmanship or navigation techniques.

You will also undertake training for your Night VFR Rating. This Rating entitles you to fly during the hours of darkness. Up to this point all your flying will have been during daylight hours.

Firstly you will be trained in night circuit operations. The cues that are used at night are quite different from those which are used for daylight operations. Once your Instructor is happy that you have competently mastered the techniques, you will be sent for some solo consolidation of your newly developed skills.

After the completion of the circuit phase of your night training, you will then once again move further a afield with night cross-country navigation exercises. You will learn the art of drawing a mud-map for the expected route, as well as polishing your skills using the radio navigation aids.

Throughout this time your flying skills will become more polished and professional, and your confidence will have increased markedly. You will have completed your Constant Speed/ Retractable Undercarriage endorsement on our C172RG, and you will now be completing the latter stages of the Commercial Pilot Licence syllabus.

When our Flight Standards Officer is happy that you meet the RQAC standards for Commercial Pilot Licence, you will be recommended for your flight test. You will then join the elite ranks of qualified Professional Pilots. Your new career is about to really take-off.

After your Commercial Pilot Licence

After completing your Commercial Pilot Licence you have a number of choices. You can obtain employment as a Pilot. This could involve charter flying, aerial work, or aerial photography work, or perhaps work on a cattle property flying the property aircraft.

Many people choose to further enhance their employment opportunities by completing either a Command Instrument Rating (CIR) or Flight Instructor Rating (FIR).

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