Responsibility
The knowledge gained during training is not for the purpose of answering specific exam questions or to pass flight tests, but rather to face test of the real decisions associated with everyday piloting. Decisions that ultimately determine the fate of the pilot, crew, passengers, their loved ones and their dependents.
Status Aviation recognises this responsibility and therefore offers a structured and comprehensive ground school, focussed on knowledge transfer and not only examination preparation.
The system of CAA examinations and controlled flight tests can not have sufficient scope to test all the knowledge that the real responsibility of being a pilot requires. It is merely a quality check to grant the pilot access to the next phase of experiential learning.
The question that begs to be asked is; if you were given all the questions that the CAA examination would test, to what extent would you study the rest of the coursework?
It makes absolute sense that a pilot will not recognize a concept when he sees it if he has never learned about/understood it.
The knowledge gained while working towards becoming a license holder forms the foundation for what is to become a life long journey of learning. Aviation training is an intricate integration between training practical competencies and teaching theoretical knowledge, often referred to a work integrated learning. A fundamental concept of teaching for Work-Integrated Learning, as with the BCom(Business Management) applied to aviation, is that the student needs to have sufficient understanding of the theory before the theory can be reinforced by practice or simulated practical scenarios.
The aim of the PPL(A) Modular theoretical knowledge course is to guide student, through comprehensive teaching and mentoring, towards developing an understanding of the content prescribed by the SA CAA in respect of Private Pilot License Examination syllabus.
An applicant for the PPL (A) Modular course must:
Description | Duration |
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Classroom Instruction | 4 weeks |
Academy internal examinations and de-brief | 1 week |
SACAA PPL examinations | 3 weeks |
Course Total | 8 weeks |
Subject | Hours |
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Aircraft General and Principles of Flight | 30 |
Human Performance and Limitation | 12 |
General Navigation | 30 |
Flight Performance and Planning | 12 |
Meteorology | 18 |
Air Law and Operational Procedures | 6 |
Radio Telephony | 12 |
Course Total | 120 |
Period | Time | Duration | Activity |
1 | 0830-0930 | 60min | Lesson 1 |
2 | 0930-0940 | 10min | Break |
3 | 0940-1040 | 60min | Lesson 2 |
4 | 1040-1050 | 10min | Break |
5 | 1050-1150 | 60min | Lesson 3 |
6 | 1150-1200 | 10min | Break |
7 | 1200-1300 | 60min | Lesson 4 |
8 | 1300-1350 | 50min | Break |
9 | 1350-1450 | 60min | Lesson 5 |
10 | 1450-1500 | 10min | Break |
11 | 1500-1600 | 60min | Lesson 6 |
The aim of the CPL(A) Modular theoretical knowledge course is to guide student, through comprehensive teaching and mentoring, towards developing an understanding of the content prescribed by the SA CAA in respect of Commercial Pilot License Examination syllabus.
An applicant for the CPL(A) Modular course must:
* Not enforced but is advisable.
Module | Description | Duration |
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1 | Classroom Instruction | 6 weeks |
Academy internal examinations and de-brief | 1 week | |
SACAA PPL examinations | 2 weeks | |
Module 1 Total |
9 weeks |
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2 | SACAA CPL examinations | 4 weeks |
Academy internal examinations and de-brief | 1 week | |
Four SACAA CPL(A) examinations | 2 week | |
Module 2 Total | 7 weeks | |
COURSE TOTAL | 16 weeks |
Subject | Hours |
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Module 1: | |
Aircraft Technical and General and Principles of Flight | 48 |
General Navigation and Plotting | 48 |
Human Performance | 28 |
Aviation Meteorology | 30 |
Module 1 Total | 154 |
Module 2: | |
Air Law and Operational Procedures | 28 |
Flight Planning and Performance | 30 |
Radio Aids | 30 |
Instruments and Electronics | 30 |
Module 2 Total | 118 |
Course Total | 272 |
Period | Time | Duration | Activity |
1 | 0830-0930 | 60min | Lesson 1 |
2 | 0930-0940 | 10min | Break |
3 | 0940-1040 | 60min | Lesson 2 |
4 | 1040-1050 | 10min | Break |
5 | 1050-1150 | 60min | Lesson 3 |
6 | 1150-1200 | 10min | Break |
7 | 1200-1300 | 60min | Lesson 4 |
8 | 1300-1350 | 50min | Break |
9 | 1350-1450 | 60min | Lesson 5 |
10 | 1450-1500 | 10min | Break |
11 | 1500-1600 | 60min | Lesson 6 |
The aim of the ATPL(A) Modular theoretical knowledge course is to guide student, through comprehensive teaching and mentoring, towards developing an understanding of the content prescribed by the SA CAA in respect of Airline Transport Pilot License Examination syllabus.
An applicant for the ATPL (A) Modular course must:
Description | Duration |
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Classroom Instruction | 2 weeks |
Academy internal examinations and de-brief | 1 week |
Six SACAA ATPL examinations | 3 weeks |
Course Total | 6 weeks |
Subject | Hours |
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Aircraft General and Principles of Flight | 10 |
Navigation | 12 |
Aviation Meteorology | 6 |
Radio Aids | 2 |
Flight Planning and Performance | 18 |
Instrument and Electronics | 10 |
Course Total | 58 |
Period | Time | Duration | Activity |
1 | 0830-0930 | 60min | Lesson 1 |
2 | 0930-0940 | 10min | Break |
3 | 0940-1040 | 60min | Lesson 2 |
4 | 1040-1050 | 10min | Break |
5 | 1050-1150 | 60min | Lesson 3 |
6 | 1150-1200 | 10min | Break |
7 | 1200-1300 | 60min | Lesson 4 |
8 | 1300-1350 | 50min | Break |
9 | 1350-1450 | 60min | Lesson 5 |
10 | 1450-1500 | 10min | Break |
11 | 1500-1600 | 60min | Lesson 6 |
SACAA ATO#: 0377 | CAASA #: S029