Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Recreational Pilot Licence and Private Pilot Licence training
Royal Aero Club of Western Australia · Jandakot, Jandakot · Australia
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
- Prepares for
- Recreational Pilot Licence (RPL) then Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Authority
- CASA
- Training framework
- Not stated
- Training base
- Jandakot
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Flexible
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- Staged path: first solo, training area solo, RPL (general handling), then PPL (navigation and cross-country). Theory via self-study or Western Australian Aviation College courses.
- Completion provides
- On passing the PPL flight test: Private Pilot Licence (RPL is an interim licence)
- Still required
- Radio Theory and RPL exams; PPL theory exam; PPL flight test
- Approval scope
- The source does not say how this course relates to the school's approval.
A course completion certificate is not necessarily a pilot licence or rating. The licensing authority issues licences and ratings after its own requirements are met.
Entry requirements
- Minimum age
- 15 (as published)
- Prerequisites
- 15 years old for first solo and pass Pre-Solo Theory Examination
- At least 17 years old for the PPL flight test
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Not stated by the school
Only an official aeromedical assessment can establish medical fitness. This site does not decide eligibility.
Duration and hours
These figures answer different questions and must not be read as one another. Weather, aircraft availability, student progress, examinations and scheduling all affect real completion time.
Regulatory minimum
40 h flight time
Club states at least 40 hours; realistic target about 60 hours for no prior experience
Advertised package hours
Not published.
School-reported typical completion
60 h flight timeClub says a more realistic target is about 60 hours in the air
- Calendar duration
- Not published
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Training stages and assessments
Stages
- First solo flight
- Training area solo
- Recreational Pilot Licence (RPL)
- Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
Published prices
No price is published on the sources researched for this program. Use Request Information to ask the school.
- Deposit and cancellation
- Not published
Authority records for this school and base
Stated by the schoolCASAOther frameworkApproval
Scope: School wording for its PPL course; no Part 141 certificate reference on the page
Verified in authority recordCASACASA Part 141 flight trainingCertificate
Reference: CASA.141 FTO.0177
Scope: Certificate holder listed as 'ROYAL AERO CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA' in CASA's Find a flight training operator register; flight training categories not read
Verified in authority recordCASACASA Part 142 integrated trainingCertificate
Reference: CASA.142FTO.0037
Scope: Certificate holder listed as 'ROYAL AERO CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA' in CASA's Find a flight training operator register; flight training categories not read
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.