Private and recreational flying · Recreational / sport pilot course
Recreational Pilot Licence (RPL)
Royal Victorian Aero Club (RVAC) · Moorabbin Airport, Mentone · Australia
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
- Prepares for
- Recreational Pilot Licence (RPL)
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Authority
- CASA
- Training framework
- Not stated
- Training base
- Moorabbin Airport
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Flexible
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- CASA RPL syllabus: flight training, RPL theory course and exam, flight test.
- Completion provides
- RPL flight test and licence issue are included in the course fee
- Still required
- CASA RPL Theory Exam and RPL flight test (course fee covers theory course, exam and 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
- Not published
- Prerequisites
- Not published
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Get a Class 2 aviation medical from an Aviation Medical examiner (DAME).
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.
Advertised package hours
- Flight: 32.5 h
- Dual: 26.5 h
- Solo: 5 h
- Simulator: 1 h
- Included in fee: 26.5 h dual, 5 h solo, 1 h simulator; standard syllabus 25.6 h per school note
School-reported typical completion
Not published. No typical completion time is estimated here.
- Calendar duration
- Not published
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Published prices
AUD 17,964Estimated qualification packageprice date 16 October 2026
The school's estimate of the total for a qualification; actual cost depends on how many hours you need.
Indicative price incl. GST, pay as you go; includes flight hours, briefings, RPL theory course and exam, RPL flight test and licence issue; other aircraft priced on request; actual hours vary with progress
- Aircraft:
- Cessna 152
- Ground instruction:
- Included
- Simulator time:
- Included
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Included
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Prices are shown in the original currency on the date given and are not converted. Hourly rates and package prices answer different questions and are not compared here. Check the school for current prices.
- Deposit and cancellation
- RVAC uses a pay-as-you-go model, so you only pay for the training you complete.
Authority records for this school and base
Stated by the schoolCASAOther frameworkApproval
Scope: School states it is a Part 141 and 142 accredited school; no certificate reference or scope on the page
Stated by the schoolASQA / Australian Government Dept of Education (as stated by school)Other frameworkRegistration
Scope: VET RTO / CRICOS registration for AVI50222, AVI50519, AVI50419 per school
Verified in authority recordCASACASA Part 141 flight trainingCertificate
Reference: CASA.141 FTO.0184
Scope: Certificate holder listed as 'ROYAL VICTORIAN AERO CLUB.' 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.0070
Scope: Certificate holder listed as 'ROYAL VICTORIAN AERO CLUB.' 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.