Program Overview

Introduction to the CPL / IR Global Program

The CPL / IR Global Program, operated under ECAR Part 61, is a comprehensive aviation training program designed to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to obtain a commercial pilot license. This program is structured into four phases and includes a total of 250 hours of training, with 50 hours dedicated to simulator training.

A. Applicability

This program prescribes the requirements for the issuance of commercial pilot licenses and ratings. It outlines the conditions under which these licenses and ratings are necessary and the general operating rules for persons holding these licenses and ratings. The program applies to:

• Airplane single-engine
• Airplane multiengine

B. Eligibility for Enrollment

To be eligible for the commercial pilot license, a person must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language
• Receive a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor who has conducted the required ground training or reviewed the person's home study on the aeronautical knowledge areas
• Pass the required knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas
• Receive the required training and a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor for the practical test
• Meet the aeronautical experience requirements before applying for the practical test
• Pass the required practical test on the areas of operation

C. Aeronautical Knowledge Training

A person applying for a commercial pilot license must receive and log ground training from an authorized instructor or complete a home-study course on the aeronautical knowledge areas that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.

D. Flight Proficiency

Commercial pilot license applicants must receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor on the areas of operation that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.

E. Areas of Operation

The training covers the following areas of operation:

1. Preflight preparation and operations
2. Preflight procedures
3. Airport and seaplane base operations
4. Takeoffs, landings, and go-around
5. Performance maneuvers
6. Navigation
7. Slow flight and stalls
8. Emergency operations
9. Multiengine operations
10. High-altitude operations
11. Post-flight procedures

F. Flight Training

Each approved course must include at least 250 hours of flight training, including:

• At least 25 hours of training in a multi-engine airplane with a retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller or jet engine
• A maximum of 50 hours of simulator credit toward the total aeronautical experience requirements

G. Solo Training

Each approved course must include at least 100 hours of solo/PIC flight training, with each student demonstrating satisfactory proficiency prior to receiving an endorsement to operate an aircraft in solo flight. This includes:

• One cross-country flight of not less than 300 nautical miles total distance
• 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings at an airport with an operating control tower

About the Egyptian Aviation Academy

The Egyptian Aviation Academy has been active in the field of aviation training since 1932 and is accredited by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority for all its colleges.