• Please see http://caa.mylexisnexis.co.za/# (Regulations –> Civil Aviation Regulations 2011 –> Part 61 Licensing –> Commercial Pilots License for full requirements of CPL
  • 200 minimum flying hours –
    • 100 hours PIC (pilot in command)
    • 20 hours of cross-country flight time as PIC, including one flight of not less than 300 NM, in the course of which full-stop landings at not less than two different aerodromes away from base must have been made
    • 5 hours of night flying as PIC, including not less than 10 take-offs and 10 landings by night, and a cross-country flight of at least three legs, each of a minimum length of 50 NM
    • 20 hours of instrument instruction time, of which not more than 10 hours may have been acquired in an FSTD (simulator)
    • least 5 hours instruction in an aeroplane with adjustable flaps, retractable undercarriage and variable pitch propeller or turbojet engine
  • 8 Theoretical examinations, radio license exam, general radio telephony license – 75% pass requirements
  • Night Rating – see FAQ’s on night rating course
  • Passed skills test as prescribed in Civil Aviation Regulations 61.05.4. *Note: skills test must be undertaken within 36 months of passing last CPL examination