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Level 6 Diploma – Flight Instruction Programme
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At the completion of this programme you will be able to fly commercially (for hire or reward) as a C Category Flight Instructor. You will be under the direct supervision of an A or B Category senior instructor initially, but can quickly progress out of direct supervision and upgrade to a B Category instructor in 6 – 12 months.
The experience gained as a flight instructor is recognised by many airlines as a valuable skill and knowledge upgrade process and can help get that first airline job more quickly – especially if combined with the Airline Preparation training.
A prerequisite for this programme is the 64-week, Level 5 Flight Training Program – Diploma in Aviation (General Aviation). Combined it will take approx 88 weeks.
Instructor Rating (C-Cat)
Minimum requirement of 150 hours as Pilot in Command needed
24 weeks
The most popular/traditional pathway to a career in the airlines is by gaining your C-Category ‘C-Cat’ Instructor Rating.
It is the best way to gain hours and bu ild pilot experience, and bridges the gap between achieving a CPL and becoming an
airline pilot.
This course is designed to develop in each candidate a desire to train and impart upcoming pilots’ instruction, using training
methods that fully integrate safety awareness, critical thinking, sound judgment and threat and error management.
The training includes the mandatory In structional Techniques Course – ‘a teach the teacher’ training module specifically intended to develop training delivery skills. During the study for your Instructor Rating, you will need to complete the Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) Human Factors exam.
Entry requirements
Domestic:
- Be at least 18 years of age before the date of the PPL and CPL Flight examination
- Successfully Complete the Adapt Trainee Pilot pre-screening Test
- Hold NCEA Level 2 or Equivalent
- Have completed the NZ Diploma in Aviation Level 5. Must hold a NZ CPL
- Hold an Aviation Class 1 Medical
- Meet the Fit and Proper Person requirement for CAANZ
- Be Competent in Spoken English to meet CAA requirements
In addition, an International Student must:
- Be 18 years of age or over
- Hold Evidence at enrolment of having gained within the last two years:
- An IELTS score of 5.5 or higher with No subpart below 5.0 or
the equivalent from another internationally recognised
proficiency test
- Meet other English language proficiency requirements as listed here.
