Overview
Of the Course

The EASA Commercial Pilot License is a qualification that permits the holder to act as the pilot of an aircraft for remuneration and act as co-pilot (First Officer) in commercial air transportation, as pilot-in-command, co-pilot of any airplane engaged in operations other than commercial air transportation or as pilot-in-command in commercial air transportation of any single-pilot airplane. The Commercial Pilot License training is usually one of the last steps in becoming a professional pilot.

Flight Training

For IR(A) rated pilots: 15 flight hours Dual, out of which 5 hours are on complex aircraft
For non-IR(A) rated pilots: 25 hours Dual, out of which 5 hours are on complex aircraft
At the end of the training, the trainee must have a minimum of 200 total flight hours (including PPL(A) time):

• 100 hours as pilot-in-command
• 10 hours of instrument training – Basic Instrument Flight Module (BIFM)
• 5 hours of night flying including one cross-country flight and 5 solo take-offs and 5 landings
• 5 hours on a complex airplane
• 20 hours of VFR cross-country flight time as pilot-in-command including a cross-country flight totaling at least 540 km (300 NM) in the course with landings at two aerodromes different from the aerodromes of departure