IF YOU:

lose your GA medical or,

wish to fly smaller, less
complex aircraft or,
fly something different
consider soaring or LSA

GLIDER / SAILPLANE

LIGHT SPORT LICENSE

(LSA) RECREATIONAL /
LEISURE PILOT LICENCE

GENERAL AVIATION
GA FIXED WING PRIVATE PILOT

Light Sport Aircraft

Tailwheel endorsement
REMAIN
CURRENT, FLY
SAFELY FOR FUN
AND CONSIDER:
Regular upset
recovery training or
spin training
Regular crosswind
training
Regular hover
taxi / strip run
practice or training
emphasizing slow
flight skills and
awareness.
Formation
endorsement to
develop precise
flight skills
Mountain flying
course
Bush flying course
Floatplane
endorsement

Learning to fly a
light aircraft, sailplane,
trike or helicopter
is a fun pastime that is
enormously rewarding and engaging. Despite the myths
and preconceptions surrounding flight training, most
people can engage in some form of flight training that
is safe, affordable and a lot of fun. Learning to fly is an
investment in a truly exceptional life experience, that
will evolve into a journey through flight as you explore
the joy of aviation. Enjoy your journey and
keep in mind always,

IT D

REMAIN CURRENT,
FLY SAFELY
FOR FUN AND
CONSIDER:
Regular spin training
REMAIN CURRENT, FLY
SAFELY FOR FUN AND
CONSIDER:
Regular upset recovery
training / spin training in a
properly certified GA aircraft
Regular crosswind training
Regular hover taxi / strip
run training emphasizing
slow flight skills

Is learning to fly difficult?

Aerobatics Endorsement
or Emergency Maneuvers /
Upset Recovery course

EMERGENCY
MANEUVERS/
UPSET
RECOVERY
COURSE

RETRACTABLE
UNDERCARRIAGE
ENDORSEMENT AND
CSU ENDORSEMENT
Required in order to hire &
fly complex aircraft safely,
and satisfy insurance
companies minimums

Build real world Pilot In Command (PIC) time

and develop experience before considering
instructing (To be fair to your students,
then only if you have the right attitude &
aptitude). Build hours flying sight seeing /
charter / freight / glider tug / parachute drop
/ traffic report / bank runs etc

(if required in
your country)

COMMERCIAL
PILOT
LICENSE (CPL)

BACHELORS
DEGREE IN ANY
FIELD
Consider non core
aviation fields such
as Elec / Mech
Engineering, IT, &
Bsc Teaching degree
etc. to broaden
your job prospects
in the event of
not securing a
cadetship, a
downturn, or you
lose your medical
etc.

COMMERCIAL
PILOT LICENCE,
IFR RATING
MECIR RATING
ATPL SUBJECTS
ATPL is frozen until
you accumulate
1500 Pilot in
Command (PIC)
hours, and fulfil all
the req. for the ATPL

PRIVATE PILOT
LICENSE
Helicopter

TURBINE
ENDORSEMENT
Helicopter

FOCUS IS ON SCENARIO
BASED (CRM) TRAINING
EMPHASIZING
CREW RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT.
Extensive use is made of flight
simulators. Before commiting
to a MPL program consider:
1. Whether your particular MPL
program is airline specific
2. What options you have if the
airline releases you before you
have accumulated 1500 hrs
3. Whether you are qualified
to fly charters, bank runs etc if
you lose your FO position

A320 OR B737 TYPE RATING

FLIGHT
INSTRUCTOR
RATING

MULTI ENGINE COMMAND INSTRUMENT RATING (MECIR)

Build hours instructing

CADETSHIP REGIONAL /
LOW COST AIRLINE
Build hours Consider how many hours in the
RHS can be logged as Pilot in Command (PIC)
hours. Depending on which country you fly in
you may need a Check & Training Captain in the
LHS in order for you to be able to log all you time
as PIC. Check this detail very carefully.

Information / Content: David Venish

Illustration / layout: Martina Seefeld
2012 David Venish

accumulatin 1,500 PIC hours & complying with

all requirements for an ATP

Twin turbo prop FO position with

regional airline

FO position with regional or low-cost

airline

A320 OR B737 TYPE RATING

Major Airline First Officer

Regional
or lowcost airline
Captain

ATPL (Airline Transport Pilot Licence) F-ATPL is

frozen until you accumulate 1,500 pilot in command
(PIC) hours and fulfill all the requirements for an ATP.
College Degree in any field - Regional airlines
in the US will usually require a minimum of
an Associate Degree. Major airlines in the US
will usually require a minimum of a four year
Bachelors Degree. Major airlines in many
other countries also prefer their flight crew to
have a degree.
Consider non core aviation fields such as Elec / Mech
Engineering, IT, & Bsc Teaching degree etc. to broaden
your job prospects in the event of not securing a
cadetship, being furloughed during a downturn, or you
lose your medical etc.

Major Airline Captain

FLY SAFELY FOR FUN IN YOUR SPARE TIME!

Sailplane /
Glider

GENERAL
AVIATION
PRIVATE
PILOT HELICOPTER

FLIGHT
ACADEMY
(MPL) MULTI
PILOT
LICENSE

Build twin hours instructing or flying charter, freight, parachute drop, bank runs, etc.

Learn to fly safely

Is learning to fly
affordable?

PRIVATE
PILOT
LICENSE
Tricycle gear
aircraft

Instrument
Flight Rating
and Night
Vision Rating

ATPL (Airline Transport Pilot Licence) after

Reasons To Learn To Fly

PRIVATE
PILOT
LICENSE
Tricycle gear
aircraft

Turbine endorsement and build turbine time

BUT RATHER HOW

Regional
airline twin
turboprop
Captain

PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE

Tailwheel aircraft

INTEGRATED
/ PART 141
FLIGHT
SCHOOL
Typically a larger
Flight School

Possibly build hours flying a sailplane / glider tow

plane. To do this you will most likely require a tail
wheel endorsement and a glider / sailplane license.

REMAIN CURRENT
AND FLY SAFELY FOR
BUSINESS.
In addition to the above
consider:
Regular practice or
training in real IFR weather
Regular night exercise
training

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Training to fly an airplane

will provide you with a
wonderful opportunity to
enjoy a fun, intellectually
challenging pastime with
family and friends.
Click on a link below
to learn more:

Convert Light Sport

License to Private Pilot

MODULAR
/ PART 61
FLIGHT
SCHOOL
Typically a smaller
Flight School

AVIATION
UNIVERSITY
/ COLLEGE
/ ACADEMY
/ PART 141
SCHOOL

Bush Pilot
Course

Seaplane / Float
Endorsement

Light Sport
License

Aerobatics
Endorsement

www.yourjourneythroughflight.com

Trike / Paraglider
License

Tail wheel
endorsement