The Elite Programme

There are two routes to obtaining your Airline Transport Pilots Licence (ATPL) under the JAR (European Licence) system; the Integrated Route and the Modular Route.

Either route will give you the qualification you need in order to be able to apply for an airline position, in both cases with less than 250 flying hours.

The Integrated Route requires you to attend one school full-time, for all your flying and ground studies, over a set 12-14 month period.

The Modular Route allows you to complete each 'module' of the flying or ground training when you wish to do so. It is therefore much more flexible for people who have work or family commitments, or who do not have the funds to pay for all the training over a short period of time.

We have put together a package which, whilst retaining the flexibility of the modular route, allows those who wish to undertake their training in a short period of time to do so, without the outlay of the large costs usually involved with the Integrated Route.

This package is our Elite Programme which consists of:

  • Basic training (PPL, Night, Multi Rating and hours building) in the UK or the USA.
  • ATPL ground studies by distance learning (or by full-time ground studies).
  • Advanced flight training (CPL and IR).
  • Advice on interview techniques, CVs etc.

The programme has built-in flexibility allowing you to choose from a number of options as to how you structure the programme.

In addition, we find that many pilots come to us having already started their training, with perhaps a PPL and a number of hours flying experience, so do not need the full programme.

Please contact us to discuss how you want to undertake your training so that we can calculate the cost of the programme.

For the answers to some common questions about the programme, please refer to our Elite Programme FAQs page

Our Elite Programme is outstanding because:

  1. It has the flexibility to allow training to be taken as a complete course at a very competitive price, or as a number of separate modules over an extended period, allowing the option to carry on with some paid work in parallel.
  2. Unlike the 'integrated route' - where one organisation provides all of the training in house, our separate modules are provided by companies who are masters of their own areas of expertise.
  3. Although we require you to stay in credit at all times, we do not require vast sums in advance.

Extras included in the Elite programme:

  • Elite ground studies and flying kits
  • M1 visa fee where required
  • All UK and USA taxes

Excluded:

  • Return airfares where applicable;
  • CAA ATPL ground exam and flight test fees;
  • CAA licence/rating issue fees;
  • CAA Class One & FAA medical fees;
  • Accommodation and subsistence;
  • Any additional training beyond the standard course length;
  • Aircraft hire for second test or subsequent tests.
    (any additional training/aircraft hire will be charged at the prevailing pro-rata rates published by the individual companies).

Pre-entry Requirements:

  • Class One medical;
  • Proven ability in Maths and Physics;
  • Students whose native tongue is not English need to provide proof of their ability to speak the English Language. This would normally be in the form of a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exam with a pass grade of at least 500.

Where training is to be carried out abroad:

  • Students must hold a valid passport;
  • A bank letter stating that £10,000 is available for flight training/accommodation in USA.

Elite Programme Modules: [Terms and conditions]

Module One - JAA PPL, Night Qualification
Included:
  • All JAA PPL(A) ground exams including R/T
  • All flying training/tests;
  • JAA PPL (45 hrs);
  • JAA Night (5 hrs).
Elite Starter kit includes:
  • CRP professional computer;
  • Protractor;
  • Air Pilots Manual (5 study books);
  • Log book;
  • CAP 413 radiotelephony book.
Module Two - Structured hrs Building
Included:
  • All aircraft hire
Module Three - JAA ATPL ground school Weekly consistency flights
Included:
  • All study materials
  • All aircraft hire
Module Four - Additional IFR flying
Included:
  • All flying training
Module Five - JAA Multi Engine Piston Class Rating
Included:
  • All flying training/test
Module Six - UK Familiarisation (if all previous flying carried out abroad)
Included:
  • All flying training
  • All aircraft hire
Module Seven - JAA CPL Course
Included:
  • All flying training
  • Aircraft hire for test
Commercial Flying kit (for both the CPL and the IR) includes:
  • Approach plates;
  • Airways chart;
  • Topographical chart;
  • Aircraft technical notes;
  • Aircraft checklists.
Module Eight - JAA Instrument Rating course
Included:
  • All flying training
  • Aircraft hire for test


Module Nine consists of the Multi Crew Cooperation Course. We do not include this in the total price as the costs vary depending upon what type of simulator you wish to use and whether you want to include a Jet Orientation Course (e.g. at CTC Aviation) at the same time. Please contact us for further details.

If you have any questions about the Elite Programme that are not covered above or on the Elite Programme FAQs page, please contact us.