Helicopter Training Courses

We offer full-time drone courses from our campuses in Durban and Mossel Bay.

You do not require any prior experience to start our drone course. Our courses are led by a team of highly qualified ground school and flight instructors, all working within the aviation industry.

If you hold a SACAA qualification which includes a PPL, CPL or ATPL, you will not have to complete all the ground school subjects. Each of our course pages highlight which subjects you must complete.

• a drone for commercial use or if you earn money or gain any remuneration indirectly from flying a drone (SACAA CARs Part 101).
• outside the drone safety rules for Model Aircraft (SACAA CARs Part 94).
• on a remotely piloted aircraft operator’s certificate (ROC).
  

• you will receive access to material consisting of 10 subjects and mock examinations.
• you will be required to attend ground school lectures at at our Durban Campus.
• ground school lectures will take approximately 7 working days to complete.
• during the lectures we will prepare you for your examinations.
• once you passed your examinations you will need approximately 3 days to complete the practical lessons and the flight test. This is however dependent on your skill level.

• Course material
• Mock examinations
• Final examination fees (for the first attempt – all rewrites are for your own account)
• Practical flight training
• RPL test with the Designated Flight Examiner
• SACAA licensing fees
• Courier costs for your licence
• English Proficiency Exam if required
• Lunch and refreshments during practical training days

If you are a holder of valid Private Pilot Licence (PPL), Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) or Air Transportation Pilot Licence (ATPL), you will only need do the practical training, a flight test and complete the following subjects:

• Principles of Flight
• RPAS Technical and General
• Operational Procedures
• Flight Performance and Planning