License questions number 2

[Kelburn]

PPL=50 hours
CPL=200 hours

One you start your CPL you will obviously have 50 hours.
But does this mean that you have get another 200 hours for a CPL or 150 hours to bring your total to 200 hours?

[ZK-Brock]

I'm pretty sure it's 200 hours Total time. Have a look through this AC about CPLs.

[mailman]

This is the breakdown;

Minimum 100 hours Pilot in Command
10 hours night flying
10 hours instrument flying
30 hours commercial cross-country course

Which of course equals 150 hours, but its a minimum 200 hours as you cant do this until you have done your 50hrs minimum for your private licence.

Mailman

[HardCorePawn]

QUOTE (mailman @ Dec 15 2007, 05:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This is the breakdown;

Minimum 100 hours Pilot in Command
10 hours night flying
10 hours instrument flying
30 hours commercial cross-country course

Which of course equals 150 hours, but its a minimum 200 hours as you cant do this until you have done your 50hrs minimum for your private licence.

Mailman

Not actually true... there is no reason why you need to have a ppl before you do a cpl... having said that, trying to get a cpl in 150 hours would be next to impossible... as 100 hours PIC only leaves 50 hours for all the dual teaching...

also only some courses are approved to deliver the 150 hour course... and they all tell you that you should budget 200 hours...

[A185F]

QUOTE (HardCorePawn @ Dec 17 2007, 10:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Not actually true... there is no reason why you need to have a ppl before you do a cpl...

hmmm not entirely accurate... To be eligible for a CPL thou shalt have thineselves a CURRENT PPL for that aircraft category. Tis a fact she is

[Kelburn]

I found out that a PPL costs on average $10,000 and a CPL $30,00 (usually around $27,000).
It is a total time of 200 hours and its around $40,000 to get your CPL and PPL

[HardCorePawn]

QUOTE (A185F @ Dec 17 2007, 06:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hmmm not entirely accurate... To be eligible for a CPL thou shalt have thineselves a CURRENT PPL for that aircraft category. Tis a fact she is

yes very true... I was confused by being able to do CPL exams for PPL... I was under the impression you could actually just go straight ahead and do a CPL...

[pois0n]

QUOTE (HardCorePawn @ Dec 18 2007, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yes very true... I was confused by being able to do CPL exams for PPL... I was under the impression you could actually just go straight ahead and do a CPL...

I thought they just changed that rule cause ASL want more money so they make you sit both PPL and CPL exams?

[ZK-Brock]

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It is a total time of 200 hours and its around $40,000 to get your CPL and PPL[/quote]

It'll be more than that unless you don't do an instrument rating.

Have a look at the cost of learning at one of the NMIT places:
http://www.nmit.ac.nz/portal/tabID__3607/DesktopDefault.aspx

CPL Practical is 42000 (and will include your PPL) but there's also the 3800 for the theory, hour building if ya want to do it there, and C-cat if ya want, and ATPL subjects. That puts the cost well above $40k.

Last edited by ZK-Brock on Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.