The 150 Hour CPL Course

This course is completed in accordance with MFS prescribed syllabus of training and instruction, thus the reduction in practical flying hours. The 150 Hour CPL course is GST FREE. Of the minimum 150 hours required, 70 hours must be “Pilot In Command” (PIC) and 10 hours instrument time of which 5 can be in an CASA approved flight simulator. Regardless of which option you choose you will still complete the GFPT and PPL enroute to getting your CPL. The hours attained in the GFPT and PPL are counted toward the hours required for the CPL. Some schools don’t require, or allow their students to complete the PPL when completing a 150 hour CPL course. At MFS we believe it is an important step and all students are required to complete the PPL as part of their CPL course. Without a PPL you will not be able to carry passengers with you during the flying that you undertake toward your command hour building. Part of the enjoyment of flying is being able to share your experiences with other people. Also you will not be able to take an aircraft away overnight as you cannot sign for the maintenance release for the next days flying. All in all without the PPL you would be severely restricted in what you can do and where you can go for your command hour building.

The final commercial training preparation commences at around 10 to 15 hours before you finish your command hours, i.e when you have between 55 and 60 hours as PIC. At this point your instructor will start to groom you for your commercial flight test demanding total accuracy of your flying, polishing up your radio calls, sharpening up your CTAF entry’s etc. Focusing on all of the attributes that make today’s true professional Commercial Pilot. While there is no fixed amount of hours required for the final CPL training, on average we find a student will require around 15 hours to bring them up to test standard. This is where the advantage of the integrated course stands out, because all through your command hour building your instructor is keeping a watchful eye on your progress and what you are doing during your training. With the 200 hour course you are more or less on your own and when you come to do the commercial preparation training you might require 30 hours of flying to get you up to test standard, which obviously costs more money and time etc. Because of the lack of structure for the 200 hour CPL it is not really practical to formalize a cost breakdown. The costs for the integrated 150 Hour CPL course are detailed below.

COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENCE COST BREAKDOWN