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Requirements
for the Grant of Trinidad and Tobago Commercial
Pilot's
License (CPL) Helicopter
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Minimum Age - Eighteen
(18) years
2) Medical Examination
a) An applicant
for the grant of a CPL (H) is required to pass a medical examination
conducted by a Civil Aviation Approved Medical Examiner.
b) The validity of the medical
certificate is dependent upon the age of the applicant at
the time of issue. If he / she is |
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| less than forty (40) years on the
date of issue, the validiy will be for twelve (12) months. If he /
she is forty years and over on that date, it will be valid for six
(6) months. |
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3)
Examinations - Written / Oral
The applicant
would be required to sit and pass the following examinations
(with a pass mark of at least seveny percent (70%).
a) Part 1 General (Gas Turbines,
Piston Engines, AC/DC Electrics, Hydraulics, Theory of Flight
and Flying Controls for Helicopters. |
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| b) Loading
c) Air Law (T & T)
d) FAA CPL Exam
e) Helicopter Type Technical |
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Flying Experience (See Aeronautical Knowledge for Helicopter
CPL)
5) Flight Test
The applicant
must satisfactorily complete a flight test which wil be conducted
by an authorized examiner assigned by the Director of Civil
Aviation.
6) Application for
the Grant of a CPL (H)
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| On succesful completion of all of
the above requirements, the following should be submitted to the Civil
Aviation Division, Flight Safety Centre, Piarco. |
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- Completed application form
- Pilot's Log Book (Duty Totalled
and Certified)
- Medical Certificate
- The required fee ($300.00)
- Two (2) identification card size
photographs (2cm x 2.5cm)
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| 7) Duration
The average length
of time to complete the program is ten (10) - twelve (12) months.
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| Aeronautical
Knowledge for Helicopter CPL
(Assuming fixed wing and Helicopter Experience) |
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1)
Total of 150 hours Flying Time, which must
include 100 as P.I.C. and 50 hours in a helicopter.
2) The 50 hours in helicopters
must include
- 35 hours P.I.C. and
- 10 hours in cross-country
flight
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| 3) 10 hours solo
flight in a helicopter including at least
- One cross-country flight with
landings at a minimum of two points, with one segment consisting
of a straight line of at least 50 nautical miles from the original
point of departure; and
- One cross-country flight of at
least 2 hours in a helicopter in night VFR conditions, consisting
of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles
from the original point of departure.
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4)
20 hours of flight training including
10 hours of instrument training,
of which at least 5 shall be in a helicopter.
3 hours of flight training
for the practical test within the 60 days period proceeding
the date of the skills test.
One cross country flight of
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in DAY VFR, conditions, consisting
of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles
from the original point of departure and
One cross-country flight of at least
2 hours in a helicopter in NIGHT VFR conditions of a total straight
line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original
point of departure. |
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