| Description For Helicopter Pilot
training, Aerocentro offers two basic Pilot
Courses:
- Private
Pilot: This course is designed
for the student who wishes to learn to
fly but does not want to become a
Commercial Pilot and make aviation his
career.
- Commercial
Pilot: This course is designed
for the student who wishes to make a
career in aviation as a Pilot.
The flight
training of both courses is provided in well
equipped Schweizer helicopters, model 300C.
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All the
courses given by aerocentro are certified and
authorized by the Civil Aeronautics of
Colombia,
in accordance to the procedures and international
regulations of the FAA and the ICAO.Program Contents
Ground
School
All de Ground
School courses meet the requirements of the Civil
Aeronautics authority and are dictated by very
experienced professionals in well equiped classes
rooms. Over and above the subjects that are
mandatory in the Pilot Courses, Aerocentro
provides other programs that enhance academic
excellence.
The courses of
ground school are:
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- Airplane
Aerodynamics
- Helicopter
Aerodynamics
- Piston Engines
- Aviation
Communications
- Aeronautical
Regulations
- Aeronautical
Navigation
- Aeronautical
Meteorology
- Aviation
Medicine
- CRM
(Crew Resource Management)
- Advanced
Navigation (Radar, TCAS, GPWS, Loran,
etc)
- GPS
(Satellite Navigation)
- Aeronautical
Geography
- Jeppesen
charts reading
- English
Aviation speaking
Courses shown in
red must be taken before the start of the flight
training.
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Flight
Training
The flight
training required by the aeronautical
authorities is 70 flight hours minimum, for
Private Pilot category and 115 flight hours for
Commercial Pilot category. Part of the flight
training involves dual command time with
certified and experienced instructors.
Great emphasis is
placed on flight safety in all phases of
training, both in the air and on the ground.
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