|
|
Warnervale Air
offers a STAFF of fully qualified flight
instuctors. All instructors are employed
on a full time basis, unlike many other
flying schools. At WVA you can learn
to fly, brush up on old skills, get
endorsement on several AIRCRAFT types,
or add valuable ratings to your current
licence. The instructors at Warnervale
are friendly, courteous, highly trained
(usually at Warnervale), and will go
out of their way to ensure you of the
best possible flying training available.
If you are thinking of learning to fly,
then CONGRATULATIONS, and welcome to
Aviation. Flying is safe, fun, and very
rewarding. You will gain confidence
in yourself, learn new skills, and meet
a lot of people. Aero Clubs are dotted
all around Australia and are full of
friendly people who share a common passion.
Our local club is the Central Coast
Aero Club. |
|
Learning
to fly is highly addictive.
It may cause extreme happiness
and could affect your sanity.
You may be subject to withdrawal
symptoms if you don't fly
regularly. |
|
FIRST
SOLO
Initial training takes you
to a stage where you are capable
of flying a simple circuit pattern.
That is take-off, fly around
the aerodrome and come back
and land, by yourself. A short
theory exam is involved before
you go solo. This 'First Solo'
is something you will remember
for the rest of your flying
career and indeed your lifetime.
Ask any Qantas Captain, or Jet
Pilot, and I'm SURE they'll
tell you they still remember
their solo vividly.
|
| GENERAL
FLIGHT PROGRESS TEST (GFPT)
After you have
passed the BAK exam and have
had the Civil Aviation Safety
Authority (CASA) minimum requirement
of 20 flying hours experience,
you can sit for the GFPT test.
Passing this test allows you
to carry passengers. That is
someone other than a flight
instructor. You can take-off
and fly within the training
area of the aerodrome or within
10 nautical miles radius of
the aerodrome you departed from.
You may only land at the aerodrome
you departed from. You are now
well on your way to obtaining
a Private Pilot's Licence.
|
| PRIVATE
PILOTS LICENCE – PPL(A)
This is a qualification that
you should be aiming for from
the start of your training.
The PPL(A) entitles you to fly
an Australian registered aircraft
almost anywhere in Australia
and to fly an Australian registered
aircraft round the world, if
you choose. Training for this
is conducted in a Cessna C-172
type aircraft, a four seat aircraft
more suited to the Navigation
phase of training. The PPL(A)
phase of training covers
the navigation component, including
safe operation in controlled
airspace. CASA requires
an additional 20 hours minimum
navigation experience for the
PPL(A), however the average
is more like 27-30 hours for
the vast majority of students.
The PPL(A) allows you
to use your training in a truly
practical sense, (imagine visiting
Aunt Mary in Dubbo via air instead
of battling the road traffic).
It also opens the door to other
ratings, endorsements and enhancement
of your skills, such as night
flying, tail wheel aircraft
endorsement, aerobatics, retractable
undercarriage etc. In conjuction
with the Central Coast Aero
Club we have flyouts to
other aerodromes a few times
a year, enabling you to see
this vast continent of ours,
meet other pilots, and generally
enjoy your new-found skills.
There's nothing quite as much
fun as meeting other avaition
enthusiasts from all around
Australia in a social situation.
(From the writer's personal
experience it is also perfectly
acceptable to tell lies during
these social encounters.)
|
| COMMERCIAL
PILOTS LICENCE CPL(A)
This licence enables you to
be paid for flying aircraft.
Do not, however, believe that
it will guarantee you a job
in the aviation industry, as
usually it will not. The CPL
requires a minimum of 150
hours if you complete an integrated
course or 200 hours if you choose
to go at your own pace. Most
pilots need more than the 150
hours, the average is close
to 200. |
|
 |
Our CFI has taken
the time to prepare some valuable notes
and advice that may help you with your
training.
- The
Civil Aviation Authority (CASA)
regulates the various licences and
ratings you may seek throughout
your flying training. CASA lists
the MINIMUM requirements,
not the averages that the student
pilot requires.
- Your
abilities are unknown before
you start your training, and therefore
nobody can quote the hours you will
require and hence the costs. The
flight tests you will complete are
skills tests. These skills are TAUGHT
not inherited. You must be prepared
to undertake whatever training you
may require to attain the standard
you aspire to. Ensure that your
training is productive. DO the reading
and study that is necessary and
fly regularly.
- Most
students choose to train
part-time, flying once a week or
even once a fortnight. If you fly
two, three, or even more times per
week, each lesson will be more relevant
and will eliminate the revision
that less frequent flying requires.
- Do
NOT be coerced into paying
in advance!!.....Pay as you go !!!.
If you pay 'upfront' you may be
locked in to a situation with which
you are uncomfortable. When you
pay as you go, you are free to change
flying schools if you are dissatisfied
with the organisation you are with.
- Do
pursue the skills that will
give you the solid foundations required
for any job in the aviation industry.
Maybe some aerobatics, formation
flying and an Instructor Rating
will gain that first job for you
and give you some valuable skills
to carry throughout your flying
career.
- Do
call in to the flying schools
that interest you, and get a feel
for the school and the training
you require.
- Most
Importantly Enjoy your flying
!! It's Safe and it's FUN
|
| |
Warnervale Air or
any other flying school cannot guarantee
you a job in the Aviation Industry.
A successful career in the Aviation
Industry takes a lot of hard work and
dedication. Warnervale Air is well resourced
to provide you with the necessary skills
to pursue a flying career and many of
our students have gone on to successful
careers in the Aviation Industry. We
now have ex-students in the RAAF and
also major regional, domestic and international
airlines and CASA. |
|
|
Tim Carlson has
writen a little java applet to help
him through his instrument rating.
This is very useful for sharpening
your radio navigation skills.
CLICK
HERE to go to Tim's Website
|
|
|
|
|