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Pilot training

International Pilot Package

Sydney Flight College (SFC) Sydney (Bankstown) and Tamworth, NSW, Australia

  • CPL MEIR
  • Pilot
  • CASA
  • English
  • Featured
  • 21 months Duration
  • 201 h Flight hours
  • 7 Theory subjects
  • AUD 169,900 Tuition from
  • Feb 2027 Next start

01 Overview

About this program.

The Commercial Pilot Package is Sydney Flight College's full time route from no previous flying experience to a commercial licence with an instrument rating. It combines three qualifications, AVI50222 Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane), AVI50519 Diploma of Aviation (Instrument Rating) and UPRT.

Students start in single engine aircraft such as the Piper Archer LX & TX, in which the commercial flight test is flown. The instrument phase is a Multi-Engine Instrument Rating and brings the Multi-Engine Class Rating with it, delivered on the Piper Seminole and on a Redbird MCX simulator. The course is listed at 201 flying hours, 21 simulator hours and 420 theory hours in total over 21 months, with an expected 35 hours of self study a week.

Upset Prevention Recovery Training is also part of this package. Listed inclusions are flying, fuel, landing fees, simulator, theory, theory books, briefings, the primary instructor, exam costs and flight test costs for first attempts only, the student training manual, SFC facilities and member benefits.

SFC states an accommodation cost of AUD 32,000 including GST, separate from tuition, and offers meal packages at extra cost.

02 Requirements

What you need to apply.

The school's entry requirements for this program, as the school states them.

Entry

  • Minimum age 18
  • CASA Class 1 medical certificate
  • High School Certificate (HSC) or international equivalent

English

IELTS
6.5

Additional

Adapt Test, School Interview

04 Apply

Is this program right for you?

Talk it through with an advisor, or start your application now. Our school advisory is free for students.

  1. Talk to an advisor Ask what this school means for your plans, your budget and your start date.
  2. Start your application In your free account: your profile, your passport and school transcript, then the form and your signature.
  3. Your advisor reviews it Your advisor goes through it with you and sends it to the school. The school decides on your place.

The training itself you pay to the school, at its own fees.

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Our school advisory is free for students

Not sure yet?
Talk it through with us.

One call with an advisor about this program and the ones like it. Free for students, and you decide.

Free for students: pilot aptitude test, daily practice and school match.