CPL Preparation Program

PPL(A) + Night Rating + 100 hours PIC + ATPL theoretical 'online' ground course

EASA + UK CAA

150 flying hours

€ 23,476

If you already have some flying hours logged and you need less flight time, this price will be reduced accordingly pro-rata

200 flying hours with CPL(A)

€ 33,937

The CPL Preparation Programme is a phase 1 flight training package that qualifies for tax-exemption as a vocational course in Spain and is designed for ab-initio student pilots with little or no experience and aspire to achieve a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL)

Upon completion of the CPL Preparation Program, graduates can be transferred to a Ryanair Future Flyer Academy having met all the minimum entry requirements including PPL(A), Night rating, 100 Pilot-In-Command (PIC) flying hours (total 150 hours), and with all ATPL exams passed. At the academy, students can continue their commercial flight training (MEP, ME-IR, CPL, AUPRT) via the Ryanair Mentored Program 'Gateway 1 (Modular)' route, where all the professional flight training modules will be delivered in 3 months according to airline standard operating procedures.

Fly EPT Spain has created a CPL preparation programme that is arguably the cheapest, fastest, most cost-effective and flexible route to a CPL(A) in Europe.

Fly EPT Spain's programme follows the EASA modular route.

However:

Post-BREXIT, for pilots wanting a CPL(A) / f-ATPL issued in accordance with UK CAA: Our PPL and ATPL modular 'online' theoretical knowledge courses are both EASA and UK CAA approved so upon completion of the 150 hours, providing ATPL exams have been passed with both examination authorities, it is possible to achieve a dual licence. Brits can choose to finish the MEP-IR-CPL-AUPRT modular courses either with a flight school in the UK under a UK CAA ATO or with EASA. For further details, check here

CPL Preparation Program delivers the: -

PPL theoretical 'online' ground school (100 hours study) EASA + UK CAA
EASA Private Pilots Licence (PPL)
Night VFR rating
Structured Hour Building program; minimum 100 hours Pilot-in-Command (PIC)
150 hours total flight time
ATPL (650 hours study for PPL holders) theoretical 'online' ground school EASA + UK CAA

The PPL and ATPL theoretical knowledge instruction is delivered 'online' through our very modern web-based training (WBT) distance learning software platform, which allows the student to study from home, at their own pace, in their own time, around their own schedule, from anywhere in the world.

Initially, students are enrolled into the PPL 'online' theory course and will complete 70 hours self-study via distance learning all from home covering all nine (9) PPL subjects, with brush-up ground classes scheduled every week delivered over ZOOM so you can remain at home throughout the entire PPL ground school

Students can sit the EASA exams at any test centre in Europe and with any EASA country examination authority. Our partnered test centres are in Luton, UK and in Palma de Mallorca, Spain

After passing all nine (9) PPL exams, the practical flight training is undertaken as a full time intensive PPL(A) + Night rating course flying in an impeccably well maintained fleet of TECNAM P2002-JF at our primary flight training centre:

✈︎ Son Bonet Airport (LESB), Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Students can expect to complete the PPL flight training syllabus in one (1) month, followed by a Night rating flying course (in winter only) and the structured hour building programme.

Budget up to 10-12 weeks intensive flight training to include the hour building phase. If you can NOT commit to full time, it is possible to break up the flying into multiple periods of a few weeks at a time. You only need to be in Mallorca for the practical flying.

After passing the PPL skill test and receiving their licence, students will be enrolled onto the ATPL theoretical 'online' ground course which essentially involves 650 hours of academic study covering all 13 theoretical subjects. The ATPL is distance learning self study and some classroom tuition (delivered over ZOOM) which can all be undertaken from the student's home, which further minimises expenses.

For those also wanting a UK CAA f-ATPL, additionally, the UK CAA exams will need to be passed separately.

Upon completion of the CPL Preparation Program, after passing all 13 ATPL theoretical examinations and having logged 150 flying hours, students will have met the minimum flight time and academic requirements to commence phase 2, the professional flight training modular courses, i.e. Multi-Engine Piston (MEP) rating, ME-Instrument Rating (IR), CPL and Advanced UPRT, which should take 3 months full time.

Note 1: PPL as a standalone course is considered 'leisure' in Spain and will incur 21% IVA to be added to the course price. However, when the PPL, Night Rating and hour building form mandatory courses towards a structured commercial pilot licence (CPL) training programme leading to a CPL / f-ATPL, these vocational courses now qualify for tax exemption as there is no VAT / IVA imposed on professional flight training in Spain.

Note 2: Providing students pass the FI Assessment of Competence (AoC), graduates of the CPL Preparation Program will be offered a guaranteed paid flight instructor job with Fly EPT Spain. We encourage students to follow this pathway as it offers CPL holders the chance to build up their flight time experience, and we highly recommended the FI route before joining the airlines as the first 1,000 hours flying single engine piston (SEP) aircraft all count towards the 1,500 hours required to ‘unfreeze’ the ATPL. The remaining 500 hours must be flown on a multi-crew, multi-engine aircraft.

Enrollment

If you would like to enroll into the CPL Preparation Programme, you can start now by studying the PPL online theory course from home. Just fill in this ground school enrollment form and attach your passport copy

Entry criteria

To enroll, you will need to meet the following entry criteria:

✈︎ Minimum Age

16 years old to commence flight training.
17 for PPL application
18 for CPL licence issue

✈︎ Language

ICAO English Language Proficiency (ELP) minimum level 4+ before starting the practical flight training

✈︎ Education

a high school graduate certificate; OR
a minimum of 5 GCSEs (or international high school equivalent) at grade C/4 or above, including Mathematics, Science and English Language

✈︎ Medical

Be able to pass and obtain a Class 1 Medical certificate

International Student (Pilot) Visa

Student pilots from countries that are eligible for Spanish visa-free entry of up to 90 days, can take a PPL(A), Night rating and the hour building course without the need to obtain a student visa (as long as the duration of the course is shorter than 90 days). International student pilots coming from countries which do NOT qualify for Spain visa-free entry need to apply for a Schengen Student Visa. Check here for Visa information