CPL Preparation Program

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

EASA + UK CAA

150 flying hours

€ 26,047

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 and is designed for ab-initio student pilots with little or no experience and aspire to achieve a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL)

Upon completion, 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, and most cost-effective 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) or 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 are both 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 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 PPL skill test and receiving the licence, students will then be enrolled into the ATPL theoretical 'online' ground course which essentially involves 650 hours of academic study covering all 13 theoretical subjects. The ATPL is again distance learning self-study with some classroom tuition (delivered over ZOOM), which allows the student to remain at home for the entire course, which further minimises expenses.

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

After the CPL Preparation Program, 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.

How should I finish my commercial flight training modules after finishing the CPL Preparation Program with Fly EPT Spain

We recommend graduates of the CPL Preparation Program who plan to join the airlines finish their professional flight training modules with a Future Ryanair Flyer Academy via the Ryanair Mentored Programme Gateway 1 (Modular) route where the MEP-IR-CPL-AUPRT can all be finished in 3 months. Even if pilots have no aspirations to join Ryanair, the standard of training at these academies is outstanding as pilots are trained to airline standards and procedures and the training will place them in good stead for any airline, and Fly EPT Spain will prepare students very well for the handover to the academy.

Note 1: Fly EPT Spain conducts 'in-house' flight instructor courses and providing the FI Assessment of Competence (AoC) is passed and the student passes the 'attitude' test (** See foot note) , our CPL preparation program graduates will be offered an opportunity to join us as a paid flight instructor. We highly recommend 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.

Enrolment

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

Entry criteria

To enrol, 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

High school graduate certificate; OR
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

** What is the 'attitude' test? The pilot competency framework KSA - Knowledge, Skill, Attitude - there is much emphasis on the 'attitude' during the airline pilot assessment. Do your KSA research along the way and learn to understand what this really means.