JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Most students in South Africa choose to complete the Commercial Pilot Licence course without the Flight Instructor Rating. This, however, tends to create a problem when looking for a good flying position after qualifying. This is due to lack of flying experience. Listed below are some of the different flying positions available in the aviation industry, showing the recommended flying experience required as a captain or co-pilot for an employment position.

Flying Experience Required for Employment

  • Flight Instructor Grade III – From 220 hours.
  • Flight Instructor Grade II – From 450 hours.
  • Bush Pilot (Single Engine) Captain + 350 hours and Co-pilot +250 hours
  • Bush Pilot (Multi-engine) Captain +750 hours and Co-pilot +400 hours
  • Aerial Photography (Single Engine) Captain +450 hours and Co-pilot +200 hours
  • Aerial Photography (Multi-engine) Captain +650 hours and Co-pilot +450 hours
  • Aerial Survey (Single Engine) Captain +450 hours and Co-pilot +200 hours
  • Aerial Survey (Multi-engine) Captain +650 hours and Co-pilot +450 hours
  • Charter Pilot (Single Engine) Captain +650 hours and Co-pilot +450 hours
  • Charter Pilot (Multi-engine) Captain +1000 hours and Co-pilot +500 hours
  • Turbine Charter Pilot (Single Engine) Captain +1000 hours and Co-pilot +700 hours
  • Turbine Charter Pilot (Multi-engine) Captain +1500 hours and Co-pilot +850 hours
  • Airline Pilot Initial Entry Starting as a Co-pilot +1500 hours with frozen ATPL subjects (Airline Transport Pilots academic examinations have been passed).

As you can see, most positions (with the exception of the Flight Instructors Rating) require a considerable amount of Flying experience before you are eligible to be employed. This creates a catch-22 situation, where 'you cannot get a job because you don't have the experience' and 'you cannot get the experience because you don't have a job'.

Our Trained to Instruct package will help you overcome this problem. By employing you as a full-time Grade III Flying Instructor for a period of 12 months (terms & conditions apply), Loutzavia gives you an opportunity to accumulate experience.

During this 12-month period the instructor is allowed to teach students and thus gains the flying experience needed to move up the ladder into the general aviation and airline industries.

On average, full-time Instructors fly 50 to 80 hours and lecture approximately 20 to 40 hours per month. Of course the instructor is rewarded for every hour lectured and flown. This mean that the instructor accumulates approximately 700 hours during the first year of employment. When this is added to the 200 hours or so acquired during qualification, it totals around 900 hours flying experience.

Loutzavia's Trained to Instruct Commercial Pilots Course is specifically designed by our Chief Flying Instructor, Jannie Loutzis. Jannie has around 20 years flying experience, 12 years of which have been in the flight training arena. During this time he has accumulated over 6000 flying hours. A very experienced man indeed.

The Loutzavia training facility is open 7 days a week and training is available from sunrise till late.

 

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