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Learn to fly - Micro light pilot in South Africa

Imagine the wind in your face as you soar above the wild animals of the Kruger national park in a micro light in South Africa. A stunning backdrop of Wild South African bush will ensure that this is one of the experiences of your life! Our micro light flight school is based at the foot of the Drakensberg Mountains in the Limpopo Province. The Centre of the South African Safari industry. You Experience of the REAL Africa will be closer than you think with Hippos and crocodiles roaming freely around the purpose built flying resort.

3 Axis Micro Light. The ideal first step in to aviation. Fly's like a plane with an unrivalled view.

INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM

The total course will be 6 weeks and will include the following

· Travel Advice prior to departure

· Transfer from airport Nelspruit or Phwalabora to Hippo Pools Resort

· In Country Representative to meet you off the plane

· Great accommodation, your own little private house at the beautiful resort

· Welcome gift

· Area introduction

· 30 flight hours and dedicated instructor

· Insurance for the airplane during instruction.

· Books

· Certificates

· 6 weeks breakfast and dinner included!!

What is not included

· Flight tickets to and from South Africa

· Drinks and snacks

· Costs for visa’s

· Aviator Shades. (You will end up in them)

· Travel insurance

· Small fee for your medical and eye and hearing tests in country

Why Learn to fly micro lights in South Africa?

Micro light training in south Africa is great for several reasons.

· South Africa lends itself to micro light flying very well due to the all year round good weather. Making micro light training more predictable—not many lessons have to be cancelled due to rain.

· South Africa is a large country with lots of Airfields and open space. Perfect for micro light instruction as air space is not so restricted as it is in Europe. Micro light pilots have lots of landing options too.

· Micro Light training in south Africa is cheaper than in most countries and the standard of instruction and safety is consistent with FAA or JAA levels (American and European). Landing fees, fuel and aircraft maintenance are all cheaper meaning your micro light flight instruction is cheaper.

· There is plenty to see when micro light training in South Africa! Imagine seeing vultures fly past you, or spotting herds of elephant roaming on the African plains below you. Hard to beat.

· On your days off flying there is a wonderful country to explore! Micro light training does have some down time, when you are not studying or flying, you have a wealth of options to explore South Africa.

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So you want to fly? Good for you. You have made one of the most exciting decisions of your life. The world looks very different from the pilots perspective and it is a great view from up there! A word of warning however, it is not an easy achievement, but ultimately it will be incredibly rewarding. To be a micro light pilot in South Africa you must be able to multitask and co-ordinate and know exactly what it is you are doing at all times. It is about memorizing and practicing procedures to the point you could achieve results with your eyes closed. It is about safely knowing your limits, the limits of your micro light. Understanding the weather, radio procedures and air law. It takes effort and ability to master, but once you have done so, your life will be changed forever. The Xtreme Gap Pilot program is the ideal first step into aviation.

In order to Pass your flight test you need a minimum 10 hours Dual and 15 hours SOLO flight time.

When will you achieve this?

This is naturally the first question a prospective micro light pilot asks because not only is it the fulfilment of an aim but the cost plays a large part in the sense that the more hours needed to satisfy the Examiner then the more will a pupil have to pay out.

Your mind should be very clear on this issue as although the law lays down minimums for achieving these aims, they are simply minimums and the actual time taken will vary very much according to each individual.

The important point is to understand that you will go solo or achieve your licence when you are safe and competent to do so. Your life and the lives of your future passengers depend on this philosophy and cannot be measured in hours flown.

N.B. The Xtreme Gap Micro light course allows for 30 hours of flight time. 5 hours over the minimum to allow for extra training if necessary. If you fail to reach sufficient standards with in the course you have the option to purchase extra flight time direct with the instructor, however please allow 650 S.A. Rand extra per hour needed.

To legally fly a Microlight in South Africa, one must be in possession of a valid MPL (Microlight Pilots License) and Radio operators license.

The training typically requires a total of about 25 hours flying (about 10 hours thereof dual, and the rest solo), and all the relevant ground courses (weather, engines & airframes, airlaw, navigation, theory of flight, radio procedure).

At the beginning of the training, the student must have a medical examination, and apply to the DCA for a student license. After the training, he/she must have a series of flight tests by an instructor other than the one who did the training, and pass written exams on the ground courses, as well as obtain a radio operators license from Telkom SA.
If all tests and exams are passed, the student can apply to CAA for a Microlight Pilots License (valid for the type on which he/she has trained)
This is valid as long as the medical certificate is valid for (5 years from date of examination ). Every five years the pilot must have a further medical examination. If the student/pilot is over 40 years old, the medical must be renewed every three years.
If he passes this, and can prove (by means of log book, or form signed by an instructor) that he has flown 10 hours in the previous year, the license will be renewed by CAA to the date of expiry of the new medical examination.

Medical examinations must be made by a CAA approved doctor and include complex sight and hearing tests, as well as a strenuous ECG .

The medical test is then sent with the licence application to CAA and a licence will be issued.