Helicopters - Flight Instructor (Helicopter)

G4H Helicopter Academy - Flight Instructor Training

"If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your life." ? Igor Sikorsky, 1945

Grade III Flight Instructor Rating (Helicopter)

CAR 61.19.1(1)(2)(3)(4)

An applicant for a Grade III Flight Instructor's rating for helicopter, shall:

be the holder of a valid commercial pilot licence (H) or Airline Transport pilot licence (H);
have successfully completed 20 hours of flight instructor patter training as prescribed in Document SA-CATS-FCL 61, conducted by a Grade I or II Helicopter Flight Instructor, of which 15 hours must be in a helicopter and 5 hours may be in an approved FSTD
have passed the theoretical examination referred to in CAR 61.19.2
have successfully completed the appropriate training course as prescribed in Document SA-CATS-FCL 61 with a Part 141 ATO
have successfully completed the instructor ground evaluation test as prescribed in Document SA-CATS-FCL 61
undergo a skills test referred to in CAR 61.19.4 with a Designated Flight Examiner

Basic Flight
Introductory lesson	Basic aerodynamic principles
Exercise 1	Helicopter familiarization
Exercise 2	Preparation before, and actions after flight
Exercise 3	Air experience
Exercise 4	The effects of controls in forward flight
Exercise 5	Attitude and Power Changes
Exercise 6	Straight and Level Flight, Climbing and Descending
Exercise 7	Medium Turns
Exercise 8	Basic Hover IGE
Exercise 9	Take-off and Landing
Exercise 10	Transitions
Exercise 11	Basic Autorotation
Exercise 12	Settling with power or Vortex Ring State
Exercise 13	Hover Taxi
Exercise 14	Circuit Flying
Exercise 15	Abnormal and Emergency Procedures
Exercise 16	First Solo - max 2 circuits
Exercise 17	Consolidation of Skills
Exercise 18	Advanced hover IGE / OGE
Exercise 19	Precision transition
Exercise 20	Steep turns
Exercise 21	Quick stops & tight circuits
Exercise 22	Advanced Autorotations
Exercise 23	Limited power operations
Exercise 24	Cross wind and down wind transitions
Exercise 25	Autorotative approaches and landings
Exercise 26	Power off landings
Exercise 27	Slope landings and take offs
Exercise 28	Confined areas
Exercise 29	Low flying
Exercise 30	Cross country flying
Exercise 31	High altitude familiarization
Exercise 32	Mountain flying

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What you need to do?

1. Register 2. Pay deposit 3. Chest X-Ray 4. Flight Medical (with an approved South African Aviation Medical Examiner)

Accommodation: Students may take advantage of our live-in student accommodation which is situated a short distance from the flying school.
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Grade III Flight Instructor Rating (Helicopter)

Basic Flight

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