🎯 Commercial Pilot License (CPL)
Turn Your Passion Into a Profession
The Commercial Pilot License (CPL) is your official entry point into the world of professional aviation. Whether you're aiming to become an airline pilot, charter pilot, or flight instructor, this license certifies you to be paid for flying.
🛫 What Is a CPL?
A Commercial Pilot License allows you to act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft for compensation or hire. It builds on your foundational skills and prepares you for real-world commercial flying operations under both visual (VFR) and instrument (IFR) conditions.
Course Overview
Our CPL training program is designed to develop safe, skilled, and confident commercial pilots. You'll receive both in-depth ground training and advanced flight instruction.
Ground School (250+ hours):
- Advanced navigation & meteorology
- Air law & regulations
- Aircraft systems & performance
- Human factors & crew resource management
- Operational procedures
- Flight planning and loading
Flight Training (Minimum 150–200 hours total time):
- Complex aircraft operations
- Cross-country commercial navigation
- Night flying (if not previously completed)
- Advanced maneuvers and emergency procedures
- Instrument flight practice (if IR not yet obtained)
Entry Requirements
- Minimum age: 16 to begin training, 17 to be licensed
- Class 2 medical certificate
- English proficiency
- Basic mathematics and physics knowledge recommended
Prerequisites
- Hold a Private Pilot License (PPL)
- Class 1 medical certificate
- Minimum age: 18
- Completed required flight hours (e.g., 150–200 hours total time depending on authority)
- Passed required written/theoretical knowledge exams
What Comes Next?
A CPL opens the door to multiple career paths, including:
- First Officer at regional or national airlines
- Charter and cargo operations
- Flight instruction (with additional training)
- Corporate and private aviation
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about our coaching
Propilotz aviation students train on a fleet of 70+ aircraft produced by Diamond Aircraft Industries, including the DA40 single-engine, DA42 twin-engine and DA20 single-engine aircraft.
Propilotz aviation offers two kinds of training programs, our flight training program and our aviation maintenance technician (AMT) apprenticeship program. Flight training can be done through the Professional Pilot Career Path Training Program or through our Collegiate Partnerships.