Ethiopia - Obtain a Commercial Pilot License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. The application form for obtaining a commercial pilot license is available in the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority contact link
2. Applicant should fill-in all the necessary details in the application form.
3. Applicant should make sure to carry all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and Originals).
4. Applicant should attach the photocopies of the necessary documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form while submitting.
5. Fee must be paid as per the authority’s request.
6. If all the above-mentioned procedures were followed by the applicant properly, then, the license will be issued to them within 6 months.
7. If the applicant didn’t get the License within 6 months, then, they can reach out to the office for getting information on their application.
   

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Required Documents

The following documents are required for aircraft registration:

• A computerized aeronautical knowledge test
• Accumulate and log a specified amount of training and experience document.
• A third class medical certificate.
• A computerized aeronautical knowledge test
• A Record of 40 hours of flight time
• A record of Pass an oral test and flight test administered by an ECAA inspector.
• A flight instructor certificate;
• An instrument rating.
• Preflight operations, including weight and balance determination, line inspection, and airplane servicing.
• Airport and traffic pattern operations, including operations at controlled airports, radio communications, and collision avoidance precautions.
• Flight maneuvering by reference to ground objects.
• Flight at slow airspeeds with realistic distractions, and the recognition of and recovery from stalls entered from straight flight and from turns.
• Normal and crosswind takeoffs and landings.
• Control and maneuvering an airplane solely by reference to instruments, including descents and climbs using radio aids or radar directives.
• Cross-country flying, using pilotage, dead reckoning, and radio aids.
• Maximum performance takeoffs and landings.
• Night flying, including takeoffs, landings, and VFR navigation.
• Emergency operations, including simulated aircraft and equipment malfunction.
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Location: Addis Ababa
Address: Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contact: +251116650200
Contact link

Eligibility

To be-eligible for a commercial Pilot License, the applicant must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Be able to read, write and understand English. Meet ICAO English Language Proficiency level.
• Pass the written examination given by ECAA on the subject area
• Pass an oral and flight test given by ECAA Designated Flight Examiner
• Hold a current Class 1 Medical Certificate
  

Fees

Fee must be paid as per the authority’s request.

Validity

Valid for a period of 1 year.

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Processing Time

The processing time for this procedure is 6 months.

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Instructions

• Pilots can begin training at an age of 18 and can solo balloons and gliders at age 21 in Ethiopia.
• A license will contain a number of sub-qualifications or ratings.
• An ECAA-issued pilot certificate is evidence that an individual is duly authorized to exercise piloting privileges in Ethiopia.
• An individual may hold only one pilot certificate at one time.
• Most pilot certificates and ratings require the applicant to pass a knowledge test, also called the written test.
• All pilots’ certificates and ratings require a practical test.
  

Required Information

• Be at least 21 years old and a citizen of Ethiopian or Resident of Ethiopian.
• Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
• Obtain at least a third class medical certificate from an Aviation Medical Examiner
• Pass a computerized aeronautical knowledge test from Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority,
• Accumulate and log a specified amount of training and experience, including the following:
• At least 40 hours of flight time, including 20 hours with an instructor and 10 hours of solo flight.
• 5 hours of solo cross-country time including one flight of at least 150 nautical miles with full stop landings at a minimum of three points
• Three solo takeoffs and landings to a full stop at an airport with an operating control tower.
• 3 hours of night flight training and 10 takeoffs and landings to a full stop at an airport
• 3 hours of instrument flying training
• Pass an oral and flight test administered by an ECAA inspector or ECAA designated examiner.
  

Need for the Document

This license is necessary for working as a commercial pilot in Ethiopia.

Information which might help

• Before you can submit an application or take the test to get your commercial pilot's license, you will first need to have completed the required number of hours of flight training, which is typically 250 hours in most countries.
• In order to enroll for flight training, you have to secure a private pilot's license first, be in good physical shape and have excellent vision.
• You should also be financially prepared because attending pilot training school can be a very expensive endeavor. On the average, you might have to spend as much as $50,000 to cover your schooling. This includes the instructor's fee, the hourly plane rentals, and other miscellaneous expenses that come in the form of instructional materials, and so on.
• In order to be considered for the CPL, you'll need to have significant time logged actually in the air. 150 hours total time is the minimum required. That's quite a bit of flying time, though it does not all have to be as the pilot in command, so training time counts here. Obviously, holding a JAA PPL will put you closer to the requirement, though you will have to log additional hours regardless of the license that you hold.
• You'll need to have at least 100 hours logged in the air as the Pilot in Command. That doesn't mean that you have to be the only one in the cockpit, but that you were the commanding pilot during the flight.
• You will also have to have passed a wide range of ATPL examinations - there are 14 in total. You have to have a passing score in each of these areas or you will not be considered as an eligible candidate. Thankfully, you can re-sit examinations if you do not pass, though this will add time to your training.
• You will have to obtain a qualifying cross-country flight of 300nm in order to earn your Commercial Pilot certificate/license as well.
• All CPL applicants will have to undergo and pass a Class 1 medical examination. This can be done at any time, but be aware that you might have to retake the examination if it has been a long time since you underwent your original evaluation.
• In addition to meeting all the qualifications listed above, you'll still need to take additional steps in order to earn your Commercial Pilot License. These steps consist of the theoretical examinations, as well as additional training. Once you pass this step then you can be given a commercial Pilot certificate.
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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