Ethiopia - Obtain a Private Pilot Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Application form for obtaining a private pilot certificate is available in Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority contact link
2. Obtain at least a third-class medical certificate from an Aviation Medical Examiner. The medical certificate you will receive is also a student pilot's license which allows you to start flight training immediately.
3. Buy a comprehensive ground school course which you can study at home on your computer.
4. When you are doing well on the practice tests and are feeling confident, make an appointment at your local Flight Service District Office to take the computerized aeronautical knowledge test.
5. After passing the test contact Fixed Base Operators at your local airport, ask for a quotation, and tell them that you have a student pilot's license/medical certificate, and that you have passed the aeronautical knowledge test and that you wish to complete your flight training in few weeks.
6. You could also start to familiarize yourself with the Airplane Flight Manual for the aircraft you are flying. Many of the questions asked in the FAA oral examination are about the aircraft's systems and performance.
7. The Fee must be paid as per the authority’s request.
8. Private pilot certificate will be issued within 6 months. If the certificate has not been issued within 6 months, then, the applicant can visit the office to know the details on their application.
   

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Required Documents

• 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 the straight flight and 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

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Eligibility

It is eligible for citizens/residents of Ethiopia engaging in Air transport Business.

• A citizen of Ethiopia.
• An individual citizen of another State who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in Ethiopia.
• A corporation lawfully organized and doing business under the laws of Ethiopia and the aircraft is based and primarily used in Ethiopia.
• A government entity of Ethiopia or political subdivision thereof; or
• A foreign person who has leased the aircraft to one of the persons described in the paragraphs above.
• Pass the written examination given by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority on required knowledge areas.
• Pass an oral and flight test given by a Designated Flight Examiner
• Hold a current class II Medical Certificate
  

Fees

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

Validity

Valid for one year and renewal has to be done after that.

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The process takes 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 18 years old and a citizen of Ethiopia or Resident of Ethiopia.
• 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 an 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.
  

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Need for the Document

• This is the license that permits the holder to pilot an aircraft for Non-commercial purposes. The goal for most people in Ethiopia is to go for a Private Pilot Certificate, which comes in several flavors, depending on which type of aircraft you train in.
• This means airplanes, though others become private pilots in helicopters, gliders, balloons, and so forth.
• The Ultra-light vehicles are those that have only one seat, are used only for recreational or sport flying, don't have an airworthiness certificate and weigh less than 155 pounds if not powered and less than 254 pounds if powered with a maximum of 5 gallons.
• They also have speed and time of operation restrictions and cannot be flown over congested areas or at large gatherings such as air shows.
  

Information which might help

• Financial planning is one of the most important issues to think about early on, and it is best to work out a realistic budget to begin with.
• This will help you decide if you can really afford to go through with it, and it will also help you to keep your expenses in check as you go forward. Draw a budget to finance the total cost of the flying. Realistically you should allow for a 10% overrun. That is the budget on doing 40 hours of flying. The national average in the Ethiopia is 60+ hours. One of the reasons for this is that people flying only 1 or 2 hours a week lose currency which results in them having to repeat maneuvers in order to satisfy their instructor.
• You have to present identification that includes your photograph, signature, and home address.
• A certificate of graduation from a pilot training course conducted by an ECAA-approved pilot school, or a statement of accomplishment from the school certifying the satisfactory completion of the ground-school portion of such a course A written statement from an ECAA-certified ground or flight instructor, certifying that you have satisfactorily completed the required ground instruction Logbook entries by an ECAA-certified ground or flight instructor, certifying satisfactory completion of the required ground instruction A certificate of graduation or statement of accomplishment from a ground school course conducted by an agency such as a high school, college, adult education program, the Civil Air Patrol, or any Flight Training Program.
  

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