Egypt - Obtain a Student Pilot Certificate

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Procedure

Obtaining a student pilot certificate authorizing Airplane single-engine,Helicopter,Glider and/or Motorglider,solo flight requires 4 steps

Step 1 - Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 20 years for gliders and balloons) and must be single.

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(1) 12 hours of training if the license is for an airplane, or Helicopter, rating.

(2) 6 hours of training if the license is for a Glider.

(3) 10 hours of training if the license is for a Motor Glider.

Step 2 - Pass a flight physical administered by an aviation medical examiner (for powered aircraft only, excluding gliders and balloons)Minimum height is 1.68 meters or 5.5ft for males and 1.65m or 5.4ft for females.

Each student enrolled in a student pilot certificate must satisfactorily accomplish the medical examination stage checks and end-of-course tests, in accordance with the school's approved training course, consisting of the approved areas of operation.

Step 3 - Receive ground and flight instruction

A student pilot shall not fly solo unless under the supervision of , or with the authority of, an ECAA authorized flight instructor.

Step 4 - Earn an endorsement from a certificated flight instructor

(1) For an airplane single engine course: 12 hours of flight training from a certificated flight instructor on the approved areas of operation.

(2) For a Helicopter course : 12 hours of flight training from a certified flight instructor on the approved areas of operation.

(3) For a glider course: 6 hours of flight training from a certified flight instructor on the approved areas of operation

Step 5 - All applicants must be medically fit and meet the Egyptian medical and employment standards.

If you are in good health and ready to obtain your Medical Certificate, schedule an appointment, and fill out your application before going to see the doctor. Be truthful on this application, especially in the area of alcohol related driving offenses. The ECAA can and will check your answers against the National Driver Register database. Falsification of facts can lead to fines and revocation of certificates.

At some point in the process, you will be asked about the Class of medical you would like to apply for. You should plan to obtain the class of medical certificate required, for the certificate level you ultimately want.

This will tell you if you are medically qualified for that certificate. Finding this out now is better than waiting until you have already spent thousands of pound on training for a certificate that you ultimately may not be able to use in future.

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Required Documents

• Must possess a valid medical certificate.
• valid third-class medical certificate or a valid drivers license.
• a knowledge test
• a sport pilot certificate.

Applicants will be required to present following documents if selected for the zonal recruitment test:

• Two recent passport size photographs to be stamped and countersigned by officer of appropriate rank specified,
• Local Government Chairmen/Secretaries and other specified officers
• Photocopies of:
• Birth Certificate/Declaration of Age.
• Educational/ Trade Certificates.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Transportation

Mr. Hany Sayed Mohamed Dahy img

Address : Nasr Road, Nasr City, Cairo

Phone no: 2400814 - 22604884

Fax: 22610510

E-mail N/A

Website: http://www.mot.gov.eg

Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority??)

TEL: 002 22677617

AX: 002 22688232

MAIL:[email protected].

Website:http://www.civilaviation.gov.eg

Eligibility

A person must have completed and holding Egyptian high school certificate or equivalent foreign high school certificate prior to enrolling in the flight portion for a student license certificate.

You are eligible if:

• You are at least 18 years old. If you plan to pilot a glider or balloon, you must be at least 20 years old.
• You can read, speak, and understand English
• You hold at least a current third-class medical certificate. If you plan to pilot a glider or balloon, you only have to certify that you have no medical defect that would make you unable to pilot a glider or balloon.

Before you can fly solo,Glider or Helicopter. You don't need a student pilot certificate to take flying lessons.

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Validity

A student pilot certificate expires 24 calendar months from the month in which it is issued.

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Instructions

A student pilot certificate are not transferred to the new certificate. Keep the old certificate as a record of the endorsements.

Required Information

• An Egyptian high school certificate or equivalent foreign high school certificate
• 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 hours of flight time experience
• A record of Pass an oral test and flight test administered by an ECAA inspector.
• A flight instructor certificate; .

Procedure

Need for the Document

A student pilot certificate is issued to a pilot in training, and is a per-requisite for the student to fly alone in the aircraft, or solo.

A student Pilot can be able to use the following aircraft while in training.

(a) Airplane single-engine.

(b) Helicopter.

(c) Glider and/or Motorglider

It is usually initially issued by a medical doctor who is also an authorized aviation medical examiner, in conjunction with the student's first medical certificate.

The doctor will issue a combination medical and student pilot certificate if the applicant meets the medical standards, and the flight instructor will later endorse the certificate when the student meets various training endorsement requirements (including the requirements for solo flight).

You will need a Student Pilot Certificate before your first solo; that wondrous time when your instructor has enough confidence in your ability to get out of the airplane and send you off by yourself. You can obtain the certificate at any time prior to the solo.

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External Links

http://www.civilaviation.gov.eg/Regulations/ecatsh.html

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