Future Pilot’s Course (5 Hours)

Work Readiness and Skills!
Your skills are what set you apart and prepare you for a career in aviation. In this module, you’ll explore the key qualities and competencies required of future pilots, including teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making under pressure. You’ll learn how to identify your own strengths and areas for development, and how these align with the expectations of the aviation industry. Through practical insights and guidance, this module will help you build the confidence and professionalism needed to take your first steps toward becoming a pilot.

Using our flight simulators you will learn the fundamental basics of a Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL A / PPL H) and once completed you will be able to taxi, take-off, fly a circuit, navigate and land an aircraft or helicopter. The course which is run by a real life fully qualified experienced test pilot enables you to develop aircraft handling skills and learn about operating the aircraft/helicopter correctly,safely and can be tailored as required.

Once enrolled on the course you will be sent all the required course work needed to complete the theory of flying.

Recommended ages from 8 to 108

The course modules for the Future Pilot’s Course are:

1. Principles of flight
2. Instrumentation
3. Emergencies
4. Meteorology
5. Navigation

1 – Principles of Flight

All the basic controls and the related physics theories behind how an aircraft/helicopter moves on the ground and in the air.

• Primary & Secondary Effects of Controls
• Aircraft structure & how aero engines work
• Straight & Level Flight
• Climbing and Descending
• Stalling & Recovery

2 – Instrumentation

The instruments and gauges required to fly in bad weather where external visibility is slim to none.

• Level flight
• Climbing
• Descending & Turning
• Position finding using VOR/DME (If required)
• Rate 1 turns & the basic holding pattern
• Flying an approach in low visibility

3 – Emergencies

How to think like a pilot. Dealing with emergencies while maintaining control in high stress situations

• Bird strikes
• Electrical failure
• Engine failure after take off
• Engine failure at altitude including engine fire
• Autorotation (Helicopter)
• Radio Failure
• Abandoned take off, Go-around

4 – Meteorology

The study of weather and its effect on flying.

• Understanding the weather
• On route diversion planning (VFR)
• VOR Tracking (If required)
• Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight from A to B (If required)

5 – Navigation

The knowledge required to plan and fly a wind-corrected route from point to point

• Visual flight rules (VFR) navigation planning
• Newcastle to Carlisle flight (If required)
• Durham Tees to Newcastle flight (If required)
• Solo flight (If ready)

The course is offered as a one to one individual course and can be taken at a pace that suits you, however we recommend 2 x 2.5 hour sessions; there is no pressure to complete the course in a set time. Additional lessons are available if required.

On completion of the “Future Pilot’s Course” you will qualify as a Flight Simulator Centre “Private Pilot” and gain your virtual Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL) wings. This course will comprehensively teach you how to operate our aircraft/helicopter simulator and its systems.