Training Courses

STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE

  A Student Pilot membership of the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia (HGFA) allows up to three hours of training before joining as a full member (full membership costs $390 as of 1st September 2008). Once the three hours are done, full membership of the HGFA is a pre-requisite for further training.

  After your Trial Instructional Flight, further flight training is done with the student flying from the front-seat. By the time you have done the first three hours you are well on the way to learning the fundamentals of microlight flying and can then decide if you wish to continue training for your Weightshift Microlight Pilot Certificate.

When you become a full member of the HGFA you are issued with your membership card, pilot logbook and student pilot theory workbook. We also have a student pack, consisting of "Basic Aeronautical Knowledge" by Bob Tait, The Visual Flight Rules Guide 2007 and "The Microlight Pilots Handbook" by Brian Cosgrove. This is purchased from the Sydney Microlight Centre Pty Ltd and is the mandatory student textbook package required for any further training. The HGFA issue all pilot qualification certificates, log books, members' insurance, etc. Ask your instructor for the fees involved at the appropriate time.

PILOT CERTIFICATE

Comprehensive lessons, based on a structured training syllabus, are designed to assist you to attain the relevant skills and knowledge required for the issue of a Weightshift Microlight Pilot Certificate. Practical flying lessons are paid for by-the-hour. Theory lessons are taught to maintain sync with practical flying skills. To maximise learning and minimise fatigue, lessons are usually split into two half-hour sessions with a short break between them.

Note: The issue of a Pilot Certificate requires a minimum of 20 hours total flying time, as well as passes in the two mandatory theory exams plus demonstration of practical flying skills to the required standard. Solo-flying depends entirely on satisfactory progress in both theory and practical flight-training. A total of 5 hours of post-solo consolidation, under direct supervision of the Chief Flying Instructor, are required before a Weightshift Microlight Pilot Certificate can be issued.

Cost of exams is $55.00 per exam.

ADDITIONAL PILOT ENDORSEMENTS

Pilot Certificate holders can go on to achieve extra qualifications, e.g. Cross-Country Endorsement, Passenger-Carrying Endorsement, Tug-Master Endorsement, Radio-Operator's Endorsement and various Instructor Ratings. (See the Prices page for latest pricing for these endorsements.) In most circumstances, these higher ratings are done using the pilot's own aircraft.

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