Editing Flight training

{{Short description|Learning to pilot an aircraft}}
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[[File:Cessna172InstructorAndStudent.png|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Pilot licensing in Canada|Canadian aeroplane flight instructor]] (left) and her student, next to a [[Cessna 172]] with which they have just completed a lesson.]]
'''Flight training''' is a course of study used when learning to [[aviator|pilot]] an [[aircraft]]. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic [[airmanship]] skills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/|title=Handbooks & Manuals|work=faa.gov|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref>

Flight training can be conducted under a structured accredited syllabus with a [[flight instructor]] at a flight school or as [[private lesson]]s with no syllabus with a flight instructor as long as all experience requirements for the desired pilot certificate/license are met.

Typically flight training consists of a combination of two parts: 
* ''Flight Lessons'' given in the aircraft or in a certified [[Flight simulator#Types of flight training devices in service|Flight Training Device]].
* ''Ground School'' primarily given as a classroom lecture or lesson by a flight instructor where aeronautical theory is learned in preparation for the student's written, oral, and flight pilot certification/licensing examinations.<ref>Culnane, Michael J., ''Instructor Rating Ground School Course'', Accelerated Aviation Training, December 2001, page iii.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/learn-to-fly/how-it-all-works-learning-to-fly|title=How it all Works: Learning to Fly|date=2016-02-04|website=www.aopa.org|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref>

Although there are various types of aircraft, many of the principles of piloting them have common techniques, especially those aircraft which are heavier-than-air types.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}}

Flight schools commonly rent aircraft to students and licensed pilots at an hourly rate. Typically, the hourly rate is determined by the aircraft's [[Hobbs meter]] or [[Tach timer]], therefore the student is only charged while the aircraft engine is running. Flight instructors can also be scheduled with or without an aircraft for pilot proficiency and recurring training.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thebalancecareers.com/aircraft-rental-wet-vs-dry-rates-282590|title=Here's What to Know About Aircraft Rentals and Wet vs. Dry Rates|work=The Balance Careers|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en}}</ref>

The oldest flight training school still in existence is the [[Royal Air Force]]'s (RAF's) [[Central Flying School]] formed in May 1912 at [[RAF Upavon|Upavon]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1912/1912%20-%200347.html |title= Royal flying corps: Central Flying school | work = Flight Archive |publisher=Flight global |date=1912-04-20 |access-date=2012-06-23}}</ref> The oldest civil flight school still active in the world is based in [[Germany]] at the [[Wasserkuppe]]. It was founded as "Mertens Fliegerschule", and is currently named "Fliegerschule Wasserkuppe".<ref>{{cite book | first = Joachim | last = Jenrich | language = de | title= Die Wasserkuppe – Ein Berg mit Geschichte |trans-title=The water dome – A mountain with history | publisher = Parzeller | location= Fulda, [[Germany|DE]] | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-3-7900-0389-5}}</ref>

==Licences==
{{Main|Pilot licensing and certification}}

The [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] sets global standards for Pilot licensing that are implemented and enforced by a country's [[Civil aviation authority]]. Pilots must first meet their country's requirements to obtain a [[Student pilot certificate]] which is used for training towards a [[Private Pilot Licence]] (PPL). They can then progress to a [[Commercial Pilot Licence]] (CPL), and finally an [[Airline Transport Pilot Licence]] (ATPL).<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2018 |title=Personnel Licensing, Annex 1 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Twelfth Edition |url=https://www.icao.int/APAC/Meetings/2019%20COSCAP%20SEAEASA%20PEL/AN01_cons.2019_compressed.pdf |access-date=January 27, 2025 |website=International Civil Aviation Organization}}</ref>

Some countries have a [[Light Aircraft Pilot Licence]] (LAPL), but this cannot be used internationally.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Separate licences are required for different [[Aircraft category|aircraft categories]], for example [[helicopters]] and [[aeroplanes]].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

==Ratings==

[[File:AXIS F70-100 Simulator.jpg|thumb|Level D simulator used for Type Conversions]]
A [[type rating]], also known as an endorsement, is the process undertaken by a [[Aviator|pilot]] to update their license to allow them to fly a different type of [[aircraft]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Federal Air Regulation|volume=61|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.31|number=31|place=US|publisher=GPO}}</ref> A [[class rating]] covers multiple aircraft.

An [[instrument rating]] allows a pilot to fly under [[instrument flight rules]] (IFR). A [[night rating]] allows a pilot to fly at night (that is, outside of [[Civil twilight]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Transport |date=2010-05-20 |title=1.0 Air Law |url=https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/publications/civil-aviation-sample-examination-recreational-pilot-permit-private-pilot-licence-aeroplane-tp-13014/10-air-law |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Transport Canada |language=en-CA}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Bárány chair]]
*[[Bachelor of Aviation]]
*[[Ground Instructor]]
*[[Integrated pilot training]]
*[[Pilot licensing and certification]]
*[[Pilot certification in the United States]]
*[[Pilot licensing in Canada]]
*[[Pilot licensing in the United Kingdom]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27557 Learning to Fly: A Practical Manual for Beginners (1916)] by [[Claude Grahame-White]] and Harry Harper
*[http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/media/faa-h-8083-27a.pdf Student Pilot Guide] from the [[FAA]]
*[http://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-technique/new-pilots/flight-school-do-accelerated-flight-training-programs-work/ Accelerated Flight Training] from Flying Mag.
*[https://www.eurocockpit.be/sites/default/files/eca_pilot_training_compass_back_to_the_future_13_0228_0.pdf Pilot Training Compass: Back to the Future] from [[European Cockpit Association]].

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