Renewals, Revalidations and Conversions

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Applicants who hold an ICAO licence and/or ratings may now convert these to EASA at the Academy as follows:

Requirements:

• You must hold an EASA Class 1 medical for CPL and EASA Class 2 for PPL
• Complete EASA ATPL theory exams

Our PPL conversion process consists of the following training in AFTA and we can help guide you through the entire process.

• Two IAA PPL theoretical exams: Human Performance and Air Law. These exams can be completed an AFTA as an official IAA Exam Centre.
• EASA Class 1 or 2 Medical
• EASA English Language Proficiency Test (ELP). This can also be completed at AFTA.
• Training to requirement followed by a flight test.

Please contact us for more information

To hold an EASA CPL or ATPL requires you to sit the EASA ATPL theory exams. This will take 6 months as a full time student or 6-18 months as a distance learner student.

Conversion of the CPL from ICAO to EASA may be achieved as follows:

• 2 hours on a Diamond DA42 FNPT II simulator
• 2 hour Acclimatisation Ground briefing
• 2 hour Acclimatisation Flight in a Diamond DA42
• 2 hour MEP CPL Skills Test in a Diamond DA42
• Aircraft Rental

*If you do not hold an EASA MEP rating and you have less than 100 hrs flight time on a multi engine piston aircraft you are required to do a full modular Multi-Engine Class Rating.

Conversion of the MEIR from ICAO to EASA may be achieved as follows:

• 6 hours on a Diamond DA42 FNPT II simulator (to include EASA PBN Training)
• 2 hour Acclimatisation Flight in a Diamond DA42
• 2 hours MEP IR Skills Test

*If you do not hold an EASA MEP rating and you have less than 100 hrs flight time on a multi engine piston aircraft you are required to do a full modular multi engine piston class rating.