Flight training

Parallel to your theoretical flight training you may begin to attain the following licenses and endorsements. They may include the following:

  Flight hours
  ATPL CPL IR
Trainingphase Aircraft Sim Aircraft Sim Aircraft Sim
PPL 40 - - - - -
Night VFR rating¹ 5 - 5 - 5 -
Flight experience 80 - 150 - - -
IR 30 25 5 5 30³ 20
CPL 15 - 15 - - -
MCC - 20 - - -  

¹ Not required for holders of a Night VFR rating
² Not required for holders of an IR
³ Reduced to 25 hours for holders of a CPL