Learning how to fly

Having your Private Pilots Licence allows you to take your friends and family up for a flight whenever you please to wherever you please, the ultimate form of transportation and freedom.

 Learn to fly and get your private Helicopter pilot’s licence PPL (H) with Aroha Helicopters

Have you always want to learn how to fly helicopters? then come in and see us, we’re here to help you get your license.

In a nutshell you’ll need:

  • Minimum of 50 hours flight time

  • Pass 7 Exams

    • FRTO (Flight radiotelephony

    • Human Factors

    • Meteorology

    • Navigation and planning

    • Law

    • General Aircraft Technical Knowledge

    • English Proficiency

  • As a private pilot you will need to be medically fit to fly this is proven by either a class 2 aviation medical certificate or a DL9 medical certificate.

Ready to take that all important first step?

Get in touch, the first step is to come and talk to us about doing your license this of course can be as part of a trial flight or a friendly chat about the steps you need to take, we are here to help and provide the resources and support you need to make it through.


 
Passenger enjoying a trial helicopter flight

Take a trial

Trying to decide if doing your PPL is for you? Come up and take controls for your first flight and see if it is what your after, nothing compares!

Take it to the next level with a CPL

Do you want to fly helicopters and get paid? well you’ll need your commercial pilots licence.