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High standards of training AAPA is wholly owned and operated by a major airline, specifically Regional Express (Rex), the largest independent regional airline in Australia. As the initial AAPA graduates were all destined to be inducted directly into Rex as First Officers on SAAB 340 aircraft under the Rex Pilot Cadet Programme, the Academy’s curriculum and training were specifically designed to meet the airline’s own high standards and stringent criteria for entry as First Officers. Consequently all AAPA graduates can be assured that they will meet and surpass the requirements of any airline operator. |
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Accelerated training programme Drawing from the decades of experience in training pilots for a multi-crew airline environment and relying on an intensive residential programme enhanced by Computer Based Training, AAPA is able to graduate motivated ab-initio students in a record-breaking 32 weeks to be ready for entry into an airline as a First Officer with an Australian Commercial Pilots Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating. |
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Comprehensive aviation training environment AAPA not only imparts the basic flying skills and knowledge required by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Australia but also trains and prepares pilots specifically for the complex and demanding multi-crew environment required in airline operations. Students commence this preparation from day one and the entire training philosophy is predicated on preparing the student to be fully conversant as a pilot in a multi-crew environment. In addition to the basic 32 week course AAPA can also offer a one week transition course in a simulator using a high performance aircraft configuration that prepares students for two crew airline operations. AAPA seeks to have a holistic approach to training. For example, students have compulsory attachments to the heavy maintenance workshop to better understand the impact of engineering on their duties. Also they are given opportunities to fly on the jump seat in Rex’s Saab340 aircraft to observe first hand the multi-crew environment. Finally senior Rex pilots are brought in to expound on subjects like Threat and Error Management. |
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World class equipment and facilities With its fleet of brand new training aircraft with full Electronic Flight Instrumentation System (Glass) cockpits, modern flight simulators and a state-of-the-art campus facility that opened in May 2010, AAPA is set to become the premier pilot academy in the Asia Pacific region with a capacity for more than 200 pilots a year for both Australian and international airlines. AAPA also takes great pains to ensure that the students have a complete and balanced life during their months of rigorous residential programme. For this reason its new campus boasts the following facilities:
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Competitive course fees In spite of the superb training standards and facilities, the course fees are not any higher than other purely commercial training establishments in Australia and the world producing General Aviation pilots. There is no other academy in the world that delivers such value for money in terms of training standards, training environment and training time. |