CPL-IR-ME package
- ✔ Advanced UPRT included
- ✔ Exam fees included
- ✔ On-site accommodation included
- ✔ Return flights Paris–Heraklion and local transport included
- ✔ Course length guaranteed: 5 months maximum
Overview
A complete package, guaranteed in 5 months
Become a professional pilot in five months at most, with every rating the airlines ask for.
- Advanced UPRT included
- Exam fees included (exams can be sat with the French DGAC)
- On-site accommodation included
- Return flight Paris–Heraklion and local transport included
- Course length guaranteed: 5 months maximum
Who is it for?
The CPL IR ME is designed for pilots who want a commercial licence together with the instrument rating (IR) and the multi-engine rating (ME).
To join the course you need a Private Pilot Licence (PPL) with a night rating, a minimum number of logged flight hours, and passes in the ATPL theory exams.
Full syllabus
- flight training on the DA40
- Briefing and debriefing
- Night rating (optional)
- FCL.055D (optional)
- Flight training on the DA40 and on multi-engine aircraft
- Briefing and debriefing
- Exam included
- Simulator and DA40 training
- Ground school
- Briefing and debriefing
- IR SE to IR ME conversion
- PBN module included
- Exam included
- Multi-engine aircraft training
- Ground school
- Briefing and debriefing
- Exam included
- Single-engine aircraft training
- Ground school
- Briefing and debriefing
- exam included
Course totals, excluding options
Indicative totals, subject to how training progresses:
- Estimated total flight time: 97 hours
- Estimated total simulator time: 38 hours
- Estimated total theory time (excluding briefings): 13 hours
Where does the training take place?
Thanks to our exclusive partner, your entire course takes place on the beautiful island of Crete, in Greece. The weather and the international setting are ideal for training.
You will also live five minutes from the airport, in our private residence reserved for students. The setting is built around the course, so the schedule is kept.
Admissions
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- EASA PPL(A) with a valid SEP class rating and a night rating
- Hold a high-school leaving certificate or equivalent.
- 100 hours as pilot in command, including at least 40 hours cross-country
- FCL.055D level 4 minimum (can be taken as an option)
- EASA ATPL(A) theory passed, and a European identity document (ID card or passport)
Testimonials
Students talk about their best moment, why they wanted to fly, and why they chose ESA.
Mataihau.K
What first drew me to ESA was the help with the application itself: the team and the representatives are genuinely there to advise you. Then there are the fees, which are very reasonable. Once in Greece, the accommodation was incredible; the team gave us everything we needed and kept asking for our feedback on how to improve things.
Nadji.A
After about twenty hours of flying with my instructor, I thought the moment was still a long way off. Being told at sunrise that I was going solo made the experience unforgettable. It affected me so much that I did not want to leave the airfield that day.
Corentin.D
The professional environment at Heraklion airport is central to becoming a professional. Being surrounded by airliners throughout the whole of the flying phase is an enormous source of motivation.
Tomoki.H
From a very young age I dreamed of working up there. But by the time I reached sixth form I had no idea where to start, other than going through a preparatory class and then ENAC. After several interviews, I was accepted at ESA. Since then, with the help of all the staff, I have been building my flying career step by step, and I can see the results day after day. The instructors, on the ground and in the air, are friendly, experienced, professional and genuinely passionate, which makes me want to join them all the more.
Tristan.L
At ESA we get to fly abroad on new-generation aircraft, which means learning how international airports work and sharpening our aviation English. A defining moment for me was my first trip to Greece, flying abroad for the first time out of a large international airport like Heraklion. It confirmed that I had made the right choice, and that I really do want to be an airline pilot.
Ismail.T
What we experienced in Crete truly confirmed my wish to become a pilot. The adrenaline of every flight, the discipline and the teamwork are, for me, why each flight is unique and a genuine pleasure. All of it was made possible by the teams at ESA and Cretan Eagle Aviation. The people I met along the way, instructors, fellow students, locals, taught me an enormous amount about aviation.
F.A.Q
The questions students ask us most often, with our answers.
It is straightforward: apply online, send us your documents, and attend an interview.
Fees depend on the course you choose. Contact us for a detailed quote.
You need at least a high-school leaving certificate and a genuine interest in aviation. Some courses also require a good level of English.
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