We Don’t Just Train Pilots, We Create Aviators
Aviation is not just about flying, it's is about leadership, safety, and embracing a sense of adventure. Aviation is hours of study, maintaining your health at a high level, and joining a community of professionals that author the pages of history. It isn’t easy, and the price can be high, but if you want a rewarding career that you will never regret then it's well worth the journey. Be part of the next generation of aviation professionals and begin your career as a pilot with USATS.
Quality-Based Training
How do you judge aviation training quality? Expensive aircraft and nice training facilities? Or, do you look at success, safety, and experience?
USATS has over 30 years of history in training thousands of pilots (and 2 astronauts, Bolden and Knudsen!) from over 120 different countries. Our graduates fly in every sector of the aviation industry throughout the world, so no matter which of the hundreds of career paths you choose you'll find that at least one of our graduates has blazed a path for you.
World-Class Training Programs
Challenge our training professionals to create a training path that meets your personal career goals!
Our training professionals will evaluate your needs from every possible angle, including considerations like aircraft type, special flight requirements, host country regulatory requirements, instrument training, and certifications all the way to an instructor rating. (We often hire our graduates as instructors to help build quality hours and experience.)
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Course
Overview
This is the highest level of certification an airman can achieve. This certificate is required to act as the Pilot In Command of an aircraft requiring 2 pilots for IFR operations.
The FAA regulations do not mandate any specific training since, in theory, you should have through your flying experience, the necessary knowledge and skills to pass the associated checkride.
The reality is that to limit the cost, you will be taking your flight test in a single-engine aircraft that you have last flown a couple of years ago and that does not have a stabilization system or autopilot. Some adjustment and a refresher will be necessary.
This is primarily an Instrument checkride with more stringent completion standards. Advanced VFR flight maneuvers will also be tested such as autorotation to a power recovery on take-off and enroute. So, come and refresh with us. Our flight instructors went through that process themselves and we have designed a course that is flexible enough to adjust to your own experience. We offer the ATPL training in either a traditional 6 pack instrument aircraft or in a modern glass cockpit environment.
Course Features
Pre-requisites:
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Hold an FAA Commercial Certificate and Instrument rating rotorcraft helicopter, OR;
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Hold an ICAO Commercial license, Instrument rating rotorcraft helicopter and a valid FAA license verification letter.
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Hold at least a Class 3 FAA medical.
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Be able to read, speak, write and understand English
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Have logged 1,200 hrs total time that includes:
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500 hrs Cross-Country
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100 hrs Night of which 15 hrs helicopter
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200 hrs helicopter of which 75 hrs PIC or SIC-US
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75 hrs Instrument of which 50 hrs in an aircraft to include 25 hrs helicopter as PIC or SIC-US
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Training:
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None required
Unless you have already trained with us, it is very difficult to accurately identify your specific training needs. After submitting some details about yourself, we will give you an estimate based on your experience, career and previous training. The hours listed below has been achieved with applicants having received their certificates in the USA and currently flying in an IFR environment.
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Ground: 5 hrs
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Dual VFR: 3 hrs
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Dual IFR: 5 hrs
Course length:
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1-2 weeks
Aircraft:
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S300CBi
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R44
