Bachelor of Aviation (Flight) - Major in Piloting

Holmes Institute’s Bachelor of Aviation (Flight) – Major in Piloting trains you for a career as a professional pilot. You will study aerodynamics, aviation law, navigation, meteorology, flight safety, and human factors in aviation through core units and elective units across flight lab, aviation theory, and aeronautical practice.

The course provides hands-on training using real aircraft and advanced simulators, with more than 195 flight hours and 22.5 hours of simulator training. Practical flight training runs from the second semester onward with Tristar Aviation in Moorabbin. Holmes Institute also describes an intensive structure with at least two days on campus and two-three days in Moorabbin for practical training, weather dependent.

Modules

• HV1000 Flight Lab - Single Engine Piston
• HV1001 General and Technical Aeronautical Knowledge
• HV1002 Aviation Law
• HV1003 Aerodynamics - Piston Aircraft
• HV1004 Meteorology
• AVT1001 Aeronautical Theory - RPL & PPL
• AVP1001 Aeronautical Practice - RPL*
• HV2000 Flight Lab - Advanced Piston Aircraft
• HV2004 Aeronautical Navigation
• HV2002 Human Factors in Aviation
• AVP2002 Aeronautical Practice - PPL*
• HV2005 Flight Planning, Performance and Loading

To be considered for admission all applicants must:

• Be eligible for admission as defined in student entry requirements below and
• Have lodged an application for admission to Holmes Institute
• Successfully obtained a CASA Class 1 Medical Certificate
• Be eligible for Aviation Security ID Card
• Attend interview and complete a skills assessment with Holmes Institute

Academic Requirements:

• Successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (senior high school), a Certificate IV or equivalent; or
• Successfully completed an approved Tertiary Preparation Program, or a Foundation Year program offered by an accredited Institution of Higher Education;

Assumed Knowledge

• Year 12 - Mathematical Methods or equivalent

• IELTS Overall 6.0 with no band score lower than 5.5;
• CASA also requires a General English Language Proficiency test prior to issuance of a licence. This test will be undertaken prior to initial flight training.

• Licensed commercial pilot
• Airlines
• General aviation
• Charter operations
• Flight instruction
• Aerial surveying