Private Pilot PPL(H)

You can lay the foundations today for your dream of becoming a helicopter pilot. As the most acclaimed helicopter school in Austria we offer you a first class pilot training with our modern helicopter fleet which is maintained to the highest standards. Throughout your training you will be taught exclusively by first class experienced civil flight instructors, who have been certified by the Civil Aviation Authority. HUBI-FLY is Austrians first ATO (Approved Taining Organisation).

The training to become a private helicopter pilot requires 4 to 8 months, depending on which course was selected. It includes practical training of of a minimum of 40 helicopter flight hours and ground instructions in the following subjects:

Mimimum age
The student pilot must be at least 16 years old, before his first solo flight .
When issuing the license, the applicant for a PPL ( H) shall have to be at least 17 years old.

Medical requirements
For the issue of a PPL ( H ) the candidate must have a corresponding Medical Certificate ( Medical Certificate) to prove to the authority that he meets requirements Part - MED .
Before the first solo flight the flight student must be in possession of such a medical certificate .
Before the start of training the candidate is recommended a medical examination to verify the suitability for the intended license.

Class of medical certificate
Applicant for a PPL ( H) and owner of a PPL ( H) must at least have a valid medical certificate of Class 2 .

The training for private helicopter pilots will take between 3 and 12 months. It is composed of 45 helicopter flight hours and the corresponding theoretical lessons together (total 100 hours) .

• Aviation General Knowledge
• Aviation Law
• Navigation
• Meteorology
• Principles of Flight
• Human Performance and Limitations
• Operational Procedures
• Flight Performance and Planning                           

• Familiarization with the helicopter
• Impact on operation of the controls
• Performance and attitude changes
• Horizontal straight flight
• Climb Descent Turning flight
• Normal autorotation
• Hover
• Hover on fixed routes (hover taxi)
• Turning on the spot
• Hover emergencies during hovering flight on fixed routes
• Transitions from hover to forward and climb out of the descent into the hover
• Traffic pattern, approach and landing
• Steep approach procedures and
• approaches with reduced engine power and subsequent landing
• Emergency Procedures
• First solo flight
• Side and rear hover
• Rotate on the spot
• Hover out of ground effect (OGE)
• Vortex ring state
• Landing with simulated engine failure
• Advanced auto-rotation
• Simulated Field Simulated Engine Failures
• Steep turns
• Transitional exercises
• Quick stops (Quick stops)
• Navigation
• Specifics of navigation in low altitudes

• Courses can be customized.
• A training start at any time.
• Our large modern fleet that enables flexible customized scheduling.
• (365 days a year)
• Experienced instructor with several hundred or thousand flight hours practical experience
• The instructor are also pilots in our commercial operation. Take advantage of this experience!
• Our instructors teach on the helicopter types, Robinson R44, Eurocopter AS350 & AS355
• We are an ATO and offer a comprehensive program. PPL (H), CPL (H), FI (H), TR (H), NVR (H).
• HUBI-FLY has all the necessary resources and training permissions and
• does not require foreign companies and their licenses.

Our training site at the airfield Bad Vöslau enables demanding training in aeronautical interesting terrain (mountains) and complex airspace structures (Vienna).
We have more then two decates of experience!

if you need any assistance or explenation we would be happy to inform you personally abou details and priceing.