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Basair Aviation College specialises in training students who want a career as a Commercial Pilot. Founded in 1991, Basair Aviation College is an approved Vet Student Loans provider, and has hundreds of graduates flying for major airlines all over the world. Your career as a pilot is within reach, at Basair Aviation College.
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Everybody learns at a different rate, so it is impossible to answer this question in advance. However, as a guide; The CASA minimum is 150 hours. To achieve this, the course has to be run in a specific way, with inter-related milestones for theory and flying. At Basair, some students achieve their CPLs in 150 hours, although this is the exception to the rule. An average student is likely to get their CPL in 160-170 hours, although some students take longer than this.
- Send your completed application form to us. There is no payment required at this stage. You can apply online on via the link below.
- Should it be accepted, we will send you a conditional letter of offer, containing detailed course information
- Once you receive your letter of offer, you will need to initial each page, sign the last page and return it to our office to begin the selection process
- An interview and aptitude test will be scheduled for you
- Should you pass the aptitude test and interview, a pre-enrolment meeting will be scheduled for you to ensure all of your documents are in order and to prepare you for beginning the course
- For international students, once your payment has been received, we will issue you with a Confirmation of Enrolment, which you can then take to the people responsible for issuing visas and apply for a student visa.
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Please refer to your Letter of Offer for course prices which will be issued once you have applied.
Once you have signed and returned your letter of offer along with your course deposit a CoE – Confirmation of Enrolment will be issued to allow you to apply for your student visa.
For a Commercial Pilot, you are required to undergo a class 1 medical. An ARN is required before this can be done. A full list of medical examiners in Australia, as well as overseas is available on the CASA website. Www.casa.gov.au
- IELTS – 5.5 (General Training Module)
- TOEFL – 71 (Internet Based Test)
- TOEFL – 197 (Computer Based Exam)
- TOEFL – 530 (paper Based)
- TOEIC – 650 (Test of English for International Communications)
Tuition fees are due one week prior to the commencement of a Study Period. This is the same date as the Census Date, after which students will not be eligible for a refund for that Study Period. Please refer to your Letter of Offer for course prices which will be issued once you have applied.
Once you have signed and returned your letter of offer along with your course deposit a CoE – Confirmation of Enrolment will be issued to allow you to apply for your student visa.
No. Although HECS-HELP is part of an accumulated HELP debt, having a current or past HECS-HELP debt does not affect your VET FEE-HELP loan limit or your eligibility for VET FEE-HELP assistance.
FEE-HELP assistance can be offered to eligible fee-paying students from a higher education provider for an accredited higher education course. Irrespective of whether a student receives a loan under VET FEE-HELP or FEE-HELP, the same FEE-HELP loan limit applies.
HECS-HELP is only available to eligible students in a Commonwealth supported place studying a higher education qualification. HECS-HELP does not contribute to a student’s FEE-HELP limit.
OS-HELP loans assist eligible students, based in Australia, in a Commonwealth supported place, who have completed the first year of their course of study at their higher education provider, to undertake some of their study overseas. OS-HELP loans do not contribute to a student’s FEE-HELP limit.
