Type ratings

Training content

The training consists of a theoretical and a practical part.

The theoretical training comprises at least 56 hours, depending on previous knowledge, and takes place in Rheinmünster. The theoretical training is completed with a multiple choice test.

The practical training comprises at least 8 hours and is carried out both in real life and in the simulator. All procedures that enable you to operate the helicopter safely are trained. The course concludes with an examination flight of at least one hour with an experienced examiner.

 

Instructors

The theoretical training is provided by experienced type rating instructors (TRI) or appropriately qualified theory instructors (GI). Instructors for type ratings (TRI) also carry out the flight training.

 

General requirements

All applicants must hold

• a valid helicopter pilot license (PPL(H), CPL(H) or ATPL(H)) and
• a valid airworthiness certificate.

If the type rating is also to cover flights under instrument flight rules, the applicant must hold a valid IR(H) instrument rating for helicopters.

Training content

The training consists of a theoretical and a practical part.

The theoretical training comprises at least 56 hours, depending on previous knowledge, and takes place at the DRF Luftrettung Operation Center at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport. The theoretical training concludes with a multiple-choice test.

The practical training comprises at least 8 hours and is carried out both in real life and in a simulator. All procedures that enable you to operate the helicopter safely are trained. The course concludes with a test flight lasting at least one hour with an experienced examiner.

 

Instructors

Theoretical training is provided by experienced type rating instructors (TRI) or appropriately qualified theory instructors (GI). Instructors for type ratings (TRI) also carry out the flight training.

 

General requirements

All applicants must hold

• a valid helicopter pilot license (PPL(H), CPL(H) or ATPL(H)) and
• a valid airworthiness certificate.

If the type rating is also to cover flights under instrument flight rules, the applicant must hold a valid IR(H) instrument rating for helicopters.

Training content

The training consists of a theoretical and a practical part.

The theoretical training comprises at least 46 hours, depending on previous knowledge, and takes place in Rheinmünster. The theoretical training is completed with a multiple-choice test. The practical training lasts at least 8 hours and is carried out both in real life and in a simulator. All procedures that enable you to operate the helicopter safely are trained.

The course concludes with an examination flight of at least one hour with an experienced examiner.

 

Instructors

The theoretical training is provided by experienced type rating instructors (TRI) or appropriately qualified theory instructors (GI). Instructors for type ratings (TRI) also carry out the flight training.

 

General requirements

All applicants must hold

• a valid helicopter pilot license (PPL(H), CPL(H) or ATPL(H)) and
• a valid airworthiness certificate.

If the type rating is also to cover flights under instrument flight rules, the applicant must hold a valid IR(H) instrument rating for helicopters.

Training content

The training consists of a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical training lasts at least 24 hours, depending on previous knowledge, and takes place in Rheinmünster. The theoretical training is completed with a multiple-choice test. The practical training lasts at least 3 hours and is carried out at the DRF Luftrettung Operation Center at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport. You will be trained in all procedures that enable you to operate the helicopter safely.

The course concludes with an examination flight of at least one hour with an experienced examiner.

 

Instructors

The theoretical training is provided by experienced type rating instructors (TRI) or appropriately qualified theory instructors (GI). Instructors for type ratings (TRI) also carry out the flight training.

 

General requirements

All applicants must hold

• a valid helicopter pilot license (PPL(H), CPL(H) or ATPL(H)) and
• a valid airworthiness certificate.

SIf the type rating is also to cover flights under instrument flight rules, the applicant must hold a valid IR(H) instrument rating for helicopters.