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Pilot
Training Division (PTD) trains for flying
licences and also offers post-graduate courses for those in
the aviation industry. PTD has its own building in the College
plus a facility on the airport (called the “flight line”)
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- PTD has ten PA28-181 Archer single-engine aircraft and
three PA34 Seneca twin-engine aircraft.
- There are 9 ground school instructors and 8 flight instructors,
together with various support staff.
- The College regularly runs training courses for Qatar
Airways – Gulf Air – Emirates Airlines
- The College believes that it has constructed the ideal
programme for Arabic students to prepare airline cadets
for a lifelong career.
- Other courses help develop students to assume the responsibilities
of a Captain and in the fullness of time they would be capable
of fulfilling training and management roles.
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Senior
PTD Personnel
- The Head of Training is Captain Jeremy Nordan. He can be
contacted on Doha (+974) 4329101.
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The Chief Flying Instructor is Captain Ghodrat Hassanpour(+974 4329102)
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The Chief Ground Instructor is Captain John Bell (+974 4360578).
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Any queries regarding flying should be addressed to Captain
Hassanpour, and regarding ground school or the PTD post-graduate
training programmes to Captain Bell.
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Flying
Licences
Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, like almost all
other countries, issues only 3 types of flying licences.
- The easiest license to obtain is the Private Pilot’s
Licence (PPL) which requires some 44 hours’ flying
with 100 hours of Ground School and the passing of some
relatively simple ground examinations.
- The next licence up is the Commercial Pilot’s Licence
(CPL) which is mainly of interest to those who wish to fly
for sky diving schools, flying schools, banner towing etc.
PTD does not undertake teaching for the CPL.
- The highest flying licence is the Air Transport Pilot’s
Licence (ATPL). To hold an ATPL a pilot must pass some comprehensive
ground examinations, have a minimum of 1500 hours flying
and pass two major flight tests. This is the licence held
by most airline pilots
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