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Learn more about the process of becoming, and staying, a safe pilot.

Flight training

Information for instructors and students about flight training.
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Flight instructor guide

Resource for fixed wing instructors and students providing briefings, whiteboard layouts, and diagrams.
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Helicopter flight instructor manual

Additional resource for instructors to use alongside the syllabuses.
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Medical certification

To become a licensed pilot or an air traffic controller, you must have a medical certificate.
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Pilot licensing

How to get licensed and what the different license types are.
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Practical Flying Guides

Practical Flying Guides are produced by our Standards team on a variety of flying subjects and go deeper into their respective topics than GAP booklets.
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