Flight Training Manawatu

World Class Aviation Training in New Zealand

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ContentsWelcome to FTM 3

Recognised & Respected 4

Commercial Realism 5

Trustworthy & Safe 5

Multicultural & Friendly 6

Value for Money 7

Training and Accreditation 8

Training Methods 9

Accreditation 9

Private Pilot Licence 10

Commercial Pilot Licence 13

Advanced Training 14

Instrument Training 15

Multi Engine Rating 15

Our People 18

Our Location 21

Our Fleet 22

Contact 24

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New Zealand is recognised internationally for the quality of its pilot training.

Its varied geography and climate provide trainee pilots with an

experiences. New Zealand trained pilots are in demand globally because they’re often better prepared for the challenges of the skies than graduate pilots from countries where the topography is more uniform.

Flight Training Manawatu is a leading

than 15 years experience training students.

We pride ourselves on producing highly skilled aviators. At Flight Training Manawatu we offer a practical, proven pathway to a successful aviation career.

Students learn in small, friendly, multicultural class groups.

Our expert instructors offer internationally recognised

provides opportunities for students to learn to pilot and/or experience a variety of aircraft. The Flight Training

through to small charter airliners.

to maximising the number of hours our students spend in the air. Our graduates are skilled, effective pilots and this is recognised by the industry.

Enquire about our rigorous selection process today.

We look forward to welcoming you to Flight Training Manawatu.

Michael Bryant,

CEO, Flight Training, Manawatu

Welcome to Flight Training ManawatuIf you want a career in aviation New Zealand is one of the best places in the world to begin.


In New ZealandFlight Training Manawatu is registered

Authority as a private training establishment under the provisions of the Education Act 1989 and its subsequent amendments. All courses have been assessed and approved by the New Zealand Ministry of Education and meet the requirements of the New Zealand

The school is authorised by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand to conduct a comprehensive range of aviation training courses and assessments.

Graduates of Flight Training Manawatu complete government and aviation industry approved study

and licences issued to our students are both academically and industry recognised.

In IndiaInternational students from India

Manawatu are supported both prior and after their New Zealand pilot training by “Fly Wings Aviation”.This company is owned and operated by Captain Sanjay Mandavia, an A330 training captain who is a senior

Fly Wings Aviation supports prospective Indian students with their NZ visa and student loan applications as well as preparing them for study in New Zealand.

Following their graduation and return to India, Indian students work with Fly Wings Aviation to have their

recognised by the Indian Aviation Authority. The company also supports and promotes graduates who seek commercial experience in India.

Recognised & RespectedFlight Training Manawatu has been training pilots for 15 years. It is known and

excellent theoretical grounding as well as the opportunity to test their skills in a variety of air spaces and day to day operational contexts.


Commercial RealismThe owners of Flight Training Manawatu are partners in a commercial airline charter company and have practical knowledge of providing day to day air passenger services.

This association means the school produces graduates with practical

Trustworthy & SafeFlight Training Manawatu makes sure its international students are safe and properly cared for while they are studying in New Zealand.

Students attending the Flight School choose from one of three types of accommodation:

1. Flatting with other student pilots

2. Living in serviced central city apartments with other international students

3. Living with a New Zealand family as boarders.

All student accommodation is suitable, safe, clean and comfortable.

Staff visit and support students outside course hours to help them integrate well into New Zealand society and enjoy their stay. Students have 24 hour emergency telephone support.

Flight Training Manawatu immediately reports to parents/guardians and relevant NZ authorities if we judge a student to be at risk or if they are involved in any incident.

NZ Government Requirements Flight Training Manawatu has agreed to observe and be bound by the NZ Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students.

www.minedu.govt.nz/international

Tuition fees paid by the parents of international students are held in a government trust fund administered by the government approved NZ Public Trust. It is paid out by the trust fund as the year’s training schedule is delivered.


Multicultural & FriendlyInternational students at Flight Training Manawatu can be assured they will be welcomed into a friendly, international, multi cultural community.

Flight Training Manawatu offers pilot training to approximately 50 students at any one time from NZ, India and other countries

The school is located in Manawatu, a region which attracts international students from all over the world. In nearby Palmerston North city more than 20,000 students attend university courses at four different campuses. The city is a student centre where people from many cultures, speaking a variety of languages, come to gain

There is an easy acceptance of difference in this open minded, supportive, New Zealand community.

Student Support

Leanne Rolfe, provides practical support for international students. There is both academic & social support to help all students who are

time.

We support students to develop the daily routines, social and practical skills needed to successfully study and live independently.


Value For Money

school that caters for both New Zealand and international student pilots. It offers a friendly and professional environment for all levels of pilot training. Trainees range from school leavers through to commercial pilots seeking operational experience.

Students are supported to build their

experience, as well as the theory needed to achieve the licences, diploma or degree that form the basis of their chosen fulltime study course.

theory. They emphasise the practical skills needed to be a pilot. Students gain pilot experience and maximise

which is both important and cost effective for those wishing to work for commercial airlines. For international students our aim is to maximise the opportunities for obtaining quality commercial employment.

Instruction is offered in a range of aircraft. Flight Training Manawatu provides fourteen aircraft for student training. The school uses seven Cessna 152s and three Cessna 172s for PPL & CPL training, type ratings and cross country training.

Three multi engine planes including one turbine engine aircraft are

and experience.

Requirements for StudyInternational students must be 18 years of age. They require a NZ student visa before being eligible for enrolment at Flight Training Manawatu. “Fly Wings Aviation” supports prospective Indian students making applications to the NZ Ministry of Immigration. Read the requirements.

www.immigration.govt.nz.

International students need health and travel insurance that covers the full length of their NZ study course. The NZ Ministry of Health website provides an overview of medical costs in NZ.

www.moh.govt.nz.

Intending students need to pass a CAA Class One NZ Pilot medical. This can be arranged with “Fly Wings Aviation”.

For information on the NZ Code of Practice for International students please read the Ministry of Education website.

http://www.minedu.govt.nz/

To study at Flight Training Manawatu international students need to have studied English as a core subject for at least two years. An excellent understanding of both written and spoken English is needed for pilot training. Aviation English Language

pilot’s licence. A minimum standard of Level 4 in spoken English is needed to hold a valid licence.


Training &Accreditation


Training MethodsStudents learn aviation theory in classroom settings and gain a

Small classroom groups mean there’s lots of individual attention and excellent preparation for examinations.

Flight instructors are from both New Zealand and India. The Chief Flying Instructor oversees all training.

a week from early morning until late at night, weather permitting. Flight Training Manawatu is airport based

The training programme is designed to meet the needs of both New Zealand and international students whose academic years differ.

experience can have their hours credited if they are appropriately validated.

Flight Training Manawatu (trading as Hawk Enterprises Ltd) is accredited

and the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (part 141 standard training

AccreditationFlight Training Manawatu, by gaining course approval and accreditation, has met the assessment requirements of the Ministry of Education and the

Our courses are based on the NZ Civil Aviation Authority examination syllabi, and all of the processes surrounding teaching and assessment have been

these courses.

is that students can complete a full Diploma or Degree course (2 to 3 year period approximately), or choose to obtain their licences, ratings and aviation training

and respond rapidly to the challenges of the skies.


Private Pilot’s Licence

website and from Fly Wings Aviation in Mumbai.

Requirements

Licence is carried out by a Civil Aviation approved doctor. If you are of good average health you are likely to obtain a PPL (Class 2) medical. Wearing glasses doesn’t prevent you from getting a Class 1 (Commercial Pilot’s) or Class 2 (Private Pilot’s) medical except in some exceptional cases.

Process

Aircraft Technology, and Human Factors in Aviation. Theory exams vary in length, but are on average one hour in duration. Examinations are sat on demand to cater for student readiness. Instructors are always available to help students with their academic work. It is possible to gain your licence in two to three months.



Apurva Bhatia was considering life as a cardiac surgeon in Mumbai before deciding to do her commercial pilot’s licence at Flight Training Manawatu.

instructor and not only have I achieved my own dreams, I now help other people achieve their goals.”

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Once students have gained a CPL (commercial pilot’s

licence) they can choose to do advanced training in a multi

engine aircraft and complete their instrument rating.

Ben Reilly is one of the FTM instructors who trains commercial

pilots wanting to further their career prospects.


Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL)If you are considering a career in aviation, enthusiasm and determination are the two main things you will need.

A ‘CPL’ is the second stage of an aviation career. A CPL is what you work towards after getting your Private Pilots Licence (PPL). The holder of a CPL is entitled

Requirements You must be at least 18 years or over to get a Commercial Pilot’s Licence. The medical assessment for a Commercial Pilot is carried out by a Civil Aviation approved doctor. If you are of good average health you probably won’t have any problems getting a CPL (Class 1) medical. Wearing glasses doesn’t prevent you from getting a Class 1 medical except in some exceptional cases.

Process

Meteorology, Aviation Law, Aircraft Technology, Principles of Flight, and Human Factors in Aviation as well as the Flight Radio Telephone Operators Licence.

Rosie Bury hours after doing introductory courses with Flight Training

It’s welcoming and people are approachable.”


Advanced Training This is for pilots who want to make aviation their career. Once you have a CPL you can undertake a

We also operate the only Beech King Air C90 in New Zealand dedicated to advanced multi engin turbine training.

or the Cessna 172 for instrument

spaces – commercial, military and

Pilots who have completed CPLs have plenty of scope to continue

skills.

The company is closely integrated with Air Manawatu which holds a Part 135 Air Transport Licence.

For pilots making aviation a career, valuable single engine operational experience is available with the company’s extensive aerial

inspections and forestry surveys.

As operational experience is gained, pilots then have an opportunity to move onto the light twins for charter and air ambulance experience.



Instrument Training During PPL and CPL training pilots

but being able to pilot by instruments

Practical: We train in simulated and actual Instrument Flight Rating (IFR) conditions with training aids designed to help students concentrate only on the instrument panel.

Students learn to pilot in any weather conditions, in poor visibility, and at night.

Theory: IFR navigation — practical air navigation using radio navigation aids.

IFR Law — rules and procedures relevant

Instruments and navigation aids — use, limitation, and serviceability of avionics and instruments necessary for the control and navigation of aircraft under IFR.

Requirements: Minimum PPL and 140 hours Pilot in Command including

Command

Course Length: 3 months,

Flight Time: 50 hours flying by instruments.

Result: Instrument Flight Rating. Can Multi Engine Rating Practical: Manoeuvres and procedures

Theory: engine aircraft systems.Flight Time:5 hours.Result: MRequirements: MPPL.



The Beechcraft King Air C90 is available at Flight Training Manawatu for type ratings and valuable turbine experience. Flight Training Manawatu’s training base is located a few minutes from Palmerston North city in uncluttered airspace. Your IFR training experience is maximised with Wanganui (NZWU) for NDB training 31NM west, ILS facilities 9NM west at Ohakea (NZOH) and 5NM south to Palmerston North (NZPM) for VOR/DME training.


Pictured: A Beechcraft King Air C90 simulator

used for multi engine turbine training.Flight Training Manawatu also operates

designed to replicate a generic twin piston engine aircraft.

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Our People


Somendra Saxena instructor in New Zealand.

wanted me to be more independent and my mother wanted to know I would

be taken care of. Both things have happened!“


Daryl Bradshaw is a B category instructor with ratings in multi engine, C90 and Kingair instruction. Flight Training Manawatu employs sixteen instructors – seven C category and nine B category.

Leanne Rolfe is the international

after hundreds of international students in her time with the school.

meet our staff.

Michael Bryant is a successful NZ businessman and is CEO of both

fourteen and the number of instructors from two to sixteen.

Michael is a NZ Airline Flight Examiner and a category B instructor with more than 18 years’ experience. He is a past president of the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians and presently the vice president Australasian section. He has an impressive network of friends and colleagues in the aviation world.

“I am ambitious for both our school and our students. In the training market we are now niche pilot education trainers

As well as having aviation investments Michael has previously had agricultural interests. His family have been traditional landowners for three generations.


Feilding AerodromeFlight Training Manawatu is based at Feilding Aerodrome, just 10 minutes from Palmerston North city. The training school is close to a variety of navigation aids as well as having

Palmerston North’s commercial airport and NZ’s largest military

away. As a result students gain

air space.

Manawatu The Manawatu Plain is bounded by two large river catchments, an extensive coast and mountain ranges. Small prosperous service towns dot the plain. Feilding is

Manawatu. This pretty township has excellent boutique shops, cafes, a movie theatre, several gymnasiums and a large community swimming pool.

Palmerston North CityPalmerston North City is a 10 minute drive from the Flight School. This attractive city of 100,000 people specialises in education for international students. Palmerston North has NZ’s largest university, an international university for Japanese students, a teacher training school and a regional Polytechnic.

Gyms, pools, parks, walking and biking tracks abound for the health conscious. Those who are social can enjoy cafes, restaurants, theatres, dance and casual social sports groups.

CentralNew Zealand’s capital, Wellington

just a two hour train ride away. To the north there are excellent and

‘must see’ vineyard region.

Our Location


Our Fleet

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NZContact Person: Michael Bryant Flight Training ManawatuP.O. Box 328 Feilding

INDIAFly Wings Aviation Pvt. Ltd.302, Cosmos Court,S. V. Road,Opp. Indian Oil Fuel Pump,Above WHP Jewellers,Vile parle (West)

+91 9320305333

INDIAContact Person: Dolly Kachalia Flywings Aviation Pvt. Ltd.

+91 9320305333Mobile: +91 9819750503

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