PILOT THEORY

Commercial Pilot Licence Theory

About the Course

The Commercial Pilot Licence Theory is offered two times per year and can be completed as a thirteen-week block course or spread over the three intakes.

Course Outline

Two subjects are completed at a time as follows:

- Law & Human Factors (3 weeks)
- Navigation & Meteorology (5 weeks)
- Principles of Flight & General Aircraft Technical Knowledge (5 weeks)

Course Fees

Domestic Students: $12,215 NZD

Student Loan funding is not available for this course.

Course costs include all tuition, course notes and initial exam fees.

Textbooks and equipment not included.

Course Intakes 2025
Course Two (August 2025)
Dates
Subjects
Exam Date

Monday,
4th August

Human Factors & Law

PPL - 20th August
CPL - 21st & 22nd August

Monday,
25th August

Meteorology & Navigation

PPL - 24th September
CPL - 25th & 26th September

Monday,
29th September

Principles of Flight & General Aircrafts Technical Knowledge

PPL - 29th October
CPL - 30th & 31st October

Course Intakes 2026

For those students who need to complete the PPL exams also, this course is tailored to include these exams where required.

Course One (February 2026)
Dates
Subjects
Exam Date

Wednesday,
4th February

Human Factors & Law

PPL -  23rd February
CPL - 24th & 25th February

Thursday,
26th February

Meteorology & Navigation

PPL - 30th March
CPL - 31st March & 1st April

Tuesday,
7th April

Principles of Flight & General
Aircraft Technical Knowledge

PPL - 7th May
CPL - 8th & 11th May

Course Two (August 2026)
Dates
Subjects
Exam Date

Monday, 10th August

Human Factors & Law

PPL - 26th August
CPL - 27th & 28th August

Monday, 31st August

Meteorology & Navigation

PPL - 30th September
CPL - 1st & 2nd October

Monday, 5th October

Principles of Flight & General Aircrafts Technical Knowledge

PPL - 4th November
CPL - 5th & 6th November