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Question I am a trained Accountant with a passion for flying
Pls advise, what does it take for one to become a helicopter pilot in terms of;
1. entry requirements
2.Fees in Usd
3.Any helicopter training school in Kenya (East africa).
thanks
Answer Hi Peter,
Unfortunatelly I do not have any information about schools in Kenya as well Kenya requirements for helicopter pilots.
I am very familiar with requirements in USA. For USA requrements you will have to start taking flight lessons with an of numerous helicopter flight schools. Minimum requirements to solo helicopter is 16 and to get Private Pilot license is 17 years of age. You will have to complete an training program after that you will have to take an knowledge oral and flight exam with an of numerous designated examiners. Average cost to get Private Pilot License in helicopters in USA starts from $12,000 and go to $20,000 really depending from school to school. I do believe that those prices are constantly fluactuating because ustable price of fuel. So those numbers could not be correct in few months.
