Want to become a pilot ? Here are the 5 things you'll need to come a DENTO pilot.

1. A passion for flying

A successful career in aviation cannot be achieved without a passion for flying. Granted you will need a good balance of other qualities such as discipline, pressure tolerance, spatial awareness and many more. Through your training you will be able to enhance the necessary skills required, provided you possess them.

2. Complete secondary education

All programs other than Private Pilot License require a secondary education diploma (high school). Preferable school modules are English, Mathematics and Physics.

3. Obtain Your Medical certification

Before beginning your training, you will need to get medically examined by a Licensed practitioner who is authorised to issue Class 1 Medical certification. Only one EASA medical certificate can be held at any time. You may undergo a medical certificate evaluation at our Centre even if you hold a licence from any EASA member state.

How to Apply for an Initial Medical Certificate

The examination will be carried out by our doctors specialising in aviation medicine. If you are aware of any personal or family medical history it would be prudent to mention this at the time of booking your medical and we can then advise whether you will need to bring along additional information/reports to the examination.

If you wear glasses or contact lenses, you must bring your most recent optician's prescription along to the examination.

The Cyprus Aeromedical Centre will be able to help with any additional assessments you may need to make before your appointment.

Before the examination you will need to complete the medical certificate application form. This is a signed declaration containing the following.

Facts about your medical history
Whether you have had a medical examination before, by whom and the result
Whether you have ever been assessed as unfit or had a medical certificate suspended or revoked.

The initial Class 1 Medical Certificate examination is thorough taking up to 5 hours to complete. The examination will include the following:

Medical history
Physical Examination
Psychological assessment and Psychometrics
Eyesight and Ophthalmological exam
ENT exam and Audiogram
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Lung function test
Hemoglobin blood test
Lipids blood test
Urine Test
Alcohol and drug screening

For more details regarding the examination, please contact the Cyprus Aeromedical Centre.

A Medical Certificate may be issued on the same day as the examination, if all the standards are met and all necessary documents are presented.

However, if the required standards are not met, or further investigations are necessary before a decision on medical certification is possible, then issuing of the certificate may take longer.

4. Age, nationality eligibility and entry requirements

You can start your journey to become a career pilot from the early age of 16 by commencing your Private Pilot License. Further course advancements have higher criteria depending on your programme course of interest. You must also be eligible to live in the Republic of Cyprus, therefore for individuals residing outside Cyprus kindly contact us for verification on your eligibility to live and study in Cyprus and visa applications.

5. Pilot Assessment

All cadets are screened and assessed before enrolment. DENTO GROUP only enrols candidates which are suitable for a career as an airline pilot. How this is achieved? By competency-based interviews and computer-based aptitude and personality testing.

Contact

Acropoleos 18 Aradippou
Larnaca 7103, Cyprus

T: +357 24343454

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