Course for obtaining the Glider Pilot License (Glider Pilot License).
The Course is divided into two parts, one flying and one theory.
The A.C.A.O. Pilot School operates with the following staff:
- a school director
- eight flight instructors
- Five theory instructors in addition to flight instructors
Theory classes are held on a schedule to be determined, but there are usually two annual courses: the first from January to April, the second, from September to December. Participation is free of charge and does not involve club membership. Classes are held in the special classroom on Saturdays and Sundays from about 2:30 pm.
Four ASK21-type two-seater school gliders, a Falke 25C motor glider and the ASK21 M Self Launching glider are used for flying lessons, operating 5 days a week, Wednesday through Sunday, throughout the year. Prior to the start of flights, one must have passed a medical examination at the Air Force’s Istituto Medico Legale (IML) in Milan Linate.
The flight program includes No. 3 acclimatization/approximation glider flights and No. 50 instruction glider flights.
This number can vary greatly depending, primarily, on the aptitude of the student and the continuity with which he or she performs the flying activity.
The duration of the course is, on average, about 6 months.
The theory program is developed in about 50 hours of classes, which are also open free of charge to auditors not enrolled in the course(see current calendar).
Relative to all subjects, texts and handouts are provided.
Theoretical examinations are held at the Aeroclub designated by ENAC (National Civil Aviation Authority) on dates that cannot be scheduled for individual students. The practical examination is usually held on the premises when, in the opinion of the school director, a sufficient number of students can take it.
The examination consists, with regard to theory, of a written “quiz” test and, with regard to piloting, of a flight test with an on-board examiner preceded by briefing/interrogation.
The Instructors
School director
- Alberto Balducci
Flight instructors
- Alberto Albertazzi
- Antonio Ghelfi
- Martin Lobert
- Maurizio Menegotto
- Antonio Mansi Montenegro
- Danilo Trovò
- Luca Tolomei
Theory instructors
- Piero Magnaghi -Meteorology– General Knowledge of Aircraft
- Enzio Provvidone- Principles of Flight – Performance in Flight/ Planning
- Martin Lobert – Navigation – Operating Procedures
- Maurizio Menegotto- Operational Procedures
- François Robert – Aeronautical Communications .
- Roberto Troiano – Aviation Regulations.
- Osvaldo Chiara – Human Performance
- Antonio Zanini – Human Factor / Flight Safety
All instructors are pilots who are members of the aeroclub and operate free of charge without compensation of any kind.
Costs
The average cost of obtaining a license (G.L.) is approximately €3500/€3900 (excluding the membership fee after six months) and includes:
- Course Enrollment
- Aeroclub membership fee for the calendar year of school enrollment.
- Secretarial Practices.
- Textbooks.
- Lezioni di teoria
- Flying lessons in a motor glider at the discretion of the school director
- Approximately 50 flying lessons with release at 500 meters lasting an average of 15″
For young people (23 years of age not yet completed at the time of registration), A.C.A.O. offers an important economic benefit: registration is 100 euros and the average cost is reduced by about 1,400 euros
For any information call the secretary’s office at. 0332 310073 Wednesday through Sunday.
