Training > Advanced Courses

Westline Aviation offers a comprehensive advanced helicopter flight training course consisting of flying skills such as tactical low level flying, mountain flying and Night Vision Goggle work. City navigation, city landings and vehicle command and control forms part of a course presented for security, military and para-military forces. Game ratings are performed and dedicated to pilots working in the game industry. Two of our instructors are ex-military and are as such trained for advanced utilization.

Instructors Rating | Helicopter Advanced Training | Military & Police

Instructors Rating

In order to gain the opportunity to train other pilots, one must obtain an Instructors Rating.

In order to obtain the Instructors Rating, students must have already obtained a Commercial Pilots Licence, or the instructors rating could form part of the hours flown towards the CPL test. The second requirement is the completion of the two Instructors Rating theory examinations. The third requirement is 20 hours of class room lecturing, 20 hours of air-briefings and 20 hours of patter in the air.

Please note: This course can be done on both fixed-wing and helicopter. The instructors phase could be incorporated into the CPL course

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Helicopter Advanced Training

We are one of the very few schools capable of providing advanced helicopter training for private as well as military and para-military institutions. Below are services that form part of the vast array of service capabilities that we offer:

Game rating
Sling rating
Winch rating
Mountain flying
Low level tactical flying

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Military & Police

As mentioned above, we do not only provide advanced training to private, but also to military and para-military institutions. Below are some of the services focused on military and police helicopter training:

Power management for turbine helicopters
Night vision goggle flying (NVG)
Command and control
City navigations
City landings
Vehicle control
Vehicle chase and follow-up
Combat tactical manoeuvring

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