Private Pilot Licence
The foundation of every pilot's career. Ground school, flight theory, and practical training take you from your first lesson through to your first solo flight and the licence that lets you fly as pilot in command.
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Courses
From your first hour in the cockpit to the qualifications that open the door to an airline career, every course at Unitas Flying Academy builds toward the next. Explore the full list below to find where your training begins.
Night Rating
An add-on rating that qualifies you to fly after dark, covering night navigation, lighting, and the visual cues that replace daylight references in the circuit and en route.
Commercial Pilot Licence
The licence that allows you to be paid to fly. Builds on the PPL with advanced manoeuvres, additional flight hours, and a higher standard of precision and airmanship required for professional operations.
Multi Engine
Training on aircraft with more than one engine, covering asymmetric flight, engine-out procedures, and the handling characteristics that come with additional power and complexity.
Instrument Rating
Learn to fly by reference to instruments alone, enabling safe flight in cloud and low visibility. A core requirement on the path to any professional flying career.
Licence Conversion
For pilots holding a foreign licence who want to convert to a SACAA-recognised qualification, bringing your existing experience in line with South African regulatory standards.
Frozen ATP
The Airline Transport Pilot theoretical examinations completed ahead of the flight hours required for a full ATPL — the standard route most cadets take toward an airline career.
MCC
Multi-Crew Cooperation training prepares you to operate as part of a two-pilot flight deck, focusing on communication, workload sharing, and decision-making in a crew environment.
Radio
Radiotelephony training and licensing for clear, correct communication with air traffic control — an essential skill for every phase of flight.
Aviation English
English Language Proficiency training and examination to the ICAO standard required of every pilot operating internationally, assessed at our own Examination Centre.
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