Instructor Cadet Program
Your Dedicated Career Path To Professional Pilot
Zero Flight Experience Needed, Clear Pathway to Employment
AeroGuard Arabia’sSM Instructor Cadet program provides the same licenses and ratings as the Airline Ready program and will additionally qualify you as a Flight Instructor, providing you an immediate opportunity to work for the academy in Rabigh. This program is aimed at ensuring immediate eligibility for employment and the opportunity to grow your knowledge, skills, and experience to be more competitive in the airline job market.
Designed to be an accelerated pathway for a students with little to no previous flight experience to a having the knowledge, skill, and licenses to fly professionally for elite airlines. Our high quality, professionally focused training exceeds the global standards for flight training, giving our students the experience and skills to meet airline hiring requirements upon program completion.
Your 14-16 month flight training includes all of the licenses and certifications to begin your pilot career with immediate seniority and higher proficiency : Private Pilot License (PPL), the Commercial Pilot License (CPL), additional Instrument Rating (IR) and Multi Engine Rating (ME), Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII).
Instructor Cadet Program Benefits
- Guaranteed job as flight instructor at AeroGuard Arabia
- 14-16 Month Accelerated Training
- Dual Licenses (GACA and FAA) Available
- Additional Flight Hours and Certifications
Flight Training Timeline
The Student Pilot Phase sets the groundwork for your career as you build the skills, experience, knowledge, and confidence you need to become a pilot at an airline. You will receive first-class training from a carefully optimized syllabus and will graduate with 6 ratings : PPL, IR, CPLSE & CPLME, CFI & CFII.
Upon graduation, you will be qualified to work with AeroGuard ArabiaSM as a Certified Flight Instructor, accumulating flight hours while training new students. This will give you additional experience, aeronautical knowledge and experience necessary to apply for First Officer positions with the regions top airlines.
At AeroGuard, we place a priority on student safety & support, so you will always have the resources and guidance you need to succeed as a student pilot in the safest training environment possible.
Private Pilot License
4 Months
PPL
In the Private Pilot License course, students gain the aeronautical knowledge, skill and experience necessary to safely operate an airplane as a Private Pilot with a Single-Engine class rating.
Instrument Rating
4 Months
IR
After completing your Private Pilot License the next step is learning how to fly in imperfect weather conditions with no visibility of the ground. After completing this course you will have gained your Instrument Rating, allowing you to fly under instrument flight rules (IFR). This is an essential certification to be used in your everyday professional career.
Commercial Pilot License Single Engine
2 Months
CPLSE
Once you have completed this course you will exceed the minimum requirements set by General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and be certified to operate a single-engine plane for hire. This GACA certificate is the next level above Private Pilot (PPL) and now certifies you to fly professionally.
Commercial Pilot Multi Engine
1 Month
CPLME
The next course of training adds an additional rating to your Commercial Pilot License (CPL) to be able to have the same privileges in a multi engine (ME) airplane. This course will provide the aeronautical knowledge, skills, and experience to receive your Commercial Pilot – Airplane multi engine land (CPLME) license.
Certified Flight Instructor
2 Months
CFI
The next phase of training qualifies you to teach other future aviators. The certified Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) license, allows you to use your CPL to act as a flight instructor and teach others. This is critical to being qualified for the job at AeroGuard Arabia which will allow you to be employed as you build additional aeronautical knowledge, skills, and experience.
CFI Instrument
1 Month
CFII
The final course is an additional rating to your CFI. Specifically, it will allow you to train students trying to acquire their Instrument Rating (IR). This is also a requirement to be eligible for hire at AeroGuard Arabia.
AeroGuard has a simple goal: We create the best-trained pilots in the industry, on an accelerated timeline, setting them up for long and successful careers as professional aviators.
Our Flight Training Programs are accelerated, with professionally focused, high quality curricula that enable our students to seamlessly transition to working for an airline.
Ground support includes award winning safety and maintenance teams, mentorship and career guidance to keep you focused and progressing through the program.
While our programs are accelerated, we understand the need to rest and recover, so our curriculum is balanced with classroom training, flight missions, and off-days to study and or relax before your next exam.