Minimum requirements and/or preferences

• hold at least a PPL(A)
• ideally in possession of an (extended) EASA Class 2 medical certificate
• 17 years old when starting the course
• sufficient knowledge of English as well as mathematics and physics

Course structure and build-up

Prior to the course, a 'refresher' module has been inserted concerning basic knowledge of mathematics and physics with a compulsory test.

In order to keep the theory course clear and to ensure that specific components connect well with each other, the teaching material, consisting of 7 theory courses, is divided into two modules:

After passing your first exams of module 1, you continue with module 2 through self-study. You then participate in the last classroom exam training in Arnhem and take the remaining exams.

Self study

The big advantage of our 'distance learning' IR training is that you can organize your own pace and study time. The home study work program is structured schematically in weeks and daily tasks, whereby with approximately fifteen study hours per week, a turnaround time of about six months is easily feasible for both modules, excluding exams.

An average student completes the IR theory training in about four to six months. Of course you can determine your study load. The lead time depends on your own time effort.

In the self-study, you are guided through all courses and subjects via a simple work program per module. Study progress is checked by means of compulsory 'progress' tests. The 'progress' tests are administered in a varying number of chapters and can be made at home on the computer. Then you can send the test online to Orbit Groundschool for checking with one push of a button.

Revision & Brushup Course ground school data