Your route to the cockpit

The programme gets you a Frozen ATPL: all the theory and licences of an airline pilot, but not yet the full privileges. "Frozen" means you can start work as a co-pilot (First Officer); once you have built up enough flight hours (roughly 1,500, usually paid during your first job) your licence "unfreezes" into a full ATPL and you can become captain. Virtually every airline pilot starts with a Frozen ATPL.

About 16 to 18 months, full-time and intensive: with over 200 flight hours you fly almost daily. You do the ATPL theory largely as self-study, with a classroom lesson every week: the law requires only 10% classroom guidance, we give more than three times that. You are available on weekdays so we can plan your flying lessons around the weather and you actually complete your hours. Holiday and reserve weeks absorb weather and exams. If you fall behind, it can take longer.

Honestly: this is a full-time and demanding programme. With over 200 flight hours in 16 to 18 months you fly almost daily, and you are available on weekdays so we can plan around the weather. Combining it with a full-time job is therefore not realistic. Would you rather go at your own pace alongside work or family? Then look at our https://www.eflight.nl/pages/atpl-parttime">individual, modular route. In the information session we will look honestly at what suits your situation.

No, and that is deliberate. You learn from a diverse team of 15+ instructors, and most students fly their hours with several instructors from that team: from young, newly qualified flight instructors to experienced airline and (former) military pilots. That way you benefit from multiple perspectives instead of one person's style, and you are never stuck when someone is on holiday.

Your training runs from our own campus E-Deck at Teuge Airport: the hangar, briefing rooms, simulators and the (partly electric) fleet are all here. Count on a full-time presence during the week. Do you live further away? Raise it in the information session and we will see what is practical.

You arrange accommodation yourself. In the area around Teuge and Deventer you can usually find a room or studio for around €400 to €800 per month.

Probably not. What counts is a valid Class 1 medical and the motivation to go for it. Not sure? Come to an information session or take a trial lesson and you will know.

You are at least 17 years old (required for the PPL exam), hold a valid EASA Class 1 medical before your first solo flight (you may start without one at your own risk), and speak basic English. We recommend at least upper secondary level for the theory, but it is not compulsory.

The EASA Class 1 medical is essential: without it you cannot fly as a professional pilot. That is why we advise you to apply for it early, before you incur major costs. Many things people worry about (such as glasses within the limits) are no problem at all. Not sure? Arrange your medical or a pre-assessment with an aeromedical examiner first, then you know exactly where you stand.

€119,000 including 21% VAT: all courses (PPL through CPL), flight hours, instruction, theory and exams at the first attempt. You pay in 14 phases, step by step, never more than one phase in advance. Not included: the assessment (€2,175), Class 1 medical, equipment, resits, living costs, and the MCC and type rating that follow after your Frozen ATPL.

No, and that is deliberate: the MCC (Multi-Crew Cooperation) and the type rating are not part of the programme. Not an omission but a choice, because which MCC you need depends on where you will be flying. Many employers require an MCC (airlines, but often business aviation and special missions too); they have their own requirements and regularly provide the training themselves, at their expense. If you do take it yourself, it is best to match that choice to the employer or the kind of flying you have in mind. We are happy to think along and refer you to a suitable provider. If you end up flying single-pilot operations, you will not need an MCC at all. That way you do not pay in advance for training you may not need, or that your employer will pay for later.

With us you pay per phase: if you have to stop along the way, you simply keep your hours and licences. Would you like more information about financing? Get in touch.

A resit is at your own expense: theory €50–100, practical €400–2,000 per attempt. It costs time, but your progress and the licences you have already earned remain intact.

That depends on where you end up. For multi-crew work such as airline, business aviation, cargo or rescue, an MCC (working together as a crew) and a type rating for the specific aircraft usually follow. These belong to your first employer or aircraft and fall outside the programme price; employers sometimes cover the type rating or offer financing. If you go into instructing, for example, you will not necessarily need them. Along the way you build flight hours towards your full ATPL.

The industry expects to need many new pilots in the coming years, and we see that on our own campus: Corendon has its future pilots trained here. But nobody can give guarantees, ourselves included; recruitment fluctuates, even at airlines. That is why we prepare you actively: career sessions with interview training, a personal mentor and the E-Flight Club Nights. And we do our utmost to help place you somewhere.

No, we are still a young company. In March 2026 we launched our first ATPL class together with Corendon, and in September 2026 our own ATPL class started. We will share placement figures as soon as our first classes have graduated.

No. You do not sign a binding contract, only a non-binding quotation. You pay per phase, never more than one in advance, and you can stop at any time: you only pay for lessons taken and the licences you earned remain yours.

Even then your risk is limited: you have never paid more than one phase in advance, and your licences and flight hours are in your name. You take those with you to any other flight school.

Yes, and we recommend it. A trial lesson is the best way to feel whether flying really suits you, before you make a big decision. You book it directly online and you are in the cockpit in no time. https://www.eflight.nl/pages/boek-een-e-flight-proefles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Book a trial lesson

Two days at Teuge: 4 flights on the Velis and around 2 hours of simulator, assessed by several instructors, plus a short oral knowledge test. No cramming needed: a week in advance you receive an information pack to read at your leisure, it is about aptitude. You always receive a personal advisory report.

Information session or trial lesson → arrange financing and medical → book and schedule the assessment → take the assessment → advisory report and result → start or not.

In January, without a waiting list of years: you start within months, not years. Count on a few months of lead time (interview → assessment) and apply for your Class 1 medical early. Leave your details and we will contact you, so you are the first to hear when you can start.