This article is a guideline on How To Become a Commercial Pilot / How To Pursue Piloting as your career.
First and foremost, is to obtain an approval letter from Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia. You can only start commence pilot course after the obtaination of the approval letter. The minimum educational requirement to apply for the letter is to attain at least 5 credits at SPM/O level with credit in English, Mathematics and any Science subjects. With the educational requirement above met; next you will have to write a formal letter to the Director General of DCA. Dont forget to attached your SPM result slip along, and mail it to the following address.
Director General of Civil Aviation Malaysia
Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Malaysia
No. 27, Persiaran Perdana
Level 2, Block Podium B, Lot 4G4, Precint 4
Federal Government Administration Centre,
62618 Putrajaya.
"Not sure of how to write the letter?" Dont worry, we have an example right below to guide you.
You probably will get the reply in about 1-3 weeks.
Now that you have obtained the approval letter, next stage you will have to get your body checked at any 1 of the following DCA designated medical examiners if you are physically fit to be a pilot.
Following are the list of DCA aurthorised medical examiners. A 12 months valid medical certificate will be issued to you upon succesful in your body check.
1)
RMAF Institute of Aviation Medicine (Kuala Lumpur)
Jalan Lapangan Lama, 50460 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603 2117 1133 Fax: 603 2148 2549
2)
Twin Towers Medical Centre (Kuala Lumpur)
Lot 401 F&G, Level 4, Suria KLCC
Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603 2382 2000 Fax: 603 2382 9000
3)
Pakatan Medical Ampang (Kuala Lumpur)
16th Floor, Bangunan Arab Malaysian
55, Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603 2072 1193 Fax: 603 2078 4172
4)
Drs Young, Newtown & Partners (Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan)
48, Jalan 52/4, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: 603 7956 9400 Fax: 603 7954 2655
5)
MAS Medical Centre (Subang, Selangor Darul Ehsan)
Sultan Abdul Aziz International Airport
47200 Subang, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: 603 7840 3114 Fax: 603 7846 2626
6)
Klinik Medi - Utama (Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan)
No. 5-1, Jalan Lawan Pedang, 13/27, Business Park
Seksyen 13, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: 603 5510 6716 Fax: 603 5511 4950
7)
Sabah Klinik (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
3A, Jalan Pantai, Tingkat 1
88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Tel: 088 254 190 Fax: 088 264 868
8)
MAS Medical Department (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
MAS Administration Building
Kota Kinabalu International Airport
89500 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Tel: 088 203 333 Fax: 088 217 897
9)
Medora Clinic & Surgery (Singapore)
43, Upper Paya Lebar Road, Singapore 534833
Tel/Fax: 02 6288 0035
Now with the approval letter and medical certificate, you are good to go and enrol yourself in any 1 of the following Flying Academic listed below.
Malaysian Flying Academy (Malacca) -
http://www.mfa.edu.my/
Campus Address, No. 13617-1
Off Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam
75350 Malacca, Malaysia
HM Aerospace (Langkawi) -
http://www.hmaerospace.com/
Jalan Kuala Muda,
Padang Matsirat,
07100 Langkawi,
Kedah Darul Aman,
Malaysia.
Asia Pacific Flight Training (Kota Bharu) -
http://www.apft.edu.my/
Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
Pengkalan Chepa 16100,
Kota Bahru. Kelantan.
KLIFA (Johor) -
http://www.klifa.com/home.php
Lot 1-8, Airline Offices, Senai Cargo Centre,
Jalan Cargo, Sultan Ismail International Airport,
81250 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Integrated Aviation Acacademy (Ipoh) -
http://www.itns-group.com/Academy/index.html
Lot 38021, Jalan Lapangan Terbang,
31350 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan,
Malaysia.
Tips: Always choose the best flying academy that suits you well. You can do this by visiting each of them and do some research prior before you came up with a decision.
Most of the Flying Academy would enforce an entry exam and interview for their applicants, however different academy has different rules and regulations, for more detail info, feel free to ring them up at their hotlines.
