I’ve stopped by a couple times and each stop was amazing! Awesome place and awesome staff! 😍😍😍
Commercial
Helicopter CPL Training
The Commercial Helicopter Pilot Licence (CPL-H) is your gateway to a career in rotary wing aviation. It is one of the most diverse and rewarding licences available in aviation, opening the door to a wide range of industries and operational environments that few other careers can match.
Holders of a CPL-H can pursue pathways across tourism and scenic operations, aerial photography and film production, surveying and mapping, agricultural work including mustering and crop-spraying, firefighting, offshore operations, law enforcement, search and rescue, air ambulance, flight instruction, and general charter work. Whether you’re drawn to the adrenaline of firefighting, the precision of aerial survey work, or the satisfaction of an air ambulance role, the CPL-H puts you in a position to pursue the career that suits you.
It is worth noting that most of these pathways require additional ratings, endorsements, and hours beyond the licence itself — but the CPL-H is the essential foundation from which every professional helicopter pilot’s career begins.
What do I need to do to get a CPL?
- Complete 105 hours of flight training – the final 30 of which must be completed within a 90 day time frame
- Undertake an English language assessment (AELP)
- Acquire an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC). We can issue these from our base in Essendon Fields
- Obtain a Class 1 medical
- Pass seven commercial theory exams
- Pass the CPL flight test
The full list of CASA requirements can be found here
Reviews from our student pilots
This by far the best thing I’ve done, thank you Melbourne Heli for an amazing experience from start to finish. Gray was very thorough & explained it all perfectly for a first timer. This is something I’ll never forget & has most certainly stirred my desire to obtain my helicopter license. A great experience
Alex had done an incredible job of taking me from virtually zero helicopter experience a few weeks ago, not even knowing how to start the machine, to being competent to fly it completely on my own. “How was that?” she asked me after my first solo. “Awesome!” I replied, pretty much summing up how good it felt. “Absolutely awesome”.
Commercial Pilot
Thanks guys you are all fantastic instructors. I found learning to fly with Melbourne Heli to be one of the best experiences and you all made the learning to fly effortless. I look forward to seeing you guys grow with more students, people would be crazy to go anywhere else.
Good luck.
Private Pilot
Words can’t express how amazing the whole experience was. The views were breathtaking, the helicopter was awesome and my Instructor Chris conducted every part of the lesson from the explanation and info session to the flight itself as well as hovering at the end in a professional and humorous manner that kept me both entertained and feeling safe the entire time.
MH Student
When I described to my family what it’s like to do a solo circuit I said ‘It’s like your mom driving you to the mall so you can practice driving around the parking lot before the two of you drive home together.’ Except it’s 1000x more rewarding and the ‘car’ is a little more expensive. Soon I’ll be ‘driving to the mall’ all on my own and it’s so surreal and exciting that I’ll be completely solo soon! I love every minute of my training here.
Private Pilot
I’ve always had a love of Aviation. My father worked at the airport for 40 years, so I grew up surrounded by people working in the industry and I’ve always been someone who preferred to turn my head to the sky as opposed to the ground. These things coupled made me decide to book in my first flight with Chris. It was love at first flight and I’ve been here ever since.
Commercial Pilot