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Layang Layang Flying Academy

  • Ipoh, Perak · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport
Layang Layang Flying Academy
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Commercial Pilot Licence with Instrument Rating and Frozen Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Your dream of becoming a professional pilot can start here. Train towards a Commercial Pilot Licence with Instrument Rating, and complete the Airline Transport Pilot Licence theoretical knowledge that gives you a Frozen Airline Transport Pilot Licence, through one structured pathway — with education financing options available through RHB Bank and AFFIN Bank for eligible applicants.

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PROFESSIONAL PILOT PATHWAY

A complete foundation for professional flying.

Every phase is planned on the ground, rehearsed in the simulator and flown with an instructor. Airline Transport Pilot Licence ground school, single-engine flying, instrument procedures, multi-engine operations and upset prevention and recovery training are delivered as one continuous pathway from the Ipoh campus.
  • Airline Transport Pilot Licence theoretical knowledge, taught as full-time ground school
  • Single-engine flight training on the Cessna 172 Skyhawk
  • Instrument Rating procedures flown in the simulator and in the aircraft
  • Multi-engine operations and asymmetric handling on the Diamond DA42
  • Advanced Upset Prevention and Recovery Training on the GameBird GB1
  • One continuous programme delivered from Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, Ipoh
Entry requirements
Indicative duration
Indicative duration

18–24 months

Published structure
Published structure

850 hours ground school · 200 hours flight training

Training platforms
Training platforms

Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Diamond DA42 · Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer II · GameBird GB1

TRAINING PLATFORMS

The aircraft and flight deck you will train on.

Training is flown on a modern glass-cockpit fleet maintained on site at Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, so what you study on the ground matches what you fly.
LLFA Cessna 172 9M-WEE side view in the hangar
Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Cessna 172 Skyhawk

The single-engine trainer used for handling, circuit work, navigation and command development.

Glass cockpit of an LLFA training aircraft showing the primary and multi-function displays
Glass cockpit

Glass cockpit

Primary and multi-function displays, autopilot and navigation systems used through the Instrument Rating phase.

Cessna 172 cabin interior showing the dual controls and seating
Cabin and controls

Cabin and controls

Dual controls and a briefing-friendly cabin so every sortie can be prepared, flown and debriefed properly.

TRAINING JOURNEY

Five stages. One professional direction.

Technical knowledge, practical flying, instrument procedures, multi-engine operations and advanced recovery training.
Ground school classroom at the Layang Layang Flying Academy campus in Ipoh
Ground school

Ground school

Airline Transport Pilot Licence theoretical knowledge and examination preparation.

Layang Layang Flying Academy student pilots standing with a training aeroplane
Flight training

Flight training

Single-engine handling, navigation and command development.

FNPT II flight simulator cockpit with visual displays at the LLFA Ipoh campus
Instrument Rating

Instrument Rating

Simulator and aircraft procedures for instrument operations.

Diamond DA42 multi-engine training aircraft in flight
Multi-engine operations

Multi-engine operations

Asymmetric handling, coordination and Instrument Rating consolidation.

GameBird GB1 flying inverted during upset recovery training
Upset prevention and recovery

Upset prevention and recovery

Advanced practical upset recognition, prevention and recovery training.

Education financing options are available through RHB Bank and AFFIN Bank for eligible applicants.

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Ready to start your Commercial Pilot Licence training?

Send your current qualifications and flying goal and admissions will confirm your eligibility, the next intake and the documents required for review.
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LLFA student pilots with a Cessna 172 on the apron
BEFORE YOU APPLY

Entry requirements and knowledge areas.

Entry and document review on the left; the examination subjects and disciplines covered by the syllabus on the right. Confirm current requirements with Admissions before enrolment.
  • At least 18 years old when beginning the flying phase
  • Five credits at Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or O-Level, including English, Mathematics and one science subject
  • Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia Class 1 medical assessment
  • Proficiency in English
  • Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia student portal approval and applicant documentation
  • Air Law
  • Human Performance and Limitations
  • Meteorology
  • Navigation and Flight Planning
  • Principles of Flight
  • Aircraft General Knowledge
  • Operational Procedures
  • Radio Telephony and Communications
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Layang Layang Flying Academy cadet in uniform beside a Cessna 172 training aeroplane
PROGRAMME OUTCOME

What completion is designed to support.

The licences, ratings and flight time you hold at the end of the programme, and the professional operations they are designed to prepare you for.
  • Commercial flying under the privileges of the licence
  • Instrument operations in the aircraft and simulator
  • Multi-engine operations and asymmetric handling
  • Airline Transport Pilot Licence theoretical knowledge completed — a Frozen Airline Transport Pilot Licence
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THE ACADEMY EXPERIENCE

Life on the flight line.

Briefings, walk-arounds, hangar work and flying - the everyday routine of training towards a professional licence at Ipoh.
PILOT GUIDES

Read before you apply.

Plain-English guides to the licence, the requirements, the theory and the timeline, written by the team that runs the programme.
PROGRAMME QUESTIONS

Questions before you apply.

Programme details are subject to Layang Layang Flying Academy confirmation, the approved syllabus and applicable Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia requirements.

No. Eligible applicants can begin the Commercial Pilot Licence with Instrument Rating programme from the foundation stage of professional pilot training.

Build the right flight path.

Ask about your eligibility, the next intake, accommodation at the Ipoh campus and the documents required for review. Programme details are subject to Layang Layang Flying Academy confirmation, the approved syllabus and applicable Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia requirements.
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Ready to discuss your training route?

Tell us your current qualifications and flying goal. The admissions team will explain the suitable pathway, entry requirements and next available intake.

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Education financing

Plan the funding for your pilot training.

Education financing options are available through RHB Bank and AFFIN Bank for eligible applicants. Approval, eligibility and financing terms are determined by the respective provider.

  • Ask which programmes may be considered
  • Prepare the required supporting documents
  • Discuss the application process with Admissions
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