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Overview
Aeroclub Bolzano is a flight school and club in Bolzano (South Tyrol) certified by the Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC).
It offers various training opportunities around flying – from powered flight to ultralight and gliding to special courses such as mountain and mountain ranges. Glacier flight. Anyone interested in pilot training will find a serious address here with many years of experience and various license offers.
Offer of training
Aeroclub Bolzano covers a wide range of flight training. These include:
- Private pilot licence for aeroplanes (PPL-A) according to EASA/ PART-FCL standard.
- License of light aircraft (LAPL) for corresponding light aeroplanes.
- Instruction on motor sailplanes (TMG) as well as ratings for variable-pitch propellers (VP) or instruction on spur wheel aeroplanes.
- Gliding school: training for gliding, with theory and practice requiring at least 15 hours of flight time and 40 landings.
- Ultralight School: Training on ultralight aircraft with 33 hours of theory and 16 hours of practice as well as an examination (theoretical and practical).
- Special course "Mountain and glacier flight" (MOU): mountain pilot training with practical flights on own aircraft (e.g. “Savannah” or “Husky” — Prerequisite is flight experience on spur-wheel aircraft.
Requirements & Registration
If you want to register for an apprenticeship at the Aeroclub Bolzano, you have to personally visit the club office. There, registration forms are filled in and the registration for aero-medical examination of class 2 is started. The minimum age for starting training with a license such as PPL-A is 16 years. The theoretical courses usually take place in the evening, practice-oriented flights are then completed significantly later – with flight instructor and later on solo flight. Who, e.g. striving for a mountain rating, requires prior experience on spur wheel aircraft.
Costs
The Aeroclub Bolzano website does not currently indicate a fixed total cost for the training. For many offers, this depends on the number of flight hours required, the type of license and other factors (e.g. Educational materials, medical examination, flight time packages. Nevertheless, it is worth asking directly – according to the website, there are flight hour packages with up to 10% savings every now and then.
| Training / licence | Remark/Scope | Costs (not specified) |
|---|---|---|
| PPL-A (Private Pilot Licence Aircraft) | 108 hours theory + 45 flight hours (incl.) Single and school flights | individually – please ask directly at the Aeroclub |
| LAPL (Light Aircraft Licence) | Light aircraft training (details depending on the type of aircraft) | – |
| TMG / Motor gliding / Adjustable propeller | Additional ratings for powered sailplanes or variable-prop aeroplanes | – |
| Gliding | min 15 flight hours + 40 landings, theory lessons & Test test | – |
| Ultralight School | 33 h Theory + 16 h Practice + theoretical-practical examination | – |
| Mountain/glacier flight training (MOU) | Special course on ultras or powered aircraft, with spur wheel experience | – |
Contact
📞 Phone: +39 0471 250165
✉️ Email: info@aeroclub.bz
Address: Via Francesco Baracca 1, 39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy
Secretariat opening hours: Mo–Fr 09:00–13:00, afternoon by appointment.