The agreement signed between the Aero Club was presented this morning at a press conferenceF. Baracca” of Lugo and the FTO Airline Pilot Academy of Padua which offers young aspiring pilots a real professional opportunity. This agreement allows you to obtain the necessary qualifications to access international airlines. Lugo thus completes its offer by placing itself among the excellences for the training of professional pilots for both airplanes and helicopters, a capability that has been active since the early 1980s and which has allowed over 800 professional pilots to obtain patents. The agreement provides for a structured training course: a course of approximately six months at the Lugo Flight School to obtain the PPL (Private Pilot License), followed by a course of approximately eighteen months at the FTO Airline Pilot Academy flight school in Padua to become airline pilots. responds even more to the growing demand for professional pilots from airlines, organizations and companies. Students will have the opportunity to gain international flight experience at the offices of Titusville (Florida – USA), Ostrava (Czech Republic) and Dublin (Ireland)thus improving their knowledge of the English language in real situations, flying in new scenarios which will allow them to achieve a more complete preparation than those who train to fly only in Italy. Starting in Septemberthe Aero Club will make new facilities available to aspiring pilots, including renovated classrooms and a guesthouse with double bedrooms, kitchen and study room. This aeronautical campus will thus allow students to dedicate themselves completely to training, reducing logistical costs and improving learning effectiveness. To present these opportunities, the June 20th from 9am and, in the afternoon, from 3.30pm an Open Day will be held organized at Lugo airport, accompanied by a static exhibition of the aircraft used in the courses. “This project represents a significant opportunity for the Lugo area” declared the President Oriano Callegatipositioning the Aero Club among the main Italian institutions in the promotion of flying and the training of professional pilots, responding to the demands of the job market and offering concrete prospects to young people.
