To become a pilot in Malawi, you must register with an Approved Training Organisation and be at least 16 years of age when you start your flight training. At Eastrise Aviation, we have the first ever online ground school in Malawi, enabling our students to access course materials and mock exams on the go and at their convenience. Check out the PPL cost estimate below.
Oral radio exam
Practical training
Exams and licencing
PLEASE NOTE
Malawi pilot licences are issued in accordance with the International Civil Aviation (ICAO) requirements. They are therefore internationally recognised and can be converted to a foreign licence if required.
PPL Cost Estimate
- Ground school: K 1.5 million
- Oral radio exam: K60,000
- Student pilot licence: K15,000
- Medical exam: K50,000
- Ground school exams 9 subjects: K54,000
- Practical training 45 hours @K550,000 per hour: K24,750,000
- Uniforms (shirt only and one-bar epaulettes): K100,000
- Flight computer (E6B), map, plotter and calculator: K550,000
- Airport navigation fees: K60,000
- Skills test fee: K200,000
- PPL licence fee: K45,000
TOTAL PPL ESTIMATE: MWK 27,384,000
Please note that you can buy supplies such as uniforms, epaulettes, flight computer, map, plotter and others elsewhere. This is on condition that they meet or exceed the industry quality requirements.
You will also need an aviation headset. We recommend the Kore KA1 general aviation headset. It is both affordable and probably the best option among the competing brands.
Payment terms
The PPL fees can be paid in up to 3 instalments as follows:
- First instalment: MWK 12 million
- Second instalment: MWK 10 million
- Last instalment: MWK 5,384,000
Please note…
A student must always have a balance of an equivalent of 2 hours flight time at all times. Students who do not acquire the competence after 45 hours will be required to buy extra lessons until the gain the required competence. Fees once paid are not refundable but may be transferable.
Say NO to corruption!
Eastrise Aviation does not participate in schemes aimed at inflating costs to give commission to any person. We will not participate in any schemes that aim to defraud a sponsor. This includes our pledge to disclose if a student has more than one sponsor.
We reserve the right to report to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, any attempt to bribe an officer or to report any form of solicitation of a bribe.