Time Building Program

A program for pilots to build flight hours and gain essential experience.

Time Building — the road to 150 h

Cockpit hours that get you to the profession.

Time Building is the phase between PPL and CPL training, where you build up flight time and experience on your own. EASA requires at least 150 hours before you can start the practical CPL module — of which 100 must be as pilot-in-command (PIC).

No fixed schedule. You fly according to weather, plan and appetite — we help with routes, block-hour pricing and the logic of the logbook.

Where to fly EASA requirements

Flight Log

Start (after PPL) ~45 h

Start of CPL module 150 h

CPL issuance 200 h

Of which PIC min. 100 h

Of which PIC X-C min. 20 h

Why it's necessary

The professional's maths

To be issued a CPL(A) you must meet strict flight-time requirements. The CPL course alone isn't enough — you have to "fly yourself out" on your own first.

Stat 01

200 h

Total flight time

Total logbook hours required for the CPL(A) licence to be issued.

Stat 02

100 h

Pilot-in-command (PIC)

Hours flown as PIC — the single most important milestone in your log.

Stat 03

150 h

Start of CPL course

Minimum hours required to enrol on the modular CPL(A) training.

Your path

Where do you stand?

After PPL you have roughly 45 logbook hours. Between you and the CPL module sits about another 105. Time Building is the most efficient way to close that gap — with flights you actually want to fly.

Flexibility. No fixed schedule — fly when weather and calendar make sense.

Custom routes. We help plan cross-country trips into the Alps, to the sea, into major international airports.

Block hours. Pre-paid hour packages at a discounted rate — the more hours, the lower the price.

Combine with ATPL theory. Time Building is the ideal window for distance ATPL theory — it shortens the total CPL timeline by months.

Structure of 200 h to CPL

Real-world experience

Where to head out

Three classic routes that make Time Building meaningful — each one develops a different skill set.

N 47°19′ · E 12°47′ · ELEV 2470 ft

Mountain challenge

The Alps — high-altitude flying

Managing aircraft performance at altitude and navigating mountain valleys. A great school for every pilot — you learn to respect the terrain, weather and yourself.

Destinations Zell am See LOWZ · Innsbruck LOWI

Flight time ~ 2 – 3 h one way

Focus Density Altitude · Mountain Wx

Briefing Required (LOWI special)

N 45°29′ · E 13°36′ · ELEV 7 ft

Summer at the sea

Adriatic — international flight

The classic time-building trip. You practice long-distance navigation, border crossings, customs procedures and English radio in international traffic.

Destinations Portorož LJPZ · Lošinj LDLO

Flight time ~ 3.5 h one way

Focus Long-range nav · FIR border

Planning GAR, eAPIS, fuel

N 51°06′ · E 13°46′ · ELEV 755 ft

Precision navigation

Plains — major airports

The Central-European plains are ideal for radio-navigation practice and communication at large controlled airports. You drill precise track-keeping and procedural discipline.

Destinations Dresden EDDC · Wrocław EPWR

Flight time ~ 1.5 h one way

Focus VOR/ADF · CTR/TMA

Radio English mandatory

Stop dreaming, start flying

No-one logs the hours for you

A professional career starts in the logbook. Let's set up a free consultation and build a custom hour-building plan together.