HOW TO GET STARTED IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS

STEP 1

First of all, do what many student pilots underestimate and fail to do: budget your trip!! This will limit your cost overruns!

Use the table on the page PROGRAMS & RATES to get a good estimate of the costs and expenses of your training, then budget for meals and other living expenses.

STEP 2

Read the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS and ask any other questions by sending an e-mail with a subject including "hour building" to info@ncb-aviation.com

STEP 3

Fill in the aircraft renter's insurance forms Form page 1 & Form page 2 to request pre-approval from the insurance company. The fully filled forms, your pilot's license and your passport need to be scanned and e-mailed to the e-mail address info@ncb-aviation.com including the subject "insurance forms".

This pre-approval process lasts 4 weeks and is required for non-U.S. resident pilots.

NCB-AVIATION refuses to handle requests for pilots who do not submit the form at least 8 weeks prior to expected arrival date.

Caution!! Do not book your airline tickets until you have received pre-approval.

Following are recommended coverage limits and cost:

For non-US residents, the contracted insurance premiums are fully earned and not refundable.

For more information about the renter's insurance, visit the AOPA website

STEP 4

If you have a pilot's license issued by any other country than the U.S., you need the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to approve you to fly on U.S. registered aircraft. This process is called a license validation.

To request a FAA validation of your EASA/ICAO pilot's license, follow instructions on this sheet: FAA_validation.pdf

The form you need to fill can be found here:

http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/media/verify61-75.pdf

STEP 5

Start planning your trip but do not book airline tickets until you have received a positive answer from requests in STEPS 3 and 4.

Once you're set and you've got all your documents, send us the details of your flights, so that we can arrange your pick-up at the airport.

Non-US residents travelling without a visa on a visa waiver program, will need to register with ESTA for immigration, an easy 10 minutes process.

Check here if you are elligible for travel on a visa waiver program, and the passport requirements applicable for your country.