Fixed-Wing Drone Licence — RPC Aeroplane
Officially: the RPC (Aeroplane).
Add the fixed-wing category to your RPC — or start here as a new candidate — and qualify for long-range mapping, surveying and specialist work that multirotors can’t reach.
Who this course is for
You hold an RPC Multirotor and want the category that covers corridor mapping and large-area surveying — or you’re a new candidate who knows fixed-wing is where you’re headed.
Add-on candidates finish in one to two weeks. New candidates complete the full ground school alongside it.
What you’ll learn
Theory
40 hours of aeroplane-category ground school across the same eight modules as the multirotor course — air law through operational procedures, taught for fixed-wing flight.
Add-on candidates skip the radio licence and English assessment — you already hold both.
Practical
2 hours of simulator training and 3 hours of flight training across four stages:
- Launch ControlCloses with Stage Progress Check 1
- Climb-Out & TurningCloses with Stage Progress Check 2
- En-Route & Dynamic ManoeuvringCloses with Stage Progress Check 3
- Stalls, Abnormals & Runway LandingsCloses with Stage Progress Check 4
How training runs
Theory runs in class at Waterfall City, online, or through the e-learning portal. Simulator stages run in the classroom. Flight training happens at Grasslands Flying Club. You advance when every exercise in the stage meets standard.
The internal examination pass mark is 75%, and the course closes with the skills test in the aeroplane category.
What you leave with
The RPC aeroplane category on your certificate — long-range mapping, surveying and specialist fixed-wing work, flown commercially.
- SACAA-Accredited Remote Pilot Certificate (RPC) — Aeroplane
- Class 3 Aviation Medical
- Course Completion Certificate
- Restricted Radiotelephony Certificate (Restricted ROC)
- English Language Proficiency Certificate
Adding the category to an existing RPC? You already hold the medical, radio certificate and ELP — you leave with the new category on your licence.
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22 Magwa Crescent
Waterfall City, Midrand, 1682
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