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Pilot

The application to be admitted to the program as a pilot trainee is sent to Det Grønlandske Hus in Copenhagen, after which they, in collaboration with Air Greenland, are responsible for a selection of 2 pilot trainees to ensure the most suitable candidates for the program.

A pilot's daily work consists of


To plan and carry out scheduled and charter flights.

To check the aircraft so that it is fully airworthy, including calculating the right amount of fuel for a flight and double checking if all the passengers have boarded.

To complete the flight at the highest possible level of safety. Pilots must be willing to work at all hours of the day

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Training


Training lasts around 2 years and consists of both theory and practical flying in an integrated course. The education starts primo april.

Training takes place at a selected flying school in Denmark. The education is eligible for students' grants.

Training is split into several stages, with each stage being concluded by the attainment of different certificates

Both instruction and tests consist of theoretical subjects, practical flying and simulator flying

The pilot acquires a commercial pilot’s licence, MCC certificat as well as Type Rating on Dash-8.

Qualifications and requirements


Upper secondary exam with English and mathematics at B-level with grades averaging at least 7 in every subject (new scale)

Alternatively you must have at least Higher Preparatory Examination Course single subject exam in Danish and have English and maths at B-level with at least a grade of 7 in every subject (new scale)

You must have good language skills and preferably speak both Greenlandic and Danish

You must be resident in Greenland and be eligible to receive an educational grant from the Government of Greenland

That you meet the Government of Greenland's conditions for application - see more at sullissivik

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Pilot aspirants are entitled to receive SU from the Greenland Home Rule Government if they are resident in Greenland and live up to the requirements of the self-government.

Application for entrance examination


Applications must be sent to the Greenlandic House in Copenhagen no later than 1 March.

For the entrance exam, you must pass a compulsory entrance exam of an intelligence, psychomotor, and psychological nature

At the same time, you must obtain a satisfactory medical certificate for commercial pilot certificate (Mecical Class1)

The application to be admitted to the program as a pilot trainee is sent to Det Grønlandske Hus in Copenhagen, after which they, in collaboration with Air Greenland, are responsible for a selection of 2 pilot trainees to ensure the most suitable candidates for the program.