Simulator Programme (Foundation)
Students learn real flying skills, build confidence, and complete their first simulated “solo.”
Your child steps into a real cockpit and learns directly from pilots. Across six sessions, they’ll master basic controls, take off, fly patterns, and complete a simulated “solo” flight. Designed to build confidence, focus, and discipline—an ideal foundation for AAP, SPL, and future pilot pathways.
Course Transformation
Prepare
Build Confidence Through Real Control
Your child takes the controls in a real cockpit, learning directly from airline pilots. They feel capable, trusted, and in command — a confidence boost no classroom can give.
Progress
A Meaningful First Step Toward Becoming a Pilot
By completing a simulated “solo,” your child gains credibility, achievement, and momentum. This programme becomes their gateway into AAP, SPL, and the full professional pilot pathway.
Perform
Develop Focus, Discipline, and Calm Thinking
Flying requires structured decision-making, situational awareness, and composure. Students naturally adopt these behaviours through training — skills that benefit school, life, and future leadership.
Course
Highlights
Real Flying Skills, Taught by Pilots Instructor
Your child learns genuine aviation techniques — taxi, climb, turn, approach, landing — in a professional cockpit setting.
Not a game, but real training standards adapted for young learners.
Build Focus, Confidence & Discipline
The cockpit demands calm thinking and precise actions.
Students naturally develop sharper focus, clearer decision-making, and the confidence of someone trusted to fly an aircraft.
Complete a Simulated “First Solo”
By the final session, students can fly a full circuit and land independently under supervision.
This achievement becomes a powerful milestone — and their first step toward AAP, SPL, and future pilot pathways.
The Story of HKPAPA
Designed by Airline Pilots for Young Aviators
This programme was created by Hong Kong–based airline pilots who understand one truth:
the earlier a child experiences real aviation, the faster they develop confidence, discipline, and focus. We adapted genuine flight-training standards into a format young learners can absorb. Every lesson, procedure, and cockpit action comes from our professional experience — from how pilots think, communicate, and solve problems, to how they stay calm under pressure.
The result is a structured, safe, and inspiring first step into aviation. A pathway built not as entertainment, but as the foundation for future Youth AAP, SPL, and eventual pilot training.
Course Syllabus
Knowledge
✔Understand How Pilots Think & Fly
✔Basic flight principles: lift, attitude, power, airspeed
✔How aircraft climb, turn, descend, and land
✔Runways, circuit patterns, and real aviation procedures
✔Situational awareness and safe decision-making
Skills
✔Hands-On Flying Ability
✔Taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, landing
✔Maintaining heading, altitude, and stable flight
✔Smooth control inputs and precision flying
✔Full circuit from downwind to final approach
✔Complete a supervised simulated “solo”
Mindset
✔Confidence, Discipline, Calm Under Pressure
✔ Focus and attention control inside the cockpit
✔Structured thinking and step-by-step problem solving
✔Emotional stability and calm responses
✔Responsibility, self-belief, and pilot professionalism
Simulator Programme (Starter)
Course Outcomes
Fly With Real Control
Students can confidently taxi, climb, turn, descend, and land a simulated aircraft — using genuine pilot techniques.
Complete a Simulated “Solo” Flight
By the end of the programme, students can fly a full circuit and land independently under supervision — a powerful milestone that builds pride and belief.
Develop Focus, Composure & Discipline
Learners demonstrate improved concentration, emotional stability, and step-by-step decision-making — key traits of professional pilots.
Build a Clear Pathway Into Aviation
Students gain a strong foundation for future programmes: AAP, AAP Elite, AAP Alumni, SPL, and eventually cadet pilot preparation.
Simulator Programme (Starter)
Career Pathway
→ AAP / AAP Elite / AAP Alumni → SPL → PPL / Cadet / HKPAPA Ground & Flight Instructor → CPL / MEIR → Airline → Aviation Careers
HKPAPA Advantages
Airline-Level Instruction
Your child learns directly from professional flight school pilots instructor. Every technique, procedure, and correction follows real training standards — giving them the safest and most credible start in aviation.
One-on-One Training for Faster Progress
Each session is personalised to the student’s pace, strengths, and confidence level. This dramatically accelerates skill development and builds genuine competence.
A Structured Pathway, Not Just a Trial Lesson
Unlike casual flying “experiences,” this programme is the first step into a complete aviation pathway — leading into AAP, SPL, PPL, Cadet preparation, and beyond.
Testimonial
Mrs. Lee, Mother of a 9-year-old
After the second lesson, my son became noticeably more focused and confident. He kept telling us he ‘can really fly the plane now.’ This programme gave him discipline I’ve never seen from any other activity.
Dr. Chan, Father of a 13-year-old
The one-on-one training with airline pilots is priceless. My daughter learned how to stay calm, follow procedures, and think like a pilot. Summer Programme is already the next step for us.
Samantha, Age 15
I flew a full circuit on my own during the final session.
It made me believe I can really become a pilot one day. This programme changed how I see myself. Can't wait to sign up for the SPL.
Course Details
Fees
HK$9,000
Duration
6 sessions
Each session includes:
✔30 minutes theory
✔30 minutes simulator flying
(Approx. 6 hours total)
Age
4+
Location
HKPC x HKPAPA Aviation Training Hub, 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Ave Hong Kong Productivity Council Academy, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Fees
Includes
✔ One-on-one training with airline pilots
✔ Cessna C172 cockpit simulator
✔ Structured flying syllabus (takeoff, circuits, landing)
✔ Simulated “first solo”
✔ HKPAPA completion certificate
✔ All lesson materials included
Prerequisite
✅ No experience required
Simulator Programme (Foundation)
