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ASIAN ACADEMY OF AERONAUTICS

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INTRODUCTION

ANNEXES

Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA)

Maldives

Credentials

Scope of Training

AAA Aircraft Fleet

AAA Maintenance Facility

Gan International Airport – VRMG

Student Village

Operations

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Annex 1 - Facilities

Annex 2 - Scope of Training and Approvals

Annex 3 - Future Opportunities Using

Annex 4 - AAA Company Status & Gan

Existing AAA Infrastructure

Airport

Annex 5 - Specific Provisions For Training

approved by MCAA

INTRODUCTION ASIAN ACADEMY OF AERONAUTICS

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Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA) is a professional flight training academy, established in 1991 in Sri Lanka, conducting Flying training from ab-initio to Private, Commercial Instrument, Multi-Engine and Flight Instructor Rating License standards. The academy has trained self-sponsored pupil pilots from Europe, Middle East, South Asia and South East Asian countries on private, commercial, instruments and multi-engine license programs.

AAA Flying Training Organization (FTO) was approved by the Maldives Civil Aviation Department (MCAD) in July 2010, re- fleeted and reset up at Gan International Airport, in the Republic of Maldives. Gan Airport was a former British RAF base. We are presently, the only �ying school in the Maldives which is a major competitive advangtage. The majority of our students receive employment from the growing domestic aviation sector. Maldives has the largest fleet of sea-planes in the world,which is constantly growing and in need of pilots.

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MALDIVES

The training programs conducted in Sri Lanka were adversely affected due to extensive security and airspace restrictions,resulting in course durations, being unduly delayed and thereby increasing the overall cost of the Courses. Hence, AAA moved its flight training programs to the Republic of Maldives in order to overcome these hindrances and provide a restriction free training environment to pupil pilots in order to complete their courses in the usual course duration. At AAA, the Private Pilot’s License (PPL) may be completed in 3 to 4 months, and the Commercial Pilots License including an Instrument Rating and Multi Engine Rating with a Frozen ATPL may be completed in 14 to 18 months.

The tropical location of the Maldives, provides great weather all year round for �ight training. Other than for the tropical monsoons - which occur for a couple weeks between September and October - we are blessed with blue skies for most of the year.


CREDENTIALS

Our Head of Training (HT), an ATPL holder, an IRE, CRE, FIE, FEE, with 30 years of experience in "training and checking", was designated as an examiner to the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) in 1990 and still holds the post.

In December 1992, AAA was awarded the contract to train cadet pilots sponsored by the National Carrierof Maldives, then known as Air Maldives. Such Cadets were enrolled on approved CPL/IR, MER courses conducted by AAA, meeting the licensing requirements of Civil Aviation Dept ofMaldives.

AAA was also contracted to train cadet pilots sponsored by Maldivian Air Taxi, (MAT) a private “�oat plane” operator based out of Male’ International Airport (MLE), also one of the largest “�oat plane“ operators in the region.

Having gained recognition in the region AAA was approved by the Indian Director General of CivilAviation in October 1993 to impart flying training to Indian pupil pilots on ab-initio courses leading to private, commercial, instrument and multi-engine license standards which wasacceptable for the issue/renewal and endorsement of licenses issued by the Indian DGCA.

Furthermore our Head of Training was appointed as an Examiner by the Indian DGCA to conduct General Flight Tests (GFT) for Indian pupil pilots for the issue, renewal and endorsement oflicenses issued by the Indian DGCA.


SCOPE OF TRAINING


The academy continues to conduct training from ab-initio to commercial, instrument, multi-engine, �ight instructor license/rating standards, in phases, in accordance with the MCAA Flight Crew Licensing (FCL) requirements, whilst also complies with the Joint Aviation Regulations-FLC (JAR-FCL) standards. The academy also o�ers ATPL Ground studies enabling those seeking Commercial Pilot Licenses to secure ATPL Frozen status with their CPL Licenses. Refer also Annex 2, page 14 below under subheading SCOPE OF TRAINING & APPROVALS

The academy also caters to pupil pilots from the region and complies with the �ight time requirements of their respective Civil Aviation Departments / Authorities.


AAA MAINTENANCE FACILITY

AAA AIRCRAFT FLEET

The AAA �eet consists of 14 aircraft and includes :a) Cessna-150 SEP (VFR/IFR/Long range) - 11 aircraft.b) Cessna-172 RG/complex Intermediate trainer/ transition to ME - 2 aircraft c) Piper PA-34 Seneca 200, Multi Engine, advance trainer - 1 aircraft.d) FTD / Frasca 141, SE complex full IFR - 1 Unit e) FNPT II – Elite FNPT Sim, SE/ ME complex full IFR - 1 Unitf) PCATD (Personal Computer-Based Aviation Training Devices) - 1 Unit

Refer also Annexx 1, page 9 below under subheading AIRCRAFT & FSTD

AAA has its own maintenance facility to service the �eet of aircraft, a CAMO (Continuous Airworthiness Management Organization) and a Sub Part-F facility by the MCAA, who are fully EASA compliant. The AMO is managed by CAM, a Spanish national in possession of Part-66 B1.2 category and assisted by another Spanish national with the same experience with B1.2. The facility is fully equipped with a techni-cal work shop including facilities to enable the maintenance of the academy’s �eet of aircraft, meeting with the MCAA / EASA standards and requirements. Refer Annex 1, page 10, under subheading MAINTENANCE FACILITY, for further details.

GAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - VRMG

GAN aerodrome was a former RAF air base, and offers:

a) Concrete non-precision runway, 8700 ft, b) Published VOR/DME, GPS and NDB approaches, c) PAPI & ALSd) 24 X 7 fully operational air traffic control facility e) Weather station, AIS and other relevant services provided by the Airport. f) "Approach, Nav Aids" at the AAA home base, enables students to maximize on instrument sorties, without flying to other facilities in other airports, unlike in other countries.g) Air traffic into GAN involves 6 to 8 domestic flights per day and approximately 2 international charter flights per week during the season, making it a very low density airport in terms of air traffic and therefore enabling uninterrupted flying training throughout the day, subject only to weather.h) Students who have completed their theory phase average anything between 20 and 30 flying hours per month.

Refer also Annex 4, page 18, under subheading GAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GAN / VRMG)


STUDENT VILLAGE

AAA’s own Student Village located less than 5 minutes walk from the AAA hangar, houses the faculty, accommodationand recreation facilities, and includes :

a) Spacious lecture rooms for Private and Commercial pilot programs equipped with multimedia projectors,b) In-house examination Centre which can cater to paper and paperless (online) examsc) Ground Instructors Stationd) Library and Studye) Luxury twin sharing air conditioned accommodation with attached toilet / bath and equipped with study tables, indi

vidual wardrobes and free Wifi accessf) TV roomg) Gymnasium, Badminton court, Volley ball court, Table tennis table and other indoor gamesh) Private Beachi) Tennis courts, swimming pool, and a resort hotel “Equator” with a coffee shop and bar, are all located in close

proximity (within 500 meters) of the Student Village, adjacent to the aerodrome.

Refer Annex 1, page 11, under subheading STUDENT VILLAGE, for further details

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OPERATIONS

RECEPTION

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AAA’s Operations is located in a building a few feet away from the hangar and includes:

a) A fully equipped Flight control centre with VHF flight monitoring capabilityb) Briefing roomc) Flight Instructors (FI) stationsd) Simulator roome) Head of Training and Chief Flight Instructors Officef) Student Rest room and toilets

You may visit our website www.aaa-fta.com and click the “FACILITY” button to browse through the facilities and infrastructure provided by us at the academy.


AIRCRAFT & FSTD

INFRASTRUCTURE

Annex 1 - FACILITIES

FLEETThe fleet consists of 14 aircraft and includes• Cessna-150 (Single engine basic trainers - VFR/IFR/Long range) - 11 aircraft • Cessna-172 RG (Complex Intermediate trainer with Retractable Under carriage) - 2 aircraft • Piper PA-34 Seneca 200 (Multi Engine, advance trainer) - 1 aircraft

FLIGHT SIMULATION TRAINING DEVICE (FSTD / SIM)• FTD / Frasca 141, Single Engine complex full IFR • FNPT II – Elite FNPT Sim, SE/ ME complex full IFR • PCATD (Personal Computer-Based Aviation Training Devices)

AIRSIDEHANGAR - Steel Structure (Dims 100ft x 100ft), includes • Aircraft Parking Area, • Maintenance Facility (Refer details below)

OPERATIONS BUILDING - Includes • Fully equipped Flight control centre, • Briefing room, • Flight Instructors (FI) stations, • Simulator room, • Head of Training Office, • Chief Flight Instructors Office, • Meeting room, • Student Rest room and toilets

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MAINTENANCE FACILITY - AAA has its own maintenance facility approved as a CAMO (Continuous Airworthiness Management Organization) and a Sub Part-F facility by MCAA that is fully EASA compliant. The facility is equipped with

• Maintenance Repair & Overhaul Facility• Technical work shop, • Avionics bay,• Tyre bay, Battery room, • Spares & Consumables stores, • Quarantine stores, • Flammable Material stores, • Tech Control room, • AME and QM Office rooms, • Staff Rest room and toilets

The Maintenance Facility (AMO) is managed by a CAM, in possession of Part-66 B1.2, and B1.1 endorsed with A319/320/321/330/340 types, with a objective of servicing transit aircraft arriving in Gan. CAM is assisted by another B1.2 qualified AME as Line Maintenance Manager (LMM), along with 3 Technicians and 1 Helper, meeting with the EASA-CAMO and Sub Part F requirements and standards.

APRON - AAA has a private apron adjacent to the Hangar, (Approx 18,000 Sq Ft)


STUDENT VILLAGE

AAA’s own Student Village located in close proximity to the AAA hangar, (less than 5 minutes walk), houses the faculty, accommodation, office block and recreation facilities as follows :

Faculty• 3 Spacious furnished air conditioned lecture rooms and equipped with – • Fixed C150 and C172 (complex) "mock ups" to carry out touch drills• Radio Telephony (R/T) practice station coupled with one mock up• Multi Media Computers coupled with Overhead projectors to aid ground instructions• Other Training material, • Library• Study• In-house examination Centre which can cater to paper and paperless (online) exams• Ground Instructor (GI ) stations• Chief Ground Instructor (CGI) office

Accommodation• 28 Luxury twin sharing furnished air conditioned bed rooms each equipped with an attached toilet / bath, 2 study tables / chairs, 2 wardrobes, a mini fridge, Wifi access and an energy meter enabling periodic billing for electricity usage by the occupants of each room• TV room• Reception• Sitting area• Cafeteria


Office Block• Admin office• IT Room• Meeting Room• CEO / Executives Room

PERSONNEL

OPERATIONAL • CEO / Accountable Manager• Head of Training• Chief Flying Instructor• Assistant Flight instructors• Chief Ground instructor• Ops officer / Dispatch

MAINTENANCE• Continuous Airworthiness Manager (CAM) • Assistant to CAM (Line Maintenance Manager)• Technicians• Helpers

ADMIN• Administration, Admissions & Coordinating Officer• Accountant• IT Officer• Buildings Maintenance and Cleaning Staff• Security Staff

Recreation Facilities• Gymnasium• Table tennis• Badminton • Football• Volley ball • Foosball machine and other indoor games• Private Beach

Tennis courts, and a resort hotel (Equator), with a coffee shop and other recreational facilities, are all located in close proximity (within 500 meters) of the Student Village, adjacent to the aerodrome.

You may visit our website www.aaa-fta.com and click the “FACILITY” button to browse through the facilities and infrastructure provided by us at the academy.


SCOPE OF TRAINING

The FTO is approved to conduct training from ab-initio to commercial, instrument, multi engine, flight instructor license/ratings, in accordance with the MCAA Flight Crew Licensing (FCL) requirements, whilst also complying with the Joint Aviation Regulations-FCL (JAR-FCL) standards enabling the issuance of the following licenses -• Private Pilot License (PPL)• Commercial Pilot License (CPL) • Instrument Rating (IR) • Multi Engine Class Rating (MER)• Air Transport Pilot License (ATPL)• Flight Instructor Courses (FIR)

(Refer Annex 5 on below for copy of “SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR TRAINING” issued by MCAA)

APPROVALS

MALDIVES CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (MCAA) APPROVALS• Flight Training Organization - Approval No : 1 • Maintenance Organization Approval Certificate No MV.MF 001 (CAMO)• Maintenance - Sub Part F• Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD) Qualification Certificate: F2/APP-TR/2013/01

SRILANKAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (CAASL) APPROVALS• Conduct skill test for Sri Lankans for "direct Conversion" to CAASL License.• Conduct Multi Engine training for "direct endorsement" by CAASL• Conduct Flight Instructor courses for "direct endorsement" by CAASL on "case by case " basis

OTHER APPROVALS• Recognized by Pakistan CAA to conduct "Flight Instructor" rating.

Annex 2 – SCOPE OF TRAINING & APPROVALS


Annex 3 – FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES USINGEXISTING AAA INFRASTRUCTUREThe AAA infrastructure and assets with marginal investment is equipped to facilitate :

• Set up a INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER AIRLINE based out of Gan International Airport tocater to the increasing number of beds and tourists visiting resorts in Addu and Huvadhoo. AAA Air Operator Certificate (AOC) presently under review by MCAA.

• Presently tourists visiting resorts in Addu and Huvadhoo initially fly into Male’ International Airportand then take a rather uncomfortable domestic flight into Gan or Kaadedhdhoo airport in the South, most often after a long transit in Male’.

• To add to this the tourists pay an additional cost of almost US$ 450+ to get to Gan orKaadedhdhoo.

• If a flight can be operated directly in to Gan without any intermediate stops the cost and comfortto the tourist will encourage more tourists to choose resorts in Addu and Huvadhoo.

• Presently there are 1,940 beds in resorts in Addu and Huvadhoo which are heavily underutilised. • In addition to the 1,940 beds the Addu Guest House venture proposes to build 2,000 beds in

various islands around the atoll.• With almost 4,000 beds in the not too distant future in Addu and Huvadhoo, the need for an

international airline operating directly into Gan is an absolute necessity.


Set up a FLOAT BASE in Gan to service the resorts / rooms in Huvadhoo Atoll, which has been a very successful tourists transportation mode in Maldives

• Tourists heading to resorts in Huvadhoo Atoll will have to be transferred by float aircraft, as the distances from GAN to those resorts range from approximately 60 to 100 Nautical miles • Infrastructure including a Water Runway, Exclusive VIP lounges, Operations and Maintenance facilities, Offices and Staff Accommodation are all available with AAA and in Gan Airport.

Explore the possibilities of basing an executive jet to

• Pick and drop service to Shangrila and other high end guests from / to their origin destinations or MLE, CMB and other regional hubs.• Offer LOFT (Line Oriented Flight Training) for a fee to those interested, under the TRTO

Float / Amphibian endorsements, which is in high demand for those Commercial Pilot License (CPL) holders seeking recruitment in float operations in Maldives as well as in the region. No other FTO in the region is offering such a rating. We have already commenced the paperwork in converting one of our aircraft to a float aircraft.

AAA presently runs a successful fast track and inexpensive Hour Building program for Student Pilots accumulating their required flying hours for the Commercial Pilot License (CPL). This is achieved by virtue of Gan airport (Refer page on page 17) and 4 neighbouring airfields along with the surrounding air space having hardly any air traffic. Therefore we believe that this is an opportunity that may be pursued in Singapore, China and even Myanmar. Due to air traffic restrictions in Singapore and China hour building is conducted in Australia.


Develop a TRTO (Type Rating Training Organization), for endorsement training and recurrent training on DHC-6 Floats and other aircraft types in Maldives, which will not only enable major savings to an airline or air taxi operator that teams up with AAA, but also be able to provide such a service to other operators / pilots in the region for which handsome revenues / profits can be earned.

Develop a MPL training programme as an extension to the TRTO utilizing third party FFS’s (Full Flight Simulator) initially. Sri Lankan Airlines are offering their A320 & A330 FFS’s at very reasona-ble rates.

Extend our present MRO facilities to Set up a Part 147AMO/AME Engineering Training School (EASA approved for those seeking Part 66 B1.1 and B1.2), utilizing the available facilities in Gan to meet the OJT (On the Job Training) requirements. There is a huge demand both in Maldives and the region, as there aren’t many institutes conducting EASA approved Part 66 B1.1 and B1.2 cours-es

Set up a Flight Dispatcher / Ops officer course

Annex 4 – AAA COMPANY STATUS &GAN AIRPORTAAA COMPANY

• Registered in Maldives under the Act No 10/96, Company No C-953/2008.• No Liabilities.

GAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GAN / VRMG)

The AAA home station is based at GAN aerodrome, a former RAF air base, and offers• Concrete non-precision runway, 8700 ft,• Published VOR/DME, GPS and NDB approaches,• PAPI & ALS• 24 X 7 fully operational air traffic control facility• Weather station, AIS and other relevant services provided by the Airport.• Fuvahmulah, Kaadedhdhoo and Kooddoo airports are well placed to conduct cross country flights

from Gan, with no traffic congestions .• "Approach, Nav Aids", enables students to maximize on instrument sorties, without flying to other

facilities in other airports, unlike in other countries.• Air traffic into GAN involves 6 to 8 domestic flights per day and approximately 2 international

charter flights per week during the season, making it a very low density airport in terms of airtraffic and therefore enabling uninterrupted flying training throughout the day, subject only toweather.

• Students who have completed their theory phase average anything between 20 and 30 flyinghours per month.


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