As a balloon pilot, you need to be a holder of the language proficiency certificate to communicate in English with the air traffic services. Our partner organisation Aero Language provides ICAO English exam for balloon pilots.

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Content of ICAO English exam

The ICAO English exam for the balloon pilot consists of following sections:

• Interview
• Visual analysis
• Communication with ATC (Simulation)
• Audio analysis (listening ATC)
• Video analysis (watching the movie)

ICAO English exam results

The outcome of you language proficiency assessment is the level of your language interpreted in number 1 thru 6. To use the English for the operation, you have to reach at least so-called operational level - Level 4.

The validity of your language proficiency depends on the level you reached:

• English LEVEL 4 - 3 years ICAO / 4 years EASA
• English LEVEL 5 - 6 years both  ICAO and EASA
• English LEVEL 6 - valid permanently