RVL Group
The RVL Group is a specialist aviation company with its Head Office, engineering and operations centre based at Coventry Airport (UK) and operating bases in Inverness, Blackpool and Manston, Kent.
The RVL-Group has provided a comprehensive aviation service to government agencies, military and security specialists, private commercial companies and individuals, in both the UK and overseas, for over 20 years.
With both CAA AOC approval and 145 engineering approval the RVL-Group can acquire, modify, operate and maintain aircraft deployed in the UK or overseas for a wide variety of aerial tasks from highly sophisticated surveillance and survey roles to simple air taxi.
With design and operational expertise in aircraft acquisition, modification, maintenance, flight operation, flight crew training, advanced aerial survey techniques, scheduled services and ad hoc charter the Group can provide a complete service to any organisation requiring an airborne solution.
The RVL-Group specialises in proving full aviation services, including the provision of aircraft, crews, 24 hour call out and full operational support, for organisations including: The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (3 surveillance aircraft and 3 oil spill dispersant aircraft), UK Ordnance Survey (2 aircraft), The UK Environment Agency (2 aircraft), Blom Aerofilms (2 aircraft), Oil Spill Response Ltd (1 surveillance aircraft and 1 oil spill dispersant aircraft).
The RVL-Group also provides a specialist aviation service to a number of research and development organisations, operating primarily in the development of military communications and surveillance equipment. This includes the provision of modified aerial platforms with crews and support engineers for airborne trials in the UK and overseas.
Pilot Cadet Scheme
The RVL Group provides ATPL pilot training through its long running pilot cadet scheme, for those aged 18-25 and who already hold a valid NPPL or PPL (A).
The scheme provides the theoretical ground school for all ATPL ground school examinations, and then leads to CPL, MEP and IR training.
Following the successful completion of the training (usually taking about 18 months) cadets are employed as pilots by the RVL Group and are expected to remain with the group for at least 4 years.
Currently over 50% of the RVL pilot team are ex-cadets.
Whilst undergoing the ground school training cadets take on a wide range of jobs within the RVL group at Coventry including running the flight operations desk, undertaking driving jobs and undergoing training to allow them to fly as operator crew for the Coastguard and Oil industry contracts.
For details of our next entry date and application process please contact Margaret Royle at RVL Head Office, Coventry, using the contact page on this site.