National Private Pilots License


National Private Pilots License

This license is basically a leisure license which can only be used in the UK and in good weather. The minimum age that you can go solo is 16 and the license can then be issued at 17. The main advantages over the European License is that the minimum number of hours required for license issue has been reduced from 45 hours to 32 hours, plus the tests. The medical requirements are also reduced, cutting the cost even more.
Course Hours	DUAL 22 SOLO 10

	TOTAL 32

PLUS
A Navigation Skills Test A General Skills Test Grand Minimum Total	1 to 1.5 Hours (Approx) 1 to 1.5 Hours (Approx) 34 To 35 Hours

The Solo flight time must include 4 hours of X/C (which can include the solo qualifying X/C flight of at least 100nm's with two land aways.

The Exams A Practical Radio Telephony Test is Required

The written exams are the same as the JAR-FCL. They are:
		Air Law and Operational Procedures Navigation and Radio Aids Meteorology Aircraft General and Principles of Flight Human Performance and Limitations Flight Performance and Planning Radiotelephony
Each theory exam is valid for 18 months but after passing all 7 they remain valid as a package for a further 24 months for license issue. The Navigation Skills Test must be passed prior to the qualifying X/C and all examinations are to be passed prior to the General Skills Test.

The Medical

The certificate of fitness will be issued by your own GP who has access to your medical records to the following standards:

To Fly Solo - To Fly With Passengers -		Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Group 1 car driving medical standards. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Group 2 professional driving medical standards.

Maintenance and Validity

The NPPL License is for Life To maintain certificate of experience you require to either in the... Previous 12 months minimum 6 hours (minimum 4 hours PI required) and 1 hour with an instructor in the last 24 months Or Within 3 months preceding expiry undertaken a G.S.T. Also To carry passengers you will require to have done 3 take-offs and 3 landings in the preceding 90 days Maximum number of persons on board (including pilot) is 4

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