The National Private Pilot's Licence (NPPL) is aimed at people who want to fly for leisure purposes only.

The differences between the NPPL and the JAR (European) PPL are:

• Easier to obtain and less flight training is needed.
• Easier to maintain.
• Medical undertaken by your own doctor rather than a CAA doctor.
• The licence is valid for life (subject to experience requirements).

Restrictions to the NPPL?

• Only able to fly in UK airspace.
• Only able to fly in daylight under VFR conditions with a minimum in-flight visibility of 5 kms.
• Only take up to three passengers.

Flight Training

The NPPL is a course of training requiring a minimum of 32 hours flight training which includes 22 hours dual training and 10 hours solo flight training.

Groundschool

The groundschool exams are exactly the same as those for the JAR PPL.

• Aviation Law and Operating Procedures
• Navigation
• Flight Performance and Planning
• Meteorology
• Radio Telephony
• Human Performance and Limitations
• Aircraft General Knowledge

Do not be daunted by these exams. They are all adequately covered in the various text books that we have for sale in our Pilot Shop. All of the exams are in a multi-choice format, relatively straightforward and well within your reach.  We also have groundschool instructors if you wanted one to one groundschool tuition.

Telephone Jo Bampton (01234) 751800 for course prices and availability