PPL(A) Private Pilot Licence Course

Theoretical knowledge course – 162 hours

• 90 hours : Distance Learning Platform-Online;
• 72 hours in classroom with an instructor/lector;
• Theoretical knowledge course covers:
• Air Law ;
• Aircraft General Knowledge;
• Flight Performance and Planning;
• Principle of Flight
• Human Performance;
• Meteorology;
• Navigation;
• Communication;
• Operational procedures.
• 8 hour classroom each course (4 hours presentation + student questions/4 hours exams preparation and final test).
• Student must pass a Progress Check for all 9 courses before Final Theoretical Examination at local CAA.

Flying:45 hours instrument time under instruction, including

• Max 25 hours of dual flight instruction;
• Min 10 hours of supervised solo flight time,
• Min 5 hours of solo cross- country flight time with at least 1 cross-country flight of at least 270 km (150 NM), during which full stop landings at 2 aerodromes different from the aerodrome of departure shall be made.
• at the end of the flying instruction the student must pass a Skill Test with an certified examiner from CAA.

• The flight instruction and the skill test shall be completed within the period of validity of the pass in the theoretical examinations.
• Parts of the Theoretical Training like Principles of Flight, Aircraft General Knowledge and General Flight Safety should be completed before the first solo flight.
• Flight Performance and Planning as well as Navigation should be completed before starting with Navigation Flights.
• The whole theoretical training shall be completed before the student pilot starts with the Solo Cross Country Flights.
• A full-time course of flight training for the PPL is expected to take at between 3 and 6 months to complete. However, in most cases, course length will be dictated by the student’s availability and will take considerably longer.
• Usually a full PPL course takes approximately 6 months ( 3 months theory and 4 months flight instruction) if student availability is good and the weather is good Validity, revalidation and renewal of PPL(A):
• An PPL(A) licences is valid for life.

Target prices are subject to change. For an updated and personalised offer, get in touch — the full breakdown per aircraft type is in the presentation you can download at the top of this page.