JAR PPL

Theory Examinations

National Private Pilot’s Licence (NPPL)

UK IMC

JAR-FCL Night Qualification

We can provide training and all associated exams for this rating.
The National Private Pilot's Licence is a recreational licence that can be used to fly in UK territorial airspace only. You can fly a simple single engine aeroplane up to 2000kgs and with no more than four seats. The syllabus is slightly shorter than for the JAR equivalent and the medical requirements are considerably less.

An applicant for a NPPL (SEP) shall have completed at least 32 hours flight time as pilot of aeroplanes (excluding Navigational Skills Test and General Skills Test). NPPL (SEP) training shall be completed at a Registered Facility or Flight Training Organisation. This must include the following particular requirements;

• 22 hours dual instruction (to include 1 hour instrument appreciation);
• 10 hours solo flight (to include 4 hours solo cross-country flight time and one cross-country flight in the course of which full stop landings at two aerodromes other than aerodrome of departure shall be made;
• Navigational Skills Test (NST) (minimum of 1 hour duration and to be taken prior to undertaking the qualifying solo cross-country flight);
• General Skills Test (GST) (minimum of 1 hour duration).

The theoretical knowledge requirements are the same as for the JAR-FCL PPL (Aeroplanes). There are seven written examinations and one oral examination. These are as follows;

• Air Law.
• Meteorology.
• Navigation & Radio Aids.
• Aircraft (General) & Principles of Flight.
• Flight Performance & Planning.
• Human Performance & Limitations.
• JAR-FCL Communications (PPL).
• There will also be one oral exam in Communications.

An applicant may not take the General Skills Test until all associated flying training has been completed and the associated theoretical knowledge examinations have been passed.

The General Skills Test shall be taken within 6 months of the completion of training and all sections of the test must be completed within 6 months of the first attempt. If the applicant does not pass all sections of the skill test at the first attempt, the section(s) that have been failed may be attempted in a further test(s).
There is no limit to the number of tests that may be taken.

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