Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL) Information
Starting from £9750 at Bristol Flying
Bristol Flying is a Civil Aviation Authority Regulated Pilot Training Facility.
You will need to complete at least 45 hours flying instruction of which at least 25 hours are dual and 10 hours are solo. This solo time includes at least 5 hours cross-country with at least one flight of 150mm during which you land at two other airfields. Finally you take a General Skill Test (GST).
Our Ground School Covers all Study Topics
There are exams to be passed covering Air Law, Human Performance, Meteorology, Navigation and Aeroplane Technical Subjects. Over the whole course you will receive at least 25 hours ground school; add to that some home study, particularly on the questions and answers which we will give you and you will pass the exams.
You’ll also need a Class 2 medical – most people of average fitness will pass this with ease and we can point you towards an appropriate Aeromedical Examiner (AME). The examinations are not onerous and details are on the CAA website.
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Apart from the differences with the medical, there is a lot less training required as well. The requirements are as follows and I have put the PPL requirements in the table as well for comparison.
| Flying Experience | LAPL | PPL |
|---|---|---|
| Supervised Solo flight time | 6 | 10 |
| Solo Cross-Country flight time | 3 | 5 |
| Solo Cross-Country 1 Landing | 80NM | |
| Solo Cross-Country 2 Landings | 150NM | |
| Dual Instruction | 15 | 25 |
| TOTAL | 30 | 45 |
All the training is the same for both licences, however the extra training for the PPL is made up of an hour of Instrument Flying and training to use Radio Navigation aids. If the student does very well, it is possible to include the 5 hours of training to obtain a night rating as part of the initial issue of the PPL. It is not possible to add ratings such as the night rating or IMC rating to the LAPL.
Once all the training is complete, and the 7 theoretical exams, which are the same for both licences have been taken and passed, then the final step is to do the skills test with an examiner, and on passing that the application can be made for the licence.
If at some future date you want to upgrade to a full PPL, provided you have done the minimum hours, and had the training in instrument flying and radio aids, then a new qualifying cross country has to be flown, and the PPL skills test taken.
Below are the requirements for the skills test
It is the same as the one for the PPL, but there is no requirement to show your ability to fly on instruments, or show that you can use any radio aids installed in the test aircraft.
Use of checklist, airmanship, control of aeroplane or TMG by external visual references, anti-icing procedures, etc. apply in all sections
