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National
Private Pilot's Licence (NPPL)
The National Private Pilot's
Licence (NPPL) allows you to fly in visual conditions, in daylight, with
passengers in any simple single (piston) engined aeroplane (SEP) within
the united kingdom. You may not receive payment for flying but, in certain
circumstances, you can share the costs with your passengers.
The Authority requires a minimum
of 32 hours training before they will issue a licence. It is, however,
quite common for students to take more than this minimum to achieve the
required standard.
Requirements
For NPPL Issue
1) Thirty two
hours total flying time in a dual-control aeroplane.
2) Ten hours
of the 32 hours total must be solo time (called P1) of which at least
4 hours must be solo cross country navigation, including the Qualifying
Cross Country Flight which normally accounts for about 2 hours.
3) Twenty-two
of the 32 hours total must be dual flying with a JAR instructor and must
include 2 hours of stall and spin avoidance training (SSAT).
4) Passes in
the following ground exams:
Air Law
Navigation
Meteorology
Flight Performance &
Planning
Human Performance and Limitations
Aircraft General Knowledge
& Principals of Flight
Communications (Radio Telephony)
5) A certificate of fitness
from a general practitioner, equivalent to DVLA group two. (DVLA group
one only allows for solo flight only)
6) An RT practical test
7) Navigation Flight Test
(before Qualifying Cross Country)
8) Qualifying Cross Country
of 100 nm min
9) Skill Test
10) Aeroplane knowledge (oral
exam)
11) A personal log book certified
correct by the Chief Flying Instructor.
12) A completed NPPL Application
Form
13) A cheque made out to the
Licensing Authority for the appropriate fee
Flying Training
Exercises
1) Aircraft familiarisation
1e) Emergency
drills
2) Preparation
for and action after flight
3) Air experience
4) Effects of
controls
5) Taxying
6) Straight and
level flight
7) Climbing
8) Descending
9) Turning
10a) Slow flight
10b) Stalling
11) Spin avoidance
12) Take off
(inc. emergency procedures) and climb to the down-wind position
13) The circuit,
approach and landing
14) First solo
15) Advanced
turning
16) Forced landing
without power
17) Precautionary
landings
18a) Visual (Pilot)
navigation
18b) Operations
at minimum level and reduced visibility
19) Instrument
appreciation
Navigation Flight
Test
Qualifying Cross
Country (solo)
The Skill Test
Note: The NPPL
can be converted to a JAR PPL by obtaining a Class 1 or 2 JAR medical
and completing further flying training.
Differences training
is required to fly complex aeroplanes such as variable pitch propellors,
retractable undercarriage, taildraggers, pressurized aircraft and forced
induction engines (turbocharged and supercharged).
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