The National Private Pilots Licence (NPPL) is a UK only flying licence that was designed with the leisure pilot in mind.

It's a cost effective course for those pilots who wish only to fly in good weather, during the day, in light aircraft.

The course content is almost exactly the same as the full JAR PPL with the exception of some of the instrument flying has been removed and there is a reduced minimum hours requirement of 32 hours rather than the 45 for the JAR PPL. Further information can be found on the National PPL website.

For those people on the NPPL course or with an NPPL who wish to change to the JAR PPL it can be done with a change of medical and a PPL flight test if required. Equally, if you have a JAR PPL and wish to change to the NPPL for either licence or medical requirements the change is possible, check out the National PPL website for further information or call in to the flying school for a chat about what the best options for you are.

The UK NPPL is only recognised in UK and can
only be used in UK, there are on going talks with the aviation authorities of other countries about making the NPPL suitable for further travel. The changes in flight crew licensing regulations through the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) may expedite this further and allow travel throughout the whole of the European Union.

This is the recommended course for any person wishing to fly who wishes to fly solely for fun. In addition those that may have some medical issues preventing them attaining the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) class 2 medical, for instance colour blindness or diabetes, will be able to fly as pilot in command of an airplane under the National Private Pilots Licence.

Feel free to contact us for further details.

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Give us a call today to book or for more details on this course: Inverness 01667 460361