NPPL Private Pilots Licence
The course is a minimum of 32 hours plus flight tests. Once issued the Licence
is valid for life, subject to the revalidation requirements.
Training
Requirement:
If you have already completed some training it is possible
to have this credited to the NPPL training, or if you obtain the NPPL you
may wish to "Upgrade" it to a JAR PPL, in which case 30 hours can be
carried over as a credit towards a JAR-FCL PPL, as long as all flying
training has been completed by a JAR qualified instructor and all JAR PPL
exams have been passed. 15 hours of training will need to be completed, of
which 5 can be done on a simulator.
Medical Requirement:
The aim
of the National PPL is to devolve the regulation of some recreational
flying to the "Air Sports" organizations. The licence itself is easier to
obtain and easier to maintain than the standard JAR PPL. Medically, this
devolution means changing from an aviation medical examination system,
using a network of specially qualified doctors, to a declaration of
medical fitness by you, the pilot. To validate this declaration, and to
prevent concealment of disease, it has to be endorsed by a doctor with
access to your medical records, your General Practitioner (GP).
