National Private Pilots Licence (Aeroplanes) Course

The approved course at South Warwickshire Flying School is laid out in accordance with CAA requirements. The course is intended to train an applicant to fly any simple single-engine aeroplane with a maximum all up weight of 5700 kgs.  The licence allows the holder to fly solely within United Kingdom airspace and they may only carry up to a maximum of 3 passengers.

The flight instruction is a minimum of thirty two (32) hours of flight training, of which a minimum of twenty two (22) hours shall be dual flight instruction including 1 hour of instrument appreciation.  In addition the applicant will have completed a minimum of ten (10) hours solo flying. The Navigation Skill Test and General Skill Test are additional to the course training requirements.

An applicant will possess a current medical 'certificate of fitness' from their General Practitioner (GP), which is equivalent to the DVLA Group 2 professional driving standard medical.

At the hourly flying rate of £137, the thirty two hours of flying training will cost £4384.  All other fees for equipment and examinations is as published in the charges section of these web pages.