Private
Pilot Licence
Learning to fly:
Whether you plan
on flying purely for pleasure or making a career
of it you have to start at
the beginning. The Private Pilot Licence is where
your adventure in aviation starts.
Once in possession of your Private Pilot Licence:
- You are permitted to carry passengers
- Fly for business
- Fly for pleasure
- Personal transportation
If your ultimate goal is to become a professional
pilot, you will have to obtain a
Commercial Pilot Licence. The starting point
however, remains
the Private Pilot Licence.
What are the requirements for a PPL?
Medical:
You must be declared medically fit by an aviation
qualified medical examiner.
Any normal healthy person should be able to pass
the medical fitness test.
Legal Requirements:
- Be at least 17 years of age in order
to go solo
- Complete 35 hours of dual flight training
- Complete 15 hours of solo flight time of which
3 hours shall be solo cross country
- Complete the following theoretical exams:
- Air Law
- Meteorology
- Navigation
- Radio Telephony Procedures
- Engines, Airframes and Instruments
- Principles of Flight
- Pass a flight test consisting of general
handling and a navigation test
- Have completed a restricted radio course (this
is part of your PPL course)
General:
What happens when I arrive at Lanseria Flight Centre?
- After joining LFC, students will
have a medical assessment booked and will receive
a pilot kit
- The course is structured in such a manner that
all reference material is available to students
enabling accurate preparation of lessons
- Each student is assigned a specific instructor
to guide them through the course
- Each two hour time slot allows for
a pre-flight brief and a de-brief after each
flight.
Additional lecture subjects include: meteorology,
navigation, engine and airframes
Training Aircraft:
Currently all our ab-initio is conducted on a Robinson
R22
Private Pilot Licence Quotation
| 6 – 8
Weeks |
Dual
Hrs |
Solo
Hrs |
Total
Hrs |
Medical examination carried out by SA Doctor
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Student and Private Pilot Licence fee
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| Chest X-rays |
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| 2 Passport photos |
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| 50 hours of flight training on R22 (35 dual,
15 solo) |
35 |
15 |
50 |
Pilot kit
(required books, manuals, maps, rulers, protractors,
fuel testers & flight computers) |
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| Radio course and licence |
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Private pilot lectures and courses
(aircraft technical, principles of flight,
air law, meteorology, navigation) |
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| Landing Fees calculated as you fly |
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| Private Pilot Licence |
35 |
15 |
50 |
Payment
Terms: "Pay as you go" Client
will need to have a minimum credit balance of R1000
at all
times.
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