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The Private Pilot's Licence (PPL) course consists of a minimum of 45 hours airborne instruction. It is possible to complete the licence within the 45hr minimum although some students often exceed 45hrs. The student must complete a minimum of 10 hours solo flying as part of the course to include circuit work, navigation and the Cross Country Qualifier. This takes place near the end of the course before the final flight test. The Cross Country Qualifier consists of a flight of minimum length 150nm landing at two airfields along the route. The PPL course also requires the student to study theory modules and pass associated examinations. These are in the fields of Air Law, Meteorology, Radiotelephony, Aircraft Technical, Aircraft Performance, Navigation and Human Factors. The student must pass a JAA Class 2 medical before being allowed to fly solo.
The UK National Private Pilot Licence is a restricted form of the PPL introduced in 2002 for recreational pilots. It has a less stringent medical requirement than the JAR-FCL PPL and a reduced flying syllabus.
The NPPL is a sub-ICAO licence, meaning that it is limited to use in UK-registered aircraft, and it cannot be used outside of the UK without specific permission from the regulatory authority of the countries concerned. It is also limited to VFR flight by day only and offers only very limited scope for adding further aircraft types and ratings, unless the pilot 'upgrades' to a full JAR PPL. |
  
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| The Night Qualification allows pilots to fly at night under Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC). The course highlights the differences between navigation at night and navigation during the day. It also allows the pilot to hone his landing skills at night. The course is of 5 hours minimum duration. There are no flight tests or theory papers. However, the student must be able to demonstrate a acceptable level of proficiency. | 
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| The IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions) Rating is intended to provide the PPL holder with instrument flight training enabling the pilot to fly through and above cloud in Instrument Meteorological Conditions. The course requires a minimum of 15 hours flight instruction with associated ground theory training. There is a flight test and a theory exam. | 
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| The Multi Engine Rating allows the pilot to fly multi engine aircraft. The course covers the more complex aspects of multi engine flying, focusing especially on the engine out scenario. Minimum flight instruction time is six hours with a theory exam and flight test. | 
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| New for 2011, we are pleased to offer the Flight Instructor FI(A) Course. The approved course is offered either full time or part time at our East Midlands Airport base, we use the Cessna 152 aircraft for the minimum of 30 hours flight instruction, ground based theoretical knowledge instruction accounts for a further 125 hours in the class room and self study from home. The FI course broadly follows the structure of the PPL course, this ensures the most suitable learning sequence although this structure may be varied depending upon the abilities, strengths and weaknesses of the student. Please telephone or email us for more information. | 
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For those students requiring a little extra help with the Radio Telephony element of the PPL course, we are able to recommend an evening course leading to the written and practical CAA Radio Telephony examinations. Peter Stephens, an East Midlands ATCO runs the course periodically at Burleigh Community College in Loughborough. The course runs on a Wednesday evening from 1900 - 2100, the next course starting on Wednesday 7 September 2011. Anyone interested in the course should contact Peter: Tel: 01509 620744
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