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Private Pilot License

 
->Overview

Forty hours of flight training are mandatory, but we have found in our experience that the average flight student needs about 50 to 60 hours.

->FAR Part 61.109 requires the following minimum number of hours:

->40 hours flight time consisting of:

->20 hours minimum flight training
->10 hours supervised solo flight training
->10 hours advanced training

The flight training can be completed within three weeks (for professionals) and four weeks for most others, assuming good weather for the entire period.

When paired with a valid medical certificate and the required periodic flight review, the US PPL is valid for life. It is also a fairly simple matter to reactivate an inactive license. To do this, you will need a new, valid medical and a flight review with an flight instructor.

Pilots must complete a flight review every 24 month which includes a minimum of 1 hour of flight and 1 hour of Ground instruction.
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-> Important facts for foreign customers:

->The US PPL only allows you to fly US registered aircraft

->If you want to fly e.g. European registered aircraft in Europe, proceed as follows:

->Acceptance in Germany/no change of type
 
->Minimum of 75 hours logged flight time
->Second class medical certificate in accordance with JAR FCL 3
->AZF or BZF I/II or validation of US radio operator license
->Certification in "Immediate Life-Saving Measures"/First Aid
->Pass a theoretical exam on airmanship, human performance and limitations
->Official 'O' or 'P' certificate
->Report from the German Central Register of Traffic Offenders in  Flensburg (form)
->Background checks (ZÜP) in accordance with German law (LuftSiG)
->Flight review or check ride with instructor or examiner
->Application form (L1-007.03/99) from the German Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Luftfahrtbundesamt)
 
->Conversion to a full JAR-FCL license

->Minimum of 100 hours logged flight time (as of August 2004)
->Further documentation as noted above for acceptance procedure
->A check ride
  (Annex 1 JAR-FCL 1.130 and 1.135 and Annex 2 to JAR-FCL 1.135)
->If the license has been accepted and you already have 100 hours of logged flight time, no additional theoretical
     examination is required, but you must complete a full PPL check flight with an instructor designated by the district government.
->When you successfully convert your license, you will automatically acquire a CVFR qualification as well
->If you want to fly at night, you need additional night flight training in Europe
     You can use a Europe flight school for this training.

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->Who should consider a US PPL?

->People with limited time
->Pilots who would like to fly later in the United States while on vacation
->People who are very busy professionally and have a hard time getting away from work
->People who want to log hours at affordable prices
->People thinking of having their PPL approved in Europe later on
->People wanting to convert their PPL into a JAR-FCL license
->If you want to become a professional pilot, you can acquire flight hours here at reasonable prices

 

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