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Private Pilot
Licence (PPL)
A Private Pilot Licence (PPL) permits you to fly an aeroplane as the Pilot in Command with passengers on board.
Training towards a PPL is the ideal starting point for all aspiring pilots, regardless of whether you are learning to fly for fun or want to build a long-term career in aviation. A Private Pilot Licence (PPL) permits you to fly an aeroplane with passengers on board as a Pilot in Command.
A PPL is a prerequisite for obtaining a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL).
During our full-time or part-time PPL theory ground course, all six required subjects will be covered in detail. With the assistance of our flight instructors, this course will prepare you to tackle the exams in an excellent learning environment.
Entry requirements
- Be at least 16 years of age; and
- Hold a DL9 or Class 2 Aviation Medical Certificate.
Subjects and Ground Courses
- Flight Radiotelephony
- Air Law
- Aircraft Technical Knowledge
- Human Factors
- Air Navigation and Flight Planning
- Meteorology
To be eligible for a PPL flight test, you require passes in all six theory subjects, and all KDR’s (Knowledge Deficiency Reports) must be signed off by an A or B Category instructor.
Commercial
Pilot Licence
(CPL)
Entry requirements
- A current PPL; and
- A Class 1 Aviation Medical Certificate
Ground Courses
- Principles of Flight and Aircraft Performance
- Air Law
- General Aircraft Technical Knowledge
- Human Factors
- Flight Navigation
- Meteorology
To be eligible for a CPL flight test, you require passes in all six theory subjects, and all knowledge deficiencies must be signed off by an A or B Category instructor.
Flight test requirements
- Minimum 200hrs total flight experience, including 100 hours as Pilot in Command and the specific flight experience detailed by the AC61-5;
- Be at least 18 years of age; and
- Hold a Class 1 Aviation Medical Certificate
Instrument Rating (IR)
Instrument Rating (IR) permits you to fly an aeroplane under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) as the Pilot in Command.
Having an Instrument Rating means you no longer rely on visual navigation principles and ideal weather.
Instrument-rated pilots can fly from A to B, with primary reference to flight and navigation instruments. They can therefore fly through clouds without needing visual references.
An IR takes around five months to complete full-time or can be completed on a part-time basis if required.
Requirements
Hold a PPL or CPL (note – to be eligible for an IR, PPL holders must have passes in CPL Human factors and CPL Meteorology); and Night flying privileges appropriate to the licence held.
Theory Subjects and Ground Courses
- Air Law
- Flight Navigation
- Instruments and Navigation Aids
- GNSS theory course
Flight test requirement
- 50 hours total VFR navigation flight experience as Pilot in Command; and
- 40 hours total instrument time, including 20 hours instrument flight time, and the specific flight experience detailed by AC61-17
Biennial Flight
Review (BFR)
A Biennial Flight Review (BFR) is a mandatory 24-month review of the manoeuvres and procedures required for a pilot licence, allowing a pilot to exercise their licence privileges.
These are based on the flight test for the applicable licence and are performed over one or more flights with an appropriately qualified flight instructor. In addition, general tasks such as reading weather/operational information and knowledge of aircraft performance are also tested.
A pilot licence holder must not exercise their privileges for longer than 24 months from the date of issue flight test for that licence unless they have passed a BFR (with some exceptions, such as passing an instructor renewal, or flight crew competency check etc.). Without a current BFR for the category of licence held, a pilot may only exercise student pilot privileges.
Conversion of
an Overseas
Licence
Applicants seeking the issue of a New Zealand PPL using a current unrestricted equivalent or higher licence issued by the authority of an ICAO member state as a basis for recognition should approach a NZ flight training organisation and:
- Produce their current overseas pilot licence, current medical certification and pilot log book to the Chief Flying Instructor for assessment
- Provided that all the prescribed minimum flight experience requirements for the issue of a NZ PPL as prescribed in AC61-3 are met; · Successfully complete a NZ Biennial Flight Review (BFR) to PPL standard with a current NZ Category A or B flight instructor, and then:
- Apply to CAA for the issue of a PPL by submitting all of the following; · A completed application form CAA 24061/02,
Renewals, Ratings & Competencies
At Ardmore Flying School, we can keep you up in the air by completing your renewals and competency checks on an 'as required’ basis.
We can provide the following:
- Private/Commercial Pilot Licence - Biennial Flight Reviews
- Single/Multi-Engine Instrument Rating Renewals
- Aerobatic Competency Checks
- Flight Instructor Renewals
- Day/Night Aircraft Type Currency flights (C-172, C-152, DA-42)
