

Home Page PPL NPPL IMC Night Aerobatics Multi CPL IR FIC Email Sitemap		Aerobatics Course During PPL training you may or may not have had the opportunity to practice full spin recovery. Well aerobatics will start with that as a base and work up to loops rolls, stall turns and combinations and sequencing of manoeuvres. This will be completed in a Cessna 152 Aerobat. What's involved? There is no minimum number of hours or indeed a rating that is added to your licence. You will practice in the hands of an experinced instructor the basic manoeuvres until both of you are happy that you can try them solo. Advancing your skills beyond that takes practice. Are there any exams? No Age limits No age limits apply (other than holding a PPL i.e 17 years). Medical requirements At least a JAR Class II medical (or UK Class 3) certificate is required. Click here for Southend's local medical examiners Weather restrictions Good visibility and high cloud base is advisable strong winds can sometimes restrict operations. You are advised to 'phone us before setting out for the airfield to check the conditions. How long will it take? Normally a course will conducted over approximately 5 hours, this necessarily is governed by aptitude, personal commitments, weather, and of course funds. How much will it cost? Course price and aircraft hire rates are available on request. After the Aerobatics Training Well that is when you start to really learn. Only by going off and practicing by yourself, will you develop into the next aerobatics world champion. Maintaining your Aerobatic privileges As long as you are current to fly under your PPL licence, then you can practice your skills. You are strongly advised that you take regular refreshers with an instructor to consolidate your training, and maybe add another manoeuvre to your repertoire. Home ~ PPL ~ NPPL ~ IMC ~ Night ~ Aerobatics ~ Multi ~ CPL ~ IR ~ FIC Phone 01702 545198 for booking

Aerobatics Course

During PPL training you may or may not have had the opportunity to practice full spin recovery. Well aerobatics will start with that as a base and work up to loops rolls, stall turns and combinations and sequencing of manoeuvres. This will be completed in a Cessna 152 Aerobat.

What's involved?

There is no minimum number of hours or indeed a rating that is added to your licence. You will practice in the hands of an experinced instructor the basic manoeuvres until both of you are happy that you can try them solo. Advancing your skills beyond that takes practice.

Are there any exams?

Age limits

No age limits apply (other than holding a PPL i.e 17 years).

Medical requirements

At least a JAR Class II medical (or UK Class 3) certificate is required.

Click here for Southend's local medical examiners

Weather restrictions

Good visibility and high cloud base is advisable strong winds can sometimes restrict operations. You are advised to 'phone us before setting out for the airfield to check the conditions.

How long will it take?

Normally a course will conducted over approximately 5 hours, this necessarily is governed by aptitude, personal commitments, weather, and of course funds.

How much will it cost?

Course price and aircraft hire rates are available on request.

After the Aerobatics Training

Well that is when you start to really learn. Only by going off and practicing by yourself, will you develop into the next aerobatics world champion.

Maintaining your Aerobatic privileges

As long as you are current to fly under your PPL licence, then you can practice your skills. You are strongly advised that you take regular refreshers with an instructor to consolidate your training, and maybe add another manoeuvre to your repertoire.

Home ~ PPL ~ NPPL ~ IMC ~ Night ~ Aerobatics ~ Multi ~ CPL ~ IR ~ FIC

Phone 01702 545198 for booking

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