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A charge of £131 will be made by the CAA for NPPL (SEP) issue. A web page with full documentation including all NPPL Syllabui is located athttp://www.nppl.uk.com/ All documents will be down loadable A complete NPPL (A) SEP Syllabus is available now in PDF format (you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read it) NPPL Syllabus SEP (A) Ground Training and Examinations Initially the JAR PPL (A) syllabus and examinations will be used but AOPA's ultimate aim is that the NPPL will have its own ground syllabus and a composite, multi-choice examination along the lines of the current FAA model. The ground examination is likely to be based entirely on a computer software system for both the questions and answers Training for the RTF Licence will be exactly the same as the JAR PPL(A) Flying Training All training shall be carried out from a licensed airfield (see note 1) Minimum of 32 hours (see note 2) of flying training of which: 10 hours will be solo 22 hours will be dual flight instruction including a minimum of 1 hour instrument appreciation (the student should be able to perform a 180º turn by sole reference to instruments) Passenger Care - candidates will be required to show that they can brief a passenger in safety and other aspects of a flight and continue to monitor the passengers welfare throughout the flight Notes: 1. The ability to train for the NPPL from an unlicensed airfield is considered to be a long-term matter and to address it now would delay the NPPL 2. Minimum of 25 hours for a Microlight rating Flight Tests Navigation Flight Test (NFT) lasting 1 hour to be conducted prior to the Qualifying Solo Cross-Country General Skills Test (GST) lasting 1 hour to be undertaken on completion of all the training. As part of the GST the candidate will be required to show consideration for and briefing of passengers The flight tests will be in addition to the 32 hours flight training Note: A panel of examiners will be established to conduct the flight and ground examinations for the NPPL Cross-Crediting Arrangements The holder of an existing PPL (A) without a valid medical certificate may qualify directly for the issue of an NPPL subject to meeting the NPPL medical requirements Glider and Microlight pilots will be able to claim hours credits for their existing experience A full list of cross-crediting arrangements will be published on the NPPL web site Differences Training Similar to the JAR PPL (A); differences training, carried out by a suitably qualified instructor who will certify in the pilot's logbook, will be required for aircraft with features other than those the pilot is used too such as:- Variable pitch propeller Retractable landing gear Turbocharger or Supercharger Tailwheel or nosewheel conversion Cabin Pressurisation Airspeed over 140 kts Flying from unlicensed airfields and strips SLMG Microlight Privileges Minimum age - 17 years Valid for the life time of the holder Flight will only be allowed in the UK FIR and in UK registered aeroplanes Day, VFR, in sight of the surface with a minimum visibility of 5 km or 10 km when operating under SVFR Flight in a simple single engine piston aeroplane including SLMGs and microlights with a Maximum Take-off Weight Authorized of 2000 kg or less as specified or otherwise falling within an aircraft rating included in the licence Restricted to the carriage of a maximum of 3 passengers plus the pilot Restricted to simple aircraft types. Differences training will be required where aircraft with complex features are to be flown (see Differences Training No flights with passengers unless the pilot has carried out 3 take-offs and landings as the sole manipulator of the controls in the preceeding 90 days Revalidation Hold a valid DVLA Group 1 or 2 medical certificate AND Minimum of 6 hours per year (see notes 1 to 3) In the second year of a 2 year period the pilot must fly the minimum of 6 hours, but one of these hours must be with an instructor. The instructor must sign the pilots logbook stating that the instructional flight has been completed (see note 4) OR Pass a Proficiency Check if the hour requirements are not met Notes: If there is no evidence of flying for a period of between 2 and 5 years - training will be at the discretion of the FTO or RF 2. If there is no evidence of flying for a period of between 5 and 10 years - a short course of training will be required 3. If there is no evidence of flying for a period of 10 years or more - 32 hours of flying training plus the GST and NFT will be required 4. The instructional flight is instructional only; it is not a Biennial Flight Review or a test Medical There shall be 2 medical standards based on the DVLA medical standards of fitness to drive:- DVLA Group 2 medical for professional drivers will allow instruction and unrestricted flying with passengers within the privileges of the NPPL. A copy of this certificate will be sent to the pilot's aviation or air sports organisation, and will be valid as for a DVLA Group 2 licence: From initial issue to age 45 years Five yearly from 45 to 65 years Annually from 65 years Note: If a pilot has a particular medical condition that needs to be monitored then medical assessments may be required more frequently DVLA Group 1 medical for private drivers will allow a pilot to fly solo or with another pilot qualified on type in an aircraft fitted with dual controls. The validity periods will be the same as the DVLA Group 1 medical To obtain a NPPL medical certificate applicants must sign a declaration that they believe they are in good health and fit to fly as a pilot. This declaration is then countersigned by the applicant's General Practitioner (GP) who declares that he/she has no reason to believe that the applicant does not reach DVLA Group 2 medical standards (see note) Note: The GP may choose to do any tests if he/she believes it to be beneficial prior to countersigning the applicants declaration eg. blood pressure, eyesight, etc Pilots who do not meet DVLA Group 2 standards may be assessed to the Group 1 standard. However some medical conditions which may be acceptable in private drivers may be unacceptable in pilots eg. hypoxia or 'g' forces. Information sheets on specific medical conditions will be available from relevant aviation or air sport organisations and the CAA. It will be the responsibility of the applicant to obtain this information and present it to the GP when attending for medical certification The medicals outlined above will allow a pilot to fly by day in VMC. CAA medical advice cautions that this is not suitable screening for night flying or concentrated instrument flying Additional Ratings Instructor Rating AOPA have proposed entry requirements and a training syllabus for instructors who hold an NPPL eg. prior to commencing an FI course an NPPL (A) must have 200 hours PIC. The possibility of receiving renumeration for instruction strictly within a carefully defined club environment has also been proposed Further discussion on these topics will take place after the introduction of the NPPL Night and Instrument Rating Not to be included in the NPPL due to the reduced medical standards ( see medical) IMC Rating The NPPL is intended for recreational purposes only (day VFR only) and therefore there can be no argument in favour of flying on days when the weather is marginal. The IMC rating will not be available with the NPPL on introduction Training on 'Permit to Fly' aircraft Decision deffered Microlight and SLMG Ratings The NPPL will be introduced with separate ratings for SLMGs and Microlights and to allow ab initio training for a licence issue limited to either of these ratings. Cross-crediting terms are being developed for pilots with experience on inter alia microlights and SLMGs wishing to gain a NPPL. With cross-crediting in place, it follows that it will be possible not only to open the licence with these ratings, but also to do a proportion of the training towards the full NPPL (A) on either a SLMG or Microlight The NPPL Microlight and SLMG ratings will replace the existing UK Microlight and SLMG licences with effect from the introduction date of the NPPL. Existing licence holders will maintain their current UK licence Conversion requirements for a JAR PPL 30 hours can be carried over as a credit towards a JAR PPL so long as all flying training has been completed by a JAR qualified instructor and all JAR PPL examinations have been passed. 15 hours of training will need to be completed of which 5 hours can be done in a simulator NPPL training in USA Decision deffered - However, it is unlikely to happen especially since the events of the 11th september 2001 NPPL website Home ~ PPL ~ NPPL ~ IMC ~ Night ~ Aerobatics ~ Multi ~ CPL ~ IR ~ FIC Phone 01702 545198 for booking

National Private Pilots Licence (Aeroplanes)

(Updated 6 September 2002)

The NPPL will be a stand alone sub-ICAO licence limited to UK National airspace and separate from the JAA licensing structure

Administration

The British Microlight Association (BMAA) and the National Pilot Licensing Group (NPLG) Limited formed from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), BMAA, British Gliding Association (BGA) and Popular Flying Association (PFA) representatives will provide administration and support for the ratings available on the licence under an approval from the CAA. Licence issue will be completed by the CAA Personnel Licensing Department working from the recommendation of the BMAA and NPLG. The BMAA will process Microlight licences and the NPLG with handle the SEP and SLMG licence applications. AOPA, BGA and PFA will supply specialist advice.

Training may begin now for the NPPL. A charge of £131 will be made by the CAA for NPPL (SEP) issue.

A web page with full documentation including all NPPL Syllabui is located athttp://www.nppl.uk.com/ All documents will be down loadable

A complete NPPL (A) SEP Syllabus is available now in PDF format (you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read it) NPPL Syllabus SEP (A)

Ground Training and Examinations

Initially the JAR PPL (A) syllabus and examinations will be used but AOPA's ultimate aim is that the NPPL will have its own ground syllabus and a composite, multi-choice examination along the lines of the current FAA model. The ground examination is likely to be based entirely on a computer software system for both the questions and answers

Training for the RTF Licence will be exactly the same as the JAR PPL(A)

Flying Training

All training shall be carried out from a licensed airfield (see note 1)

Minimum of 32 hours (see note 2) of flying training of which:
- 10 hours will be solo
- 22 hours will be dual flight instruction including a minimum of 1 hour instrument appreciation (the student should be able to perform a 180º turn by sole reference to instruments)
Passenger Care - candidates will be required to show that they can brief a passenger in safety and other aspects of a flight and continue to monitor the passengers welfare throughout the flight

Notes:
1. The ability to train for the NPPL from an unlicensed airfield is considered to be a long-term matter and to address it now would delay the NPPL
2. Minimum of 25 hours for a Microlight rating

Flight Tests

Navigation Flight Test (NFT) lasting 1 hour to be conducted prior to the Qualifying Solo Cross-Country
General Skills Test (GST) lasting 1 hour to be undertaken on completion of all the training. As part of the GST the candidate will be required to show consideration for and briefing of passengers
The flight tests will be in addition to the 32 hours flight training

Note: A panel of examiners will be established to conduct the flight and ground examinations for the NPPL

Cross-Crediting Arrangements

The holder of an existing PPL (A) without a valid medical certificate may qualify directly for the issue of an NPPL subject to meeting the NPPL medical requirements

Glider and Microlight pilots will be able to claim hours credits for their existing experience

A full list of cross-crediting arrangements will be published on the NPPL web site

Differences Training

Similar to the JAR PPL (A); differences training, carried out by a suitably qualified instructor who will certify in the pilot's logbook, will be required for aircraft with features other than those the pilot is used too such as:-

Variable pitch propeller
Retractable landing gear
Turbocharger or Supercharger
Tailwheel or nosewheel conversion
Cabin Pressurisation
Airspeed over 140 kts
Flying from unlicensed airfields and strips
SLMG
Microlight

Privileges

Minimum age - 17 years

Valid for the life time of the holder

Flight will only be allowed in the UK FIR and in UK registered aeroplanes

Day, VFR, in sight of the surface with a minimum visibility of 5 km or 10 km when operating under SVFR

Flight in a simple single engine piston aeroplane including SLMGs and microlights with a Maximum Take-off Weight Authorized of 2000 kg or less as specified or otherwise falling within an aircraft rating included in the licence

Restricted to the carriage of a maximum of 3 passengers plus the pilot

Restricted to simple aircraft types. Differences training will be required where aircraft with complex features are to be flown (see Differences Training

No flights with passengers unless the pilot has carried out 3 take-offs and landings as the sole manipulator of the controls in the preceeding 90 days

Revalidation

Hold a valid DVLA Group 1 or 2 medical certificate

AND

Minimum of 6 hours per year (see notes 1 to 3)

In the second year of a 2 year period the pilot must fly the minimum of 6 hours, but one of these hours must be with an instructor. The instructor must sign the pilots logbook stating that the instructional flight has been completed (see note 4)

OR

Pass a Proficiency Check if the hour requirements are not met

Notes:: If there is no evidence of flying for a period of between 2 and 5 years - training will be at the discretion of the FTO or RF; 2. If there is no evidence of flying for a period of between 5 and 10 years - a short course of training will be required; 3. If there is no evidence of flying for a period of 10 years or more - 32 hours of flying training plus the GST and NFT will be required; 4. The instructional flight is instructional only; it is not a Biennial Flight Review or a test

Medical

There shall be 2 medical standards based on the DVLA medical standards of fitness to drive:-

DVLA Group 2 medical for professional drivers will allow instruction and unrestricted flying with passengers within the privileges of the NPPL. A copy of this certificate will be sent to the pilot's aviation or air sports organisation, and will be valid as for a DVLA Group 2 licence:

From initial issue to age 45 years
Five yearly from 45 to 65 years
Annually from 65 years

Note: If a pilot has a particular medical condition that needs to be monitored then medical assessments may be required more frequently

DVLA Group 1 medical for private drivers will allow a pilot to fly solo or with another pilot qualified on type in an aircraft fitted with dual controls. The validity periods will be the same as the DVLA Group 1 medical

To obtain a NPPL medical certificate applicants must sign a declaration that they believe they are in good health and fit to fly as a pilot. This declaration is then countersigned by the applicant's General Practitioner (GP) who declares that he/she has no reason to believe that the applicant does not reach DVLA Group 2 medical standards (see note)

Note: The GP may choose to do any tests if he/she believes it to be beneficial prior to countersigning the applicants declaration eg. blood pressure, eyesight, etc

Pilots who do not meet DVLA Group 2 standards may be assessed to the Group 1 standard. However some medical conditions which may be acceptable in private drivers may be unacceptable in pilots eg. hypoxia or 'g' forces. Information sheets on specific medical conditions will be available from relevant aviation or air sport organisations and the CAA. It will be the responsibility of the applicant to obtain this information and present it to the GP when attending for medical certification

The medicals outlined above will allow a pilot to fly by day in VMC. CAA medical advice cautions that this is not suitable screening for night flying or concentrated instrument flying

Additional Ratings

Instructor Rating

AOPA have proposed entry requirements and a training syllabus for instructors who hold an NPPL eg. prior to commencing an FI course an NPPL (A) must have 200 hours PIC. The possibility of receiving renumeration for instruction strictly within a carefully defined club environment has also been proposed

Further discussion on these topics will take place after the introduction of the NPPL

Night and Instrument Rating

Not to be included in the NPPL due to the reduced medical standards

( see medical)

IMC Rating

The NPPL is intended for recreational purposes only (day VFR only) and therefore there can be no argument in favour of flying on days when the weather is marginal. The IMC rating will not be available with the NPPL on introduction

Training on 'Permit to Fly' aircraft

Decision deffered

Microlight and SLMG Ratings

The NPPL will be introduced with separate ratings for SLMGs and Microlights and to allow ab initio training for a licence issue limited to either of these ratings. Cross-crediting terms are being developed for pilots with experience on inter alia microlights and SLMGs wishing to gain a NPPL. With cross-crediting in place, it follows that it will be possible not only to open the licence with these ratings, but also to do a proportion of the training towards the full NPPL (A) on either a SLMG or Microlight

The NPPL Microlight and SLMG ratings will replace the existing UK Microlight and SLMG licences with effect from the introduction date of the NPPL. Existing licence holders will maintain their current UK licence

Conversion requirements for a JAR PPL

30 hours can be carried over as a credit towards a JAR PPL so long as all flying training has been completed by a JAR qualified instructor and all JAR PPL examinations have been passed. 15 hours of training will need to be completed of which 5 hours can be done in a simulator

NPPL training in USA

Decision deffered - However, it is unlikely to happen especially since the events of the 11th september 2001

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