I was thinking about starting off with flying microlights, would this make the course for a PPL(A) any shorter? Or would I save more by obtaining a PPL(A) first then converting to a PPL(M).
Another question I would like to ask is how much on average is an hours rental for a cheapish microlight with fuel/oil?
Thanks in advance
Gary
I have similar question: can you be working on PPL(A) license (theory, exams, etc.), but gain your flying hours on fixed wing micro-light?
And can anybody tell me what the difference is between micro-light and ultra-light?
Thank you
Hi,
I think if you have a microlight licence you get a ten hour concession off the 45 hr min required for your JAR PPL, based on that if you are thinking of going on to do your PPL you might as well start as you mean to go on as once you have got your PPL all you need to do to fly microlights is a type conversion.
Regards
Paul.
paul sears wrote: Hi, I think if you have a microlight licence you get a ten hour concession off the 45 hr min required for your JAR PPL, based on that if you are thinking of going on to do your PPL you might as well start as you mean to go on as once you have got your PPL all you need to do to fly microlights is a type conversion. Regards
Pauls correct. If you want to fly a JAA PPL(A) then don't bother with the Microlight license first. Get the JAR PPL(A) then get a Microlight rating which should only take a few hours. It's also worth noting that none of the hours flying Microlights will count towards your PPL(A) validation, i.e you will need to fly 12 in a JAA PPL(A) aircraft and 12 in the Microlight IIRC.
Gav.
Have any idea what the requirements are for a JAR S/E piston pilot who wants to fly a 450kg three axis microlight ?
Do 450kg microlight 3 axis hours count towards the 12 hours required for the 2nd year requirement of the Bi-annual JAR S/E piston renewal ?
Hi
I fly microlights on a CAA PPL (A), I was told that microlight time did count but at a ration of 3:1, i.e. every three hours counts as 1 towards a PPL. If you are looking at hour building, dont bother with a microlight licence, you can find cheap enough hour building flying rates once you have your licence.
Or why not try glider towing, often unpaid, many glider schools would give their last pennies for a PPL (A) able to work Mon - Fri for no money! in return you get a good number of hours...!
Cheers
I fly a foot launched hang glider, when I started flying hang gliders about twenty years ago I thought that at least as far as air law, theory of flight, meteorology, navigation I was on the rungs of the aviation ladder specialy when I gained an endorsment for power hang gliding. It was a rude awakening when I found out that there was no allowance for having power hang gliding XC qualification even though it is so much alike the single seat deregulated microlight. There is an allowance for having a pilot rating BHPA which gives a reduction in flight traning in recognition that the pilot is able to fly a flexwing.
Talking to a sailplane pilot friend he told me that there was to be in 2012 a policy change instigated by the EASA to bring the sailplane licensing in line with the NPPL licence systen and from that date those pilots with a bronze qualification will receive under a grandfather system a NPPL (Gliding) license.
It seems to me that the EASA intend to bring into line the part of the NPPL which applies to all aviators into a standard qualification thus allowing the exchange between all types of aircraft at least within cetain ranges once the pilot passes tests and exams relating to the aircraft he wishes to fly.
Perhaps if the same thing happens to the BHPA as is to happen to the BGA I won't be so disapointed and be able to use my qualifications mentioned above
Any coment on this?
John.
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