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Whether you’re looking to start your journey to becoming a pilot, or continuing with advanced training, look no further. Eshott Airfield provides quality flight training from two tarmac runways and a grass strip in uncontrolled airspace, with all the advantages of a flying club environment.
If you’re looking to fly an aircraft with a globally recognised licence, the PPL is the course for you. This course is the first step towards a professional aviation career and will give you the ability to pilot larger aircraft.
The course gives you the ability to fly nearly every single engine piston (SEP) aircraft. Aircraft that have a turbine engine require a differences rating which can easily be added to your licence.
The course requires a minimum of 45 hours flying time – 10 of which are solo. You’ll take a skills test which will examine your general handling and navigation skills.
There are also nine multiple choice exams to be completed covering important topics including:
Human Performance
Aviation Law
Meteorology
Communications
Principles of Flight
Operational Procedures
Flight Performance & Planning
Aircraft General Knowledge, and
Navigation
You’ll have to pass a class 2 medical with a CAA approved AME (Aviation Medical Examiner). Eshott Airfield can help you arrange this – but generally speaking if you’re fit and well enough to drive a car, you’re well enough to fly an aircraft!
When you’ve completed your course, the PPL(A) will allow you to fly aircraft in daylight hours in reasonable weather – this is known as VFR or Visual Flight Rules. Once you’ve completed your PPL(A) you can add a night rating to allow you to fly after sunset, or an instrument rating to allow you to fly in adverse weather conditions.
After completing your training, you can continue to rent aircraft from Eshott Airfield to build your hours or simply enjoy the beautiful scenery of Northumberland.
Eshott Airfield also offers the Light Aircraft Pilots Licence (LAPL). This licence is a more affordable version of the PPL(A) but with additional restrictions such as a maximum aircraft weight of 2000kg and a maximum of three passengers.
The Private Pilots Licence is the most comprehensive initial step into the world of aviation. If you’re looking to take things further and potentially make a career of your passion for flying, this is the course for you. The PPL(A) is the first step on the modular route to being an airline pilot or commercial pilot.
You can also add additional ratings to the PPL, such as night, complex, multi-engine & instrument flying and eventually the licence can evolve into a Commercial Pilots Licence.
If you’re looking to fly commercially, the next step will be to build your hours to a level where you can gain your Commercial Pilots Licence. This phase is known as ‘hour building’. Once you’ve finished your PPL(A), Eshott Airfield continues to support students and provides a number of options to achieve the hour building in a cost effective and efficient way.
Whilst the PPL(A) is the bigger step initially, If you only want to fly your family or friends for fun, in European airspace, it might be worth considering the cheaper Light Aircraft Pilots Licence option which is also taught at Eshott Airfield.
TRAINING RATES FOR PPL(A)
Cessna 150H training is £195 per hour.
The PPL(A) package at Eshott Airfield is estimated at £9450
Eshott Airfield Membership is £150 per year
Landing fee: Free
Touch & Go: Free
If you’re looking to fly an aircraft outside of the microlight category, the LAPL(A) is an affordable step into light aircraft. You can also add additional ratings to the LAPL(A) in the future, such as night rating, complex and multi-engine. This 30 hour course can also be upgraded to the full PPL(A) later on in your flying career, and eventually the licence can evolve into a Commercial Pilots Licence.
The LAPL requires a minimum of 30 hours flying time – 10 of which are solo. You’ll take a skills test which will examine your general handling and navigation skills.
There are also nine multiple choice exams to be completed covering important topics including:
There are also nine multiple choice exams to be completed covering important topics including:
You’ll have to pass a LAPL medical or a class 2 medical with a CAA approved AME (Aviation Medical Examiner). The staff here at Eshott Airfield can help you arrange this – but generally speaking if you’re fit and well enough to drive a car, you’re well enough to fly an aircraft!
When you’ve completed your course, the LAPL(A) will allow you to fly aircraft in daylight hours in reasonable weather – this is known as VFR or Visual Flight Rules. You can also add a night rating to allow you to fly after sunset, and others such as Complex, Tailwheel and Multi Engine.
After completing your training, you can continue to rent aircraft from Eshott Airfield to build your hours towards a commercial career or simply enjoy the beautiful scenery of Northumberland.
The Light Aircraft Pilots Licence (LAPL) is a licence that allows most of the benefits of a full Private Pilots Licence but at a lower cost.
You’ll gain your licence a little faster than the PPL and can look to save somewhere in the region of £2500 on the initial issue. There will however be the restriction on your licence initially to not carry passengers until you have completed 10 hours solo flying on your new licence. After that initial restriction is removed, you’ll have a very useful and usable qualification.
The LAPL(A) can be upgraded to a PPL at any time, which allows you to fly larger aircraft types and to bolt on more complicated ratings onto your licence such as the multi-engine rating.
If you are unable to gain a full Class 2 or Class 1 medical which would be a requirement for the PPL, the LAPL(A) is a self declared medical.
TRAINING RATES FOR LAPL(A)
Cessna 150H is £195 per hour.
The LAPL(A) course at Eshott Airfield is £7350 Eshott Airfield Membership is £150 per yearLanding fee: FreeTouch & Go: Free
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