Training
Why Liverpool Flying School?
Whether your plan is a career with the airlines, leisure or business flying, Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Liverpool Flying School offers a great combination.
- Learning at a busy commercial airport will give confidence and experience to fly airport throughout the UK and abroad
- Liverpool airport is open 24 hours a day and has a full range of instrument approaches which can be used for training.
- Single runway operations gives a good grounding with out of wind landings.
- Liverpool is close to some fantastic scenery to fly in (Snowdonia, Lake District, Isle of Man all within easy reach).
- Liverpool Flying School has a wealth of experience of training pilots. The staff are well qualified and committed to flight training. The instructors are not hour building for careers in the airlines. The CFI (who is a PPL Flight Examiner) has been with the club for over 25 years and was in fact taught to fly as a member of LFS.
Liverpool Flying School can offer training to achieve...
National Private Pilot's Licence (NPPL)
This is mainly a recreational licence that is restricted to UK airspace. It allows flight in good weather during daylight hours only. The medical requirements are less rigorous and your GP can sign your medical declaration.
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- 32 hours flying
- 22 hours dual flying instruction including 1 hour of instrument appreciation
- 10 hours solo including 4 hours of cross country flight.
- Navigation skill test
- Solo qualifying cross country flight (100nm with two stops)
- General skill test.
- 6 theoretical knowledge exams including; Air Law and Operational Procedures; Navigation and Radio Aids; Meteorology; Aircraft General and Principles of Flight; Human Performance and Limitations; Flight Performance and Planning.
- Flight Radiotelephony Operator’s Licence (FRTOL).
- Medical declaration from GP or JAR-FCL Class 1 or 2 Medical Certificate.
Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR) Private Pilots Licence (PPL) or JAR-PPL
This licence has many privileges and is recognised throughout Europe. It allows flight during the day in good weather but with additional ratings which can be added to this licence it can be used for flights at night and in poor weather when the pilot needs to fly by sole reference to flight instruments. A higher standard of medical fitness is required for this licence and the medical certificate can only be issued by an Aeronautical Medical Examiner.
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- 45 hours flying
- 25 hours dual flight instruction including 2 hour of stall awareness and spin avoidance and also sufficient instruction in instrument flying to enable control in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) in order to return to Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC).
- 10 hours solo including 5 hours of cross country flight.
- Solo qualifying cross country flight (150nm with two stops)
- 6 theoretical knowledge exams including; Air Law and Operational Procedures; Navigation and Radio Aids; Meteorology; Aircraft General and Principles of Flight; Human Performance and Limitations; Flight Performance and Planning.
- Flight Radiotelephony Operator’s Licence (FRTOL).
- JAR-FCL Class 1 or 2 Medical Certificate.
- Skill test.
Additional Ratings...
Once you have acquired your JAR PPL there is no need to stop there. We have additional ratings that you can add to your licence to improve your flying privileges.
Instrument Meteorological Conditions Rating (IMC)
As mentioned above this rating is to allow pilots to fly in poor weather and reduced visibility. It is a national rating and can only be used in UK airspace. Many PPLs add this rating to their licence as insurance against being caught out in bad weather but it is also a good step towards achieving the coveted full instrument rating which allows flight in any airspace.
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- 15 Hours Dual Instrument Flying.
- 1 Written Exam.
- 1.5 Hour Flight Test With An Examiner.
- Ground School ( Lots Of This )
The course is made up of instrument flying (Full and Limited panel) but can be divided into:-
- Aerodrome departure procedures.
- En-route navigation. (ADF, VOR, DME, SSR)
- Holding procedures (ADF)
- Instrument approach procedures (SRA, ADF, ADF/DME, ILS, ILS/DME)
- Emergency procedures. (Recovery from unusual attitudes, position fixes, missed approaches and bad weather circuits.)
Night Qualification.
This rating allows flight at night and again many pilots add this to their licence as insurance in case a delay has caused them to be flying after sunset. It is also a fascinating experience to be in a light aircraft at night.
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- 5 hours flying (total).
- 3 hours dual.
- 1 hour dual night navigation.
- 5 take-offs and 5 full-stop landings (solo).
- 3 hours ground school with an instructor.