The requirements for the student are as follows:
Age at least 17 years (for applicants under 18 years of age, the consent of a legal representative is required).
Passing the entrance examination at the aero-medical examiner and proving a valid medical certificate of medical fitness II. class.
Radiotelephone operator's card, which you can also obtain as part of a theoretical course (you will need it from your first solo flight).
The process of the course
The theoretical part
The implementation of the theoretical part of the teaching includes lectures with consultations directly in our classroom at the airport in Líně (LKLN) and a part with self-study. The following areas are discussed within this segment:
Air Law
Aircraft General Knowledge
Flight Performance and Planning.
Human Performance
Meteorology
General Navigation
Operational Procedures
Principles of Flight and Communication
Practical part
The minimum number of flight hours within the PPL course is set at 45 hours. However, if you are already an experienced pilot, and you are one of the holders of a license to fly ULL (A) gliders and helicopters, 10% of your flying hours as a commanding pilot can be included in the total. However, the whole must not exceed 10 hours of the time allowance of the course.
The syllabus of the practical part of the PPL flight course includes the following topics:
Pre-flight activities including determination of weight and balance, inspection and treatment of the airplane
Airport operations and air traffic management, measures and procedures to prevent collisions
Control of the aircraft according to external visual orientation
Training flights to practice slow flight, min. safe speed, stall and stall prevention
Flight at critically high speeds, spiral flight detection and spiral prevention
Crosswind take-offs and landings
Take-offs with maximum performance, landing on short fields
Instrument flight, involving a 180-degree turn on the horizon
Navigation flights using visual orientation and calculation
Emergency procedures
Arrivals, departures and overflights of controlled airports, communication procedures and phraseology
