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Private Pilots Licence
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Hi,
I accumulated sabout 8 hours of flying time in the ATC when I was a teenager (I'm now 27). I'm now thinking of taking flying lessons in the next couple of years with the aim of getting my PPL.
I've got a red/green colour deficiency and I wear glasses or contact lenses to correct my long-sightedness.
Will either fo these eyesight problems affect my ability to get a PPL?
Thanks
JG
I accumulated sabout 8 hours of flying time in the ATC when I was a teenager (I'm now 27). I'm now thinking of taking flying lessons in the next couple of years with the aim of getting my PPL.
I've got a red/green colour deficiency and I wear glasses or contact lenses to correct my long-sightedness.
Will either fo these eyesight problems affect my ability to get a PPL?
Thanks
JG
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From the horses mouth. You will be OK. I am also red/green CP3 and need glasses. I did my PPL through the microlight route as it was cheaper.
I am not sure how much value they will put on your 7 hours unless it is particularly well documented what part of the schedule you were doing exactly. If it was just air experience flights not at all.
Schools are
http://www.bmaa.org/clubs.asp
It is the weather that is the bugbear in England so why not go to Spain and do it in two weeks
I am not sure how much value they will put on your 7 hours unless it is particularly well documented what part of the schedule you were doing exactly. If it was just air experience flights not at all.
Schools are
http://www.bmaa.org/clubs.asp
It is the weather that is the bugbear in England so why not go to Spain and do it in two weeks
The CAA requirement for a PPL(Microlight) license is a min. of 25 hours tuition, of which 10 hours must be solo. In addition, there are 5 multiple-choice ground school exams. After 15 hours, of which 7 must be solo, there is an option of a restricted license allowing flight within an 8 nm radius of the field, but most students go straight for the full license
Thanks tellboy, good answers mate. I'm not fussed about the hours I did in the old chippie counting towards my PPL, at least they have taught me the very basics of the controls. I was a bit worried the red/green thing would be a problem but it sounds like it won't be! Do you think it will affect my ability to get IFR rating? I mean, I can see the difference between a green LED and a red LED on a car dashboard at night, it's just those bloody books of red dots and green dots that I struggle with!!
There's a private airfield near me from which microlights and other small fixed-wing aircraft operate, don't think there is a resident instructor though so I'd be doing it at Aberdeen airport.
Like I said earlier, I probably won't be able to afford it until at least next year.
Tellboy, have you got your own aircraft? Anyone got ideas of rough operating/maintenance costs for a light high-wing job, with fixed undercart?
There's a private airfield near me from which microlights and other small fixed-wing aircraft operate, don't think there is a resident instructor though so I'd be doing it at Aberdeen airport.
Like I said earlier, I probably won't be able to afford it until at least next year.
Tellboy, have you got your own aircraft? Anyone got ideas of rough operating/maintenance costs for a light high-wing job, with fixed undercart?