I can see where they're coming from with the NPPL, but with the average student flying well over 45 hrs to get their PPL anyway, why bother going for a NPPL when a Jar PPL will cost the same?
What happens when the student realises this half way through training and decides to swap from the NPPL to the Jar PPL. If he has been taught by a NPPL FI then the poor student will have to effectively start from scatch as the NPPL FI cannot instruct for a JAR licence.
If anyone asks me whether they should fly with a Jar FI or a NPPL FI I would recommend the Jar FI.
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[This message has been edited by Airprox (edited 20 June 2001).]