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Old 27th Feb 2008, 17:07
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ben177
 
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NPPL Medical

There's a chap at our club who does endless "trial lessons", he enjoys flying but doesn't want a PPL. You could try that.

Much better is to talk to your GP. If he is willing to declare you fit enough to drive a car you can get an NPPL, probably with the restrictions mentioned in post 3. If he thinks you're well enough to drive an HGV you will get an unrestricted NPPL, which allows you to fly UK, VFR, daytime only in an aircraft of up to 4 seats. (There's an MTOW limit but I can't remember what that is, anyway it allows you to fly most single engined Pipers, Cessnas and the like.)

It's your GP's decision. It's nothing to do with your cardiologist.

Go for it!

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