I think "Luke Skytoddler" makes a very valid point on the NPPL in saying that 32 hours is not enough. Whilst there will always be those that solo after 10-15 hours, you have to consider the average pilot in the average aircraft on an average day. I did my first solo at abour 25 hours and passed my skill test (1st time) at 51 hours. 32 hours just does not seem enough.
An amusing aside though - I have seen and heard the NPPL being talked about at as "Sporting Licence". Does that mean that us pilots, as the "sportsmen", can then charge all spectators and radio hams for watching us perform! Our clubs and companies could then pay us for our work with comparitive rates to sportsmen, perhaps taking footballers say as the benckmark:
ATPL Captain : 60K a week
ATPL FO : 40k a week
CPL : 25k a week
PPL : 10K a week
Any thoughts!