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Old 9th Apr 2016, 17:38
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Originally Posted by Genghis the Engineer
And there are aspects to "group A" flying that are quite different to microlight flying - particularly the instrument flying and procedural aspects.

My experience is that around 10 hours is about right to turn a good microlight pilot into somebody who can pass an SSEA skill test.

Of course, no two pilots are the same - people have done it in 3 hours, whilst I've seen a couple who really struggled to make the extra step into group A flying.

G
Hi,

I have used flight sims a lot - would this cut down the time needed to turn the microlight flying to the SSEA?
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