Glider pilot to a PPL
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Massey certainly has the aviation course that looks appealing, but is expensive for an international student NZ$ 200K plus, best of luck with that. I guess they are geared to Asian students, but at least you won’t have a language problem.
Kit344
That was 25 years ago, since then we have had the JAA and now EASA. All the old credits have long gone. I recall doing many glider pilot conversions, but under European rules the max you get is 10% of the hours flown to a maxuimum of 10 hours. So 35 hours still required for a PPL.
CAP 804 is only relevant for National Licences; it has not been updated to the current EU Regulations so is useless in that respect.
If you have a few hundred hours gliding, or you are a gliding instructor, then you can probably do the PPL conversion with the minimum hours.
I did a glider to PPL conversion about 25 years ago, I think it took at least double that time. Probably between 15-20 hours.
The requirements are the minimum, expect to need a lot more if you are an early solo glider pilot.
I did a glider to PPL conversion about 25 years ago, I think it took at least double that time. Probably between 15-20 hours.
The requirements are the minimum, expect to need a lot more if you are an early solo glider pilot.
CAP 804 is only relevant for National Licences; it has not been updated to the current EU Regulations so is useless in that respect.
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Somebody asked me about the 10% credit with a view to accelerating the path to CPL. I think I am correct in that for CPL issue they still need the minimum SEP experience, so my advice was that in the long run the 10% makes no difference at all.
Somebody asked me about the 10% credit with a view to accelerating the path to CPL. I think I am correct in that for CPL issue they still need the minimum SEP experience, so my advice was that in the long run the 10% makes no difference at all.
You have a PM" from planesandthings. I've tried to reply, however my inbox is full, yet I only have one message in it. I don't know how to fix this.
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