How Many Hours did it take you?
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Isn't it funny that most who have posted on here are very close to the minimum requirements? Which is not a true reflection of the general averages.
So, to buck the trend; 67 hours for PPL(H).
It is not a particularly good indicator of how good a pilot you are or will be. In fact, there is much anecdotal evidence to suggest that the longer one took, the better pilot they may be in the long term. There are many other factors including the attitude of your instructor or school, whether part time (over how long?) or full time etc.
As for exam marks - you pass. That is all that is required. I could tell you my average but, as a girl, I don't have a willy to wave.
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Whirlygig
So, to buck the trend; 67 hours for PPL(H).
It is not a particularly good indicator of how good a pilot you are or will be. In fact, there is much anecdotal evidence to suggest that the longer one took, the better pilot they may be in the long term. There are many other factors including the attitude of your instructor or school, whether part time (over how long?) or full time etc.
As for exam marks - you pass. That is all that is required. I could tell you my average but, as a girl, I don't have a willy to wave.
Cheers
Whirlygig
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Whirlygig,
I have to disagree, based on my own experience, I don't think that I was anything like properly trained after minimum hours. I didn't had any "mishaps" so I suppose that I was trained after a fashion but I needed a lot more dual especially in the instrument flying department since I very nearly had a nasty end flying into inadvertent IMC conditions shortly after obtaining my PPL. I believe that incident would have been less likely to have occurred if I was better trained both in practical flying and by way of ground school to be able to identify the conditions to avoid.
It is my belief that a lot of PPL's do not continue to fly once they have their license simply because they cannot justify flying around their home airport like a fly around a jam pot and are somewhat nervous of longer excursions which pose threats of encountering bad weather and getting lost etc. On the other hand, longer training would be likely to put a lot of people off of training in the first place on cost grounds. So, the choice is to put a post solo student in the air with a license and leave him/her to learn by experience or ensure that they have additional training under supervision and give them the license after their instructor/examiner feels that they are adequately trained. Just my opinion.
It is not a particularly good indicator of how good a pilot you are or will be
It is my belief that a lot of PPL's do not continue to fly once they have their license simply because they cannot justify flying around their home airport like a fly around a jam pot and are somewhat nervous of longer excursions which pose threats of encountering bad weather and getting lost etc. On the other hand, longer training would be likely to put a lot of people off of training in the first place on cost grounds. So, the choice is to put a post solo student in the air with a license and leave him/her to learn by experience or ensure that they have additional training under supervision and give them the license after their instructor/examiner feels that they are adequately trained. Just my opinion.
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It is not a particularly good indicator of how good a pilot you are or will be.
In fact, there is much anecdotal evidence to suggest that the longer one took, the better pilot they may be in the long term.
I could tell you my average but, as a girl, I don't have a willy to wave.
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37 hours for a JAR PPL in 2002. Used the 10 hrs gliding credit.
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The gliding credit was greatly reduced a number of years ago with regards to the JAR licence (I think when JAR was introduced), I do not know about the NPPL. It is now a minimum of 35 hours for a JAR licence and a Silver 'C'
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The gliding credit was greatly reduced a number of years ago with regards to the JAR licence (I think when JAR was introduced), I do not know about the NPPL. It is now a minimum of 35 hours for a JAR licence and a Silver 'C'
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My CAA PPL(A) was completed in 75 Hours including about 20 Hours PIC (lots of Solo circuits whilst waiting for decent cross country weather).
Then it took me a few more hours than most people to grasp the VFR Navigation side of flying. Well the theory was fine it was just putting it into practice!!!
Average exam results lets see (from memory so may be a little out)...
Aircraft Technical: 72%
Meteorology: 85%
Air Law: 85%
Navigation: 95%
Radiotelephony: 95%
Human Factors: 95%
Umm so that gives me an average of 87%
Pass mark for PPL exams eight years ago in the CAA days was 70%.
Then it took me a few more hours than most people to grasp the VFR Navigation side of flying. Well the theory was fine it was just putting it into practice!!!
Average exam results lets see (from memory so may be a little out)...
Aircraft Technical: 72%
Meteorology: 85%
Air Law: 85%
Navigation: 95%
Radiotelephony: 95%
Human Factors: 95%
Umm so that gives me an average of 87%
Pass mark for PPL exams eight years ago in the CAA days was 70%.
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As somebody has asked, 16 hours for what was called a PPL (1987?) God knows what it is called now. Can remember first lessons, I was a lot happier when the engine was not working - I knew where I was then!
Great fun hiring planes with less than 40 hours in your book.
Great fun hiring planes with less than 40 hours in your book.
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I met a guy a few years back who had an RAF Flying Scholarship back in about 1955. The scholarship was for 30 hours, as that was then the PPL min req. He got the PPL on the button, and aged 17 and 5 weeks was the youngest ever UK PPL holder for a while.
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Just done mine in April.
42 hours on the dot, passed in 19 days (15 flying, 4 ground school).
Didn't feel confident though from passing in such a short time, but went on one of Irv Lee's seminar days last Friday which has given me a much needed confidence boost although he did say that alot of new PPL's don't feel confident and that they have somehow cheated the system to pass.
42 hours on the dot, passed in 19 days (15 flying, 4 ground school).
Didn't feel confident though from passing in such a short time, but went on one of Irv Lee's seminar days last Friday which has given me a much needed confidence boost although he did say that alot of new PPL's don't feel confident and that they have somehow cheated the system to pass.
