Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Piloto Particular de Avião (PPA) - PPL(A)
Aeroclube de Viseu (ACV) · Aeródromo Gonçalves Lobato (Viseu), Viseu · Portugal
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
- Prepares for
- EASA PPL(A)
- Jurisdiction
- Portugal
- Authority
- ANAC (Portugal)
- Training framework
- Declared training organisation (DTO), national authority
- Training base
- Aeródromo Gonçalves Lobato (Viseu)
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Part-time
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- Theory at the club (Friday evenings and Saturdays) and practical instruction in the club's Cessna 152, preparing candidates for single-engine piston aeroplanes under VFR.
- Completion provides
- Preparation for the written final exam and the skill test; the PPL(A) is issued by ANAC.
- Still required
- Medical, materials and ANAC fees are excluded from the course price.
- Approval scope
- The source does not say how this course relates to the school's approval.
A course completion certificate is not necessarily a pilot licence or rating. The licensing authority issues licences and ratings after its own requirements are met.
Entry requirements
- Minimum age
- 17 (as published)
- Prerequisites
- Club membership
- Minimum 17 years to start, 18 by the end of the course
- Minimum compulsory schooling
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Class 2 medical examination
Only an official aeromedical assessment can establish medical fitness. This site does not decide eligibility.
Duration and hours
These figures answer different questions and must not be read as one another. Weather, aircraft availability, student progress, examinations and scheduling all affect real completion time.
Regulatory minimum
Not recorded for this program.
Advertised package hours
- Flight: 45 h
- Solo: 10 h
- Ground: 222 h
- At least 10 h solo within the 45 flight hours
School-reported typical completion
Not published. No typical completion time is estimated here.
- Calendar duration
- Not published
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Training stages and assessments
Examinations and assessments
- Written final theory exam
- Skill test
Published prices
EUR 125Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 17 October 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Per hour; fleet page lists member 125 EUR and non-member 135 EUR for the C152; page undated; wet/dry basis not stated
- Aircraft:
- Cessna C152 (member rate)
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Rental basis:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
EUR 135Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 17 October 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Per hour; page undated; wet/dry basis not stated
- Aircraft:
- Cessna C152 (non-member rate)
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Rental basis:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Prices are shown in the original currency on the date given and are not converted. Hourly rates and package prices answer different questions and are not compared here. Check the school for current prices.
- Deposit and cancellation
- Course price on request; payment can be phased (terms agreed at enrolment).
Authority records for this school and base
Verified in authority recordANAC (Portugal)Declared training organisation (DTO), national authorityDeclaration
Reference: PT.DTO.005
Scope: Declared training organisation; the ANAC list does not state course scope. Match by name and by the Gonçalves Lobato aerodrome address.
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.