Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Privatpilot:in PPL(A)
Deutsche Verkehrsflugschule (DVFS) · Mainz-Finthen / Mannheim (per register), Mainz · Germany
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
- Prepares for
- Lizenz PPL(A) (Private Pilot Licence, aeroplane)
- Jurisdiction
- Germany
- Authority
- Other authority
- Training framework
- Declared training organisation (DTO), national authority
- Training base
- Mainz-Finthen / Mannheim (per register) (EDFZ)
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Schedule not stated
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- PPL(A) training of 45 hours, offered with instalment payment.
- Completion provides
- Training towards the PPL(A).
- Still required
- Not stated by the school. Check the authority's requirements.
- Approval scope
- Register lists the PPL-A DTO DE.RP.DTO.20.
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
- Not published
- Prerequisites
- Not published
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Not stated by the school
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
Not published.
School-reported typical completion
Not published. No typical completion time is estimated here.
- Calendar duration
- Not published
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Published prices
EUR 15,900Fixed advertised packageprice date 16 October 2026
A fixed price for a defined package of hours and services.
Direct payment option; instalment plan with 4,900 EUR down payment also offered; inclusions not stated
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: dvfs.online/privatpilot-in-ppl-a
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
- Not published
Authority records for this school and base
Verified in authority recordLandesbetrieb Mobilität Rheinland-Pfalz, Fachgruppe LuftverkehrDeclared training organisation (DTO), national authorityDeclaration
Reference: DE.RP.DTO.20
Scope: Register (Stand 10.03.2023): PPL-A; training airfields Mainz EDFZ and Mannheim EDFM
Stated by the schoolAustrian authority (ATO stated by school, not checked)Approved training organisation (ATO), national authorityApproval
Reference: AT.ATO.134
Scope: School states a second ATO AT.ATO.134 (FlyWest, Austria) for advanced professional training; not verified
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.