Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Private Pilot License (A)
Fujairah Aviation Academy (FujAA) · Fujairah campus, Fujairah · United Arab Emirates
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
- Prepares for
- GCAA Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) PPL(A)
- Jurisdiction
- United Arab Emirates
- Authority
- GCAA
- Training framework
- GCAA approved training organisation
- Training base
- Fujairah campus (OMFJ)
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Full-time
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- 143 hours of ground school covering nine subjects followed by 45 hours of flight training on Cessna 172.
- Completion provides
- Preparation for GCAA exams and the practical skill test for the PPL(A).
- Still required
- GCAA examinations and practical skill test (examiner fees extra).
- 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
- English: IELTS 4.5 in each skill, or TOEFL 60%, or 50% on FujAA exam centre test
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- IELTS at least 4.5 each skill, TOEFL at least 60% or 50% on FujAA test
- Medical
- Valid GCAA Class 2 medical certificate
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
- Ground: 143 h
School-reported typical completion
About 29 weeks; costs and duration are minimums
- Calendar duration
- About 29 weeks (6 weeks ground school, then 23 weeks flight training)
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Training stages and assessments
Stages
- Phase 1: ground school (weeks 1-6)
- Phase 2: flight training (weeks 7-29)
Examinations and assessments
- Internal and GCAA exams, nine subjects
Published prices
AED 77,000Fixed advertised packageprice date 16 October 2026
A fixed price for a defined package of hours and services.
Plus UAE VAT; one GCAA exam attempt per subject included; extra flight training AED 1,200 per hour.
- Aircraft:
- Cessna 172
- Included aircraft hours:
- 45
- Ground instruction:
- Included
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Not included
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Included
- Medical examination:
- Not included
- Equipment:
- Included
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Listed exclusions: GCAA medical; licence application; extra skill-test flying hours; ELP test; designated examiner fees; GCAA fees for failed subjects; UAE VAT
Deposit: AED 17,000 before start date
Refund terms: Payments are non-refundable
Source: fujaa.ae/ppl.php
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
- Payments non-refundable; AED 17,000 before start date then four installments of AED 15,000.
Authority records for this school and base
Stated by the schoolGCAAGCAA approved training organisationApproval
Scope not established from the source.
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