Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Formation Pilote Privé PPL(A)
Libourne AéroClub · Aérodrome de Libourne - Les Artigues de Lussac, Les Artigues-de-Lussac · France
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
- Prepares for
- Licence de pilote privé PPL(A)
- Jurisdiction
- France
- Authority
- DGAC
- Training framework
- Approved training organisation (ATO), national authority
- Training base
- Aérodrome de Libourne - Les Artigues de Lussac
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Schedule not stated
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- E-learning plus club theory lessons and practical flight training on the Aquila school aircraft.
- Completion provides
- Training toward the PPL(A); QCM theory exam and in-flight practical exam.
- Still required
- Not stated by the school. Check the authority's requirements.
- 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
- 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
45 h flight time
Page gives 45 hours minimum for PPL(A) and 30 hours for LAPL(A); beginners should expect 50 to 70 hours.
Advertised package hours
Not published.
School-reported typical completion
60 h flight time · selon votre rythme, comptez de 6 mois à 2 ansPage says 50 to 70 hours of practice depending on ability; midpoint not stated by school.
- Calendar duration
- selon votre rythme, comptez de 6 mois à 2 ans
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Published prices
EUR 150Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 16 October 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Member hourly rate; wet/dry not stated.
- Aircraft:
- Aquila AT-01
- 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
Source: libourne-aeroclub.com/tarifs
EUR 35Instructor, per hourprice date 16 October 2026
Hourly charge for the instructor only.
Added to member hourly 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
Source: libourne-aeroclub.com/tarifs
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 recordDGACApproved training organisation (ATO), national authorityApproval
Reference: FR.ATO.0129
Scope: Register lists PPL(A), LAPL(A), night flying, basic licence. Register PDF is dated July 2021; scope may have changed since.
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.