Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Privatpilotenlizenz PPL(A)
Luftfahrtverein Mainz e.V. · Mainz-Finthen, 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
- Approved training organisation (ATO), national authority
- Training base
- Mainz-Finthen (EDFZ)
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Part-time
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- Club-based PPL(A): theory classes (100+ lessons) from October to March/April and flight training mostly at weekends.
- Completion provides
- Training towards the PPL(A).
- Still required
- Not stated by the school. Check the authority's requirements.
- Approval scope
- Register lists PPL-A/LAPL-A under DE.RP.ATO.06.
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
- 16 (as published)
- Prerequisites
- Not published
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Class 2 medical (PPL-A)
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.
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 8,356.90Estimated qualification packageprice date 16 October 2026
The school's estimate of the total for a qualification; actual cost depends on how many hours you need.
Minimum example calculation (Beispielrechnung), approx.; 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: edfz.de/flugschule/motorflug/
EUR 14,860.60Estimated qualification packageprice date 16 October 2026
The school's estimate of the total for a qualification; actual cost depends on how many hours you need.
Average example calculation, approx.; 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: edfz.de/flugschule/motorflug/
EUR 147.82Aircraft + instructor, per hourprice date 16 October 2026
Aircraft and instructor charged together per hour.
Schulstunde Flugunterricht (charter incl. instructor)
- 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: edfz.de/flugschule/motorflug/
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 LuftverkehrApproved training organisation (ATO), national authorityApproval
Reference: DE.RP.ATO.06
Scope: Register (Stand 10.03.2023): PPL-A/LAPL-A, SEP(land), TMG, glider towing
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.