Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
Madiba Bay School of Flight (MBSF) · Port Elizabeth Airport, Gqeberha · South Africa
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
- Prepares for
- SACAA Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Authority
- SACAA
- Training framework
- SACAA approved training organisation
- Training base
- Port Elizabeth Airport
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Schedule not stated
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- PPL training on Sling aircraft: 45 hours minimum with theory and skills test requirements.
- Completion provides
- Preparation for the SACAA PPL skills test.
- Still required
- SACAA theoretical knowledge exams and practical SACAA PPL skills test.
- 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
- Valid Student Pilot License
- Restricted radiotelephony certificate
- English proficiency level 4 or higher
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Hold a valid class 1 or 2 medical aviation 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
- Dual: 25 h
- Solo: 15 h
- Page: minimum 45 h total, at least 25 dual (max 5 in simulator), at least 15 solo.
School-reported typical completion
Not published. No typical completion time is estimated here.
- Calendar duration
- This license typically takes between 3 to 5 months to obtain.
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Published prices
ZAR 148,893Estimated 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.
Homepage 'from' price for the PPL course; inclusions not stated. Price list dated Aug 2026 is linked on the site.
- 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: mbsf.co.za
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
No authority record has been researched yet.
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.