Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
South Canterbury Aero Club · Richard Pearse Airport, Timaru · New Zealand
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
- Prepares for
- Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Authority
- CAA NZ
- Training framework
- Not stated
- Training base
- Richard Pearse Airport (NZTU)
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Schedule not stated
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- Six theory exams, flying training and a flight test with an examiner.
- Completion provides
- Preparation for the PPL flight test
- 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
Not recorded for this program.
Advertised package hours
Not published.
School-reported typical completion
65 h flight timeClub states between 60 and 70 hours of actual flying (midpoint shown)
- Calendar duration
- Not published
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Training stages and assessments
Examinations and assessments
- Six theory exams
- Flight test with an examiner
Published prices
NZD 345Aircraft + instructor, per hourprice date 16 October 2026
Aircraft and instructor charged together per hour.
Dual rate shown with '$' only (assumed NZD); wet
- Aircraft:
- Tecnam P2008
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Included
- Rental basis:
- Wet (fuel included)
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: scaeroclub.co.nz/fleet
NZD 245Aircraft + instructor, per hourprice date 16 October 2026
Aircraft and instructor charged together per hour.
Dual rate shown with '$' only (assumed NZD); dry, fuel extra
- Aircraft:
- Cessna C172
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not included
- Rental basis:
- Dry (fuel not included)
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: scaeroclub.co.nz/fleet
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.