Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
Starlite Aviation Training Academy · South Africa
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Not applicable or not stated
- Prepares for
- Private Pilot Licence (aeroplane or helicopter)
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Authority
- Not published
- Training framework
- Not stated
- Training base
- Base not specified by the source
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Schedule not stated
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- PPL covering 8 theory exams and about 50 flying hours; aeroplane section lists 45 flying hours.
- Completion provides
- Preparation for the PPL.
- Still required
- 8 theoretical examinations with 75% pass mark.
- 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
- Minimum 50% in English and 60% in Mathematics
- English Proficiency Examination
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Must speak, read, write and understand English
- Medical
- A Class I or II Aviation Medical.
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: 50 h
- Page: 8 theoretical examinations and 50 flying hours.
School-reported typical completion
approximately 5-6 months
- Calendar duration
- A Private Pilot Licence takes approximately 5-6 months to complete.
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Published prices
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- 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.