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NPPL (M) 1. Where the last certificate of revalidation has expired by up to 5 years, he/she will be required to complete the following: a) Pass the NPPL (M) GST conducted by a Microlight Examiner b) Hold a valid medical certificate: NPPL, JAR Class 1 or JAR Class 2 2. Where the holder of a PPL(M) has … Read more

The minimum flying required in preceding 13 months, completed during the validity of an existing Certificate of Experience or Test: 5 hours experience as Pilot of an aircraft of the same class as the rating in the Licence within the existing validity period of the rating, including at least 3 hours as Pilot in Command … Read more

All NPPLs remain valid for the lifetime of the holder. 1.  Holder of a licence with one class rating (SSEA or SLMG or Microlight): Complete on the class of aeroplanes held: (a)  within the period of validity of the rating have flown as pilot: at least 12 hours flight time including 8 hours PIC. at … Read more

Pass the Microlight Aeroplanes (Part 2) oral examination and do sufficient conversion training to enable you to pass the required NPPL (Microlight) GST. For further information on cross crediting and allowances on ratings follow this link.

Unfortunately yes, fair weather is required especially during training where you will want to be concentrating on learning to control the aeroplane before having to deal with the techniques required for different types of weather. In general the conditions required for training are; Wind speed no more than 13mph Visibility greater than 5 Km in … Read more

Weight depends on aircraft type, but in general the maximum body weight is 110 Kg.

For training to count towards a licence the minimum age is 14. Solo flights can be made from age 16, and the minimum age to hold a licence is 17.  

Flying in the winter is more restrictive due to less daylight hours and adverse weather. However when the conditions are favourable it can be most enjoyable providing you wear the appropriate flying clothing.

In a word yes. All Microlight aircraft have to be built by civil aviation authority (CAA) approved companies to rigorous airworthiness standards. Only safety checked and released materials can be used in their construction. Due to their light weight and low minimum speeds Microlight aircraft have very good forgiving characteristics.  Recent official statistics from the CAA … Read more

A pilot may only fly microlights as Pilot In Command in the UK if they hold any valid medical certification. The NPPL medical certification can be by a Pilot Medical Declaration made on-line on the Civil Aviation Authority website. Pilots must use the CAA Customer Portal to access the CAA website. This link takes you … Read more