Why does the Aviation Engineering with Pilot Studies course concentrate on delivering the NPPL rather than the JAR PPL?
Not every student who wishes to learn to fly will want to go on to become a professional/commercial pilot. Flying is a rewarding hobby, and the NPPL allows students to gain a licence that will allow them to fly as a hobby in the UK. Moreover, the medical certificate required for the NPPL is far less stringent than that required for the JAR PPL. We believe that by focussing on the NPPL we help those with a wide range of interests and abilities the opportunity to learn to fly. The NPPL syllabus also fits neatly into the first year of the course. This allows us to deliver a significant amount of flying experience early on in the course, but also for the student to receive recognition for this (in terms of the passing of modules) early on. Furthermore, this approach does not commit students to the time and expense associated with 45 hours flying at such an early stage in their flying career. This provides a degree of flexibility if students deicide, after 32 hours flying, that a career in
