These examinations contain multiple-choice questions for the most part and are normally conducted at the flying club.
The Instrument Meteorological Conditions Rating (IMC)
An Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) Rating extends the privileges of a PPL(A) holder to allow flight as Pilot-in-Command when out of sight of the surface, when in IMC conditions, and, in class D or E airspace in circumstances which require compliance with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
The minimum course requirements include fifteen (15) hours training in instrument flying. A minimum of ten (10) of the hours shall be flown by sole reference to instruments alone. Following this approved course, the student is allowed to sit the written theoretical ground examination and to take the flight test. Before an application for the rating can be submitted, the applicant must have twenty five (25) hours experience as a pilot since the date of application for their PPL(A). This shall include ten (10) hours as PIC, of which at least five (5) hours must be on cross-country flights The rating is valid for a period of twenty five (25) months from the date of the flight test.
Night Qualification
If the privileges of the Private Pilots licence are to be exercised at night, a Night Qualification will be endorsed on a JAR licence.
The training requirements are as follows:
A course of a minimum of five (5) hours flight time in aeroplanes shall be completed at night comprising of three (3) hours of dual instruction including at least one (1) hour of cross-country navigation and five (5) solo take-offs and five (5) solo full-stop landings. This training may be carried out as part of the PPL(A) course requirements. The course does not require any theoretical or flight examination to be completed for the issue of the rating.
National Private Pilots Licence (NPPL)
The approved course at Cambrian Flying Club is laid out in accordance with CAA requirements.
The course is intended to train an applicant to fly any simple single-engine aeroplane with a maximum all up weight of 5700 kgs. The licence allows the holder to fly solely within United Kingdom airspace and they may only carry up to a maximum of 3 passengers.
The flight instruction is a minimum of thirty-two (32) hours of flight training, of which a minimum of twenty two (22) hours shall be dual flight instruction including 1 hour of instrument appreciation. In addition the applicant will have completed a minimum of ten (10) hours solo flying. The Navigation Skill Test and General Skill Test are additional to the course training requirements. An applicant will possess a current medical 'certificate of fitness' from their General Practitioner (GP), which is equivalent to the DVLA Group 2 professional driving standard medical.
