Flight training, Private pilot

Private Pilot Licence

Composed of

• theoretical and practical studies which a student must complete at an approved flight school

• international theoretical exams at the Icelandic Transportation Authority

A private pilot student must be

• at the age of 16 before making his first solo flight

• holder of a Class 2 medical certificate

• at the age of 17 to be issued a PPL.

Theoretical training

Theoretical studies are conducted in accordance with a published curriculum that includes nine subjects:

• 010-Air law

• 020 - Human performance

• 030-Meteorology

• 040 - Communication

• 050 - Principles of flight

• 060 - Operational procedures

• 070-Flight performance and planning

• 080- Aircraft general knowledge

• 090-Navigation

Exams must be completed with a minimum score of 75 percent for each subject and applicants have a maximum of four attempts at each subject.

Students have

• 12 months to complete the first exam at the Icelandic Transport Authority in each subject after completion at the airline school.

• 18 months to complete all exams at the Icelandic Transport Authority after taking the first exam at the Icelandic Transport Authority

• After graduation from theoretical examinations, students have 24 months to complete the practical part of the training at a flight school and pass a skill test.

Those who do not meet any of the above conditions must undergo retraining at a flight school and repeat the theoretical exams at the Icelandic Transport Authority.

Practical training

A PPL(A) practical course consists of a minimum of 45 hours flight time, of which

• 25 hours of flight time with an instructor

• ten solo flight hours

  • Of these 10 hours solo flight hours, 5 hours must be solo on a cross-country flight, including one cross-country flight of at least 100 NM (185 km) in length, with full stop landings at two different aerodromes different from the aerodrome of departure.

Following the completion of the practical training, a practical skill test is required for the issue of a PPL.

• Theoretical exams at the Icelandic Transport Authority should be completed before the practical skill test takes place.

• A practical skill test is held with an examiner