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Privileges and conditions

A PPL for airships will allow you to act as pilot in command (PIC) in non-commercial operations on airships.

The exception to this is for holders of a PPL (As) with instructor or examiner privileges, who can be paid for the following:

  1. Flight instruction
  2. Conducting skill tests and proficiency checks

for the PPL (As) and any associated ratings and endorsements.

Experience requirements and crediting

If you don’t already hold a licence, you will need to complete 35 hours of flight instruction on airships, 5 hours of which may have been completed in an approved flight simulator (FSTD), including at least:

  1. 25 hours of dual flight instruction including:
    • 3 hours of cross-country flight training, including 1 cross-country solo flight of at least 65km (35 NM)
    • 3 hours of instrument instruction
  2. 8 take-offs and landings at an aerodrome, including masting and unmasting procedure
  3. 8 hours of supervised solo flight time

PPL (As) crediting if you hold another type of licence

If you hold a BPL and are qualified to fly hot-air ships you will be credited with 10% of your total flight time as PIC on such airships up to a maximum of 5 hours.

Related Information

Regulations

All relevant UK regulations such as Part-ARO, ORO, CAT, SPA, NCC, NCO, MED are available on the link shown below.

For Flight Crew Regulations please refer to the consolidated version UK Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.

For other regulations such as Part-ORO, Part-ORA, please check the Air Operations regulations.

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