What Is a Private Pilot?

Private flight license (English: Private Pilot Licence / License, PPL for short, the United States calls the Private Pilot Certificate), holders can fly their private aircraft for non-profit flight activities.

Private flight license

Private flight license (English: Private Pilot Licence / License, PPL for short, the United States calls the Private Pilot Certificate), holders can fly their private aircraft for non-profit flight activities.

Name

Private flight license

English

Private Pilot Licence / License

Short name

PPL

Private flight license, conditions required to obtain a license

Ordinary Chinese citizens study and obtain "private photos", mainly through the following stages:

The private flight license test is divided into two parts, the theoretical test and the flight test. The theoretical exam covers meteorology, aerodynamics, flight principles, and aviation medicine.

Plane and helicopter private pilot license theory test content

1. Chinese civil aviation regulations related to the rights, restrictions and flight operations of private pilots;
2. Use of navigation information compilation, navigation notices and consulting materials;
3. Pre-flight preparation and procedures, including how to obtain information on the runway length, take-off and landing data, weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, etc. of the airport used, and how to prepare for landing
4. Meteorology, including identification of critical weather conditions, avoiding wind shear, procedures for obtaining meteorological data, and use of aviation weather reports and forecasts;
5. Aerodynamics and flight principles, basic working principles of aircraft power units and systems;
6. Piloting, including the use of aerial charts and magnetic compasses, landmarks and speculative piloting, and visual flight rules. (VFR) flight, use of navigational facilities and operation of airborne pilot equipment;
7. The safe and effective operation of the corresponding aircraft, including flight activities, high-density airport flight, collision avoidance, avoiding wake bumps and radio communication procedures, night and high-altitude operations;
8. Weight and balance, including the calculation of weight and balance and the effect on flight characteristics;
9. Flight performance, including the use of performance charts and the consequences of exceeding performance limits;
10. Aviation decision and judgment;
11. Aviation medical knowledge;
12. For aircraft, junior and glider category levels, stall identification, spiral entry and change-out techniques are also required. ^[3]

Students must be 17 years of age (but only 16 years of age if applying for a glider or free balloon class);

Have good moral qualities; be able to read, listen, speak, and write Chinese correctly without affecting the accent and stuttering of two-way radio conversations;

Have junior high school education or above;

Hold a valid Class II or Class I medical certificate issued by the competent civil aviation authority.

Flight licenses are mainly divided into private and commercial licenses. Private licenses can only be used by certificate holders, and flight training is required to reach 40 hours during the test, which costs about 250,000;

Pilots with commercial licenses can fly helicopters for commercial operations and flights. Obtaining a commercial license for air training will continue to study for 110 hours, which will cost about 600,000.

The licensee shall not be a required member of the flight crew on aircraft operating for the purpose of remuneration, but may be the captain or co-pilot on the corresponding aircraft which is not operating for the purpose of remuneration.

year 1991,

Private jets are just getting started in China, but in the world market, the private jet industry is relatively mature.

Data show that there are about 310,000 private jets in the world. The United States is the most developed country in the private jet industry in the world. The country has about 270,000 private jets, which is at least 3,000 times that of China. And 376 of the Fortune 500 have their own commercial private jets, and 92 of the Fortune 100 have their own jets.