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Our PPL course can be studied 100% ‘online’, full or part-time, from home anywhere in the world

Course Requirements

• You must complete the personal details compliance section before proceeding with the course. This is part of our regulatory approval.
• You must complete 70 hours of self-study on the approved programme before attending 30 hours Ground School element, delivered over ZOOM.

PPL Theory Course Syllabus

There are nine (9) subjects in the PPL(A) theoretical training syllabus, as follows: -

Common subjects:-

• 10 - Air Law
• 20 - Human Performance (HP)
• 30 - Meteorology (MET)
• 40 - Communications (COM)
• 90 - Navigation (NAV)

Specific subjects concerning aeroplanes:-

• 51 - Principles of Flight (PoF)
• 60 - Operational Procedures (OP)
• 70 - Flight Performance & Planning (FPP)
• 80 - Aircraft General Knowledge (AGK)

Online PPL Theory Course - Distance Learning - EASA + UK CAA

Fly EPT Spain has organised the PPL(A) theoretical ground school training for the nine (9) PPL exams through Cranfield Aviation Training School, an EASA and UK CAA approved ATO that offers students the opportunity to complete the entire course 100% online using self-study WBT. 

Distance learning allows you to study from home, in your own time, at your own pace, around your own schedule, from anywhere in the world.

The PPL 'online' ground course comprises 100 hours mandatory training all recorded on your personal course timer. You are required to undertake 70 hours of self-study home modules, followed by 30 hours of ground school 'brush up' study with your classroom attendance now delivered via CATS TV over live video-linked ZOOM, which means you can remain at home for the entire course. 

The 5-day 'brush-up' ground school is scheduled just prior to the examinations and essentially involves going through the European Central Question Bank (ECQB) and recent mock exam papers, wading through questions likely to come up.

You can then visit any Austro Control GmbH test center and take all nine (9) PPL exams in one (1) day.

By the time you arrive at Fly EPT Spain, you will be ready to complete the practical flight training with no restrictions all the way to skill test.

PPL course options range from an online web-based training system to the printed key facts book series. The materials are designed to prepare you for the PPL brush-up Ground School. 

Subscribing to Fly EPT Spain's online PPL ground course includes access to the COMPLETE set of PPL Digital Study Guides produced in the UK by Cranfield Aviation Training School (CATS). These up-to-the-minute theoretical knowledge study guides offer a cost effective, concise, relevant and modern approach to learning all of the theoretical knowledge in accordance with the UK CAA and EASA Part-FCL PPL Syllabus. The Digital versions of the PPL Study Guides covers all the EASA and UK CAA Learning Objectives and important key facts which are highlighted in colour throughout. Includes: Self-assessment questions and an Indices.

WHAT IS INCLUDED: -

• Full Web-Based-Training 18-months access, including online Study Guides, Overview Slides.
• Exam question banks
• Video clips and lecture notes
• Mandatory progress tests
• Pre-exam 4-day ‘brush-up’ Ground School via CATS TV
• An online CAA Document Library (Including CAP696, CAP697, CAP698 and CAP758)
• Course completion certificate, if all progress tests are passed

WHAT ISN'T INCLUDED:

• The cost to sit the PPL exams
• A CRP-1 or CRP-5 Computer
• Accommodation for PPL exams (available locally from £60 per night. Contact our CFI to make a reservation)
• Box shown for Illustrative purposes only. No box will be shipped.

PPL Exams - What to expect

The PPL theoretical exams comprises of all nine (9) required examination subject papers, and should all be sat on the same day. It is not possible to divide the subjects over several dates. Each PPL exam consists of between 12 and 20 questions. More details here. There are a total of 132 multiple-choice questions in the nine (9) exams. The minimum pass mark in each subject is 75%. Results will be shown after every finished test. In the case of a fail in one subject, the exam can be repeated at another sitting, usually about one month later. After your first attempt all examinations must be passed within 18 months, calculated from the end of the calendar month in which the applicant first took the exam. You can take each test 4 times from a maximum of 6 attempt sittings in total. If you fail to pass within, an applicant must repeat the entire examinations like a first attempt, if s/he has not passed all subjects in the four (4) attempts, or within the 18 months. But this is unheard of. You will pass. After you pass all your theoretical knowledge examinations, you will receive the official results and certificate from Austro Control GmbH. it will be valid for 24 months within which time you will have to finish your practical flight training and pass the PPL flight skill test, or you will have to re-sit all 9 exams again.

PPL Exam Cost

The price of the ground course does NOT include the cost to sit the exams.

Student pilots can sit the EASA PPL exams at any Austro-Control GmbH test centre.

The price to sit the PPL exams can vary widely from one country to the next, anything up to €80/exam in Jordan. In Mallorca its €60/exam. 

In Luton, UK, you can sit the EASA exams with Austro-Control for £35/exam (£315 total) and the UK CAA exams for £45/exam (£405 total).

However, Fly EPT Spain has secured a corporate discounted rate with the test centre in Luton, UK. Our students can sit all nine (9) PPL exams on the same day for £126.

PPL exams can be sat at Son Bonet Airport (LESB), Palma de Mallorca. It is preferable, however, that you sit and pass all the exams before reporting for flight training in Palma de Mallorca as you can NOT fly solo or take the skill test until all the exams have been passed.

Other countries where you can sit the PPL exams include: Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Jordan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, USA, UK and Ukraine.  You can download the full list here: -

List of Austro Control PPL Exam Centers.

How do I book my exams with Austro Control?

1. Download the latest Austro-Control GMBH application form
2. Digitally fill in Parts 1 and 2 only, with your personal details. (Note: Handwritten forms will NOT be accepted by Austro control)
3. Print the form and sign Part 2. 
4. If you have NOT studied with Fly EPT Spain, then you will also need your ground school ATO to complete and sign Part 3.
5. Scan and send the completed form to CFI@flyEPTspain.com along with your valid passport copy
6. We will confirm the correctness of your application and, if necessary, contact you to make any corrections
7. We will arrange for our ATO ground school HT/CTKI to counter sign and stamp the form.
8. The ground school coordinator will send you a confirmation email to confirm your booking. 
9. You are now all set to sit the PPL exams. On the exam day, remember to take the original stamped and signed form with you must be presented to the invigilator on the day of the examination. 

NOTE: a new application form must be prepared before every examination sitting 

Pre-PPL Exam ‘Brush Up’ Course

This 5-day pre-exam 'brush-up' course is delivered by live TV over ZOOM so you can stay at home.

The 'brush-up' course must be completed, or scheduled to be finished, before sitting the PPL exams.

Booking directly with Austro-Control

PPL ground school students who choose NOT to sit their exams in Luton will need to send themselves their completed counter-signed registration form directly to their chosen test centre 21 days before the examination date. 

Austro-Control GmbH can only allocate a confirmed examination appointment date after receiving approval by the responsible flight school (ATO).

PPL Examination Dates in Luton, UK.

The following dates are confirmed for PPL Austro-Control GmbH examinations in: -

Accommodation while sitting PPL Exams in Luton, UK

You can book the Hilton hotel across the road from the Luton Centre here. Select the 'Special Rates' tab. In Corporate Account, insert: N3068061 and you should receive a discounted rate along with free Wi-Fi, breakfast, at times a more flexible checkout as well as the ability to cancel up until the last minute (typically until 11:59 PM local hotel time the day before).

Hilton Hotel, Luton Airport, UK:

Hilton Garden Inn Luton North
Butterfield Business Park
Hitchin Rd,
Luton LU2 8DL
UK 

Check Map here

Luton, UK, Exam Centre Address:

CATS, Innovation Centre
110 Butterfield
Great Marlings
Luton
Bedfordshire LU2 8DL
UK

(t) +44 (0) 1582 434 222

Nearest Airport: London Luton (LTN / EGGW)

Check Map here

Visa for UK

Certain nationals visiting the UK may require a 'Standard Visitor' Visa - UK Border Agency website 

Check if you need a UK 'Standard Visitor' Visa here

Apply for a UK 'Standard Visitor' Visa here

Visa for Spain (Schengen)

Many nationalities can enter Spain without a visa for periods of up to 90 days (in any 180-day period). More details here

Non-European students will need a Schengen Study Visa which enables you to remain in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days within a 180 days period. 

Students planning to remain in Spain for more than 90 days but less than 1 year should apply for a Type D national visa.  

More details here

Exam Day

Please present yourself at the exam center 30 minutes before the start of the first exam.

If you arrive late, you will lose your right to sit the exam place reserved for you.

If you are unable to attend, please cancel an appointment at least 48 hours in advance.

The original Austro-Control signed application form and the confirmation receipt must be presented when entering the examination centre, along with a valid official photo ID (e.g., passport) that can prove the applicant’s identity. Without this, it is not possible to take the test. 

While in the examinations, you must complete all 9 exams during the published times, so plan accordingly. It is entirely up to you in which order you do the exams. You have an iPad and table to yourself for the day so feel free to come and go between exams, you just need to make sure that the exams are finished before the end of the session.

Allowed items in the examination room: •Navigation computer e.g., analog E6B/CRP5 flight computers (mechanical i.e. Pooleys CRP-5 or similar) •Protractor •Ruler •Drafting compass •Jeppesen Manual and charts •CAA CAP’s

Items NOT allowed in the examination room:  •Mobile phone •Laptop/tablet •Wristwatch digital or analog •Any lecture notes, handwritten or typed •ASA CX-3 Digital Flight Computer or similar

Finally 

If you have any questions left or you experience any problems with the exam booking process, please do not hesitate to contact 

CFI@flyEPTspain.com 

I wish you the very best of luck with your PPL exams !