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Advanced training

Once you have your PPL, you'll be keen to use it as much as possible. But you'll also know that passing the Skill Test was only the start. There's just so much to learn - even the most experienced pilots say they keep on learning.

Advanced Training - or Continuation Training as the military calls it - takes the skills you've learnt to date and develops them further. Usually the aim is to make you feel more confident with the aeroplane and to consolidate your own abilities.


To become more confident with the aeroplane, many instructors advocate a course of learning Aerobatics. This may include Formation Flying but it will definitely include Recovery from Unusual and Extreme Attitudes. You will have touched on this during the PPL course.

It's also a good idea to learn Recovery from a Spin techniques - one of the first things you learn on an Aerobatics course. Of course, during the PPL we're taught not to go near the conditions where a Spin might develop, and how to recognise an Incipient Spin and how to recover from that. Once the demon Spin is confronted and conquered however, it's a huge confidence boost.

Most flying schools and clubs offer some form of post-PPL Advanced Training, and there are some specialists too. One of these is Kemble-based Ultimate High. They offer a course called "Basic Ultimate High Wings" with 10 hours flying time and 15 hours ground training. The subjects covered:

Variable Pitch Propeller Differences Training & signoff
Improved General Handling skills - Max Rate Level Turns, Max Rate Possible Turns, Emergency Breaks
Stalling revision and advanced stalling
Flight in and through controlled airspace
Emergencies - Concentrated practice on PFLs and EFATOs, Fuel, Stuck throttle, Engine mechanical failure and fire etc
Circuits and landings - making them better
Introduction to Aerobatics

Another form of Advanced Training which is often taken by PPLs is the IMC Rating and the Night Qualification


Info on the web:
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