LAUSA VIRTUAL PPL(A) - 343 SQN

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LAUSA LAUNCHES PROJECT BLACKBIRD WITH 343 SQUADRON, AIR TRAINING CORPS - UK AIR CADETS

Lausa president Daniel Harvey has today signed a agreement with 343 Squadron Air Training Corps to provide flight training for kids from under privilaged areas within the London. Based in Camberwell, 343 has been selected to roll out 'Project Blackbird'.

Lausa team of flight instructors will allow 343 to connect to thier virtual training enviroment and remotely train air cadets as young as 14 how to fly a light aircraft. This will be achieved by shared cockpit enviroment between cadets and our network of flight instructors who are mainly real world pilots... The training program has just been finalised awaiting final approval from the commanding officer of 343 Squadron Flight Lieutenant Leroy Smith VRT RAF.


LAUSA-FCL VPPL (AEROPLANE)
No course Prerequisites are required


Minimum Age
An applicant for a VPPL(A) shall be at least 14 years of age but some of the required qualifications for the grant of the licence may be gained earlier. Applicants should ensure that any qualifications gained earlier will still be valid at the time they plan to apply for the grant of the licence.

The validity periods of training, examinations and flight tests are covered in this section.
Student pilots may act as Pilot-in-Command from their 14th birthday provided they act only in accordance with instructions given by a flying instructor, hold a valid LAUSA-FCL Medical Certificate and, generally, fly only in UK territorial airspace. There is no minimum age for dual instruction, but any received before the age of 14 is not countable towards the experience requirements specified in this document.

An applicant for a LAUSA-FCL VPPL(A) shall have completed at least 20 hours flight time as a pilot of aeroplanes. This must include the particular requirements specified in (a) and (b). All hours may have been completed in a LAUSA TRAINING SESSION or Flight Simulator used for this purpose must be device qualified and LAUSA approved. An applicant for the PPL(A) shall complete at a FTO or an accepted registered facility the required instruction in accordance with the syllabus as set out in Appendix 1 to LAUSA-FCL 1.125.

Training/Experience Requirements
(a) 20 hours Dual Instruction on aeroplanes
(b) 5 hours Supervised solo flight time on aeroplanes, must include (i);
(i) 1 hours Solo Cross-country flight time, must include (ii);
(ii) One Cross-country flight of at least 150km, during which full stop landings at two different aerodromes different from the aerodrome of departure shall be made.

C1.3 LAUSA-FCL VPPL(A) THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
An applicant for a LAUSA-FCL VPPL(A) is required to pass theoretical knowledge examinations in the following subjects:
1) Aviation Law & Operational Procedures 30 min 20 Questions
2) Human Performance & Limitations 30 min 20 Questions
3) Navigation & Radio Aids 30 min 10 Questions
4) Meteorology 60 min 10 Questions
5) Aircraft (General) & Principles of Fligh 120 min 50 Questions
6) Flight Performance & Planning 60 min 20 Questions
7) LAUSA-FCL Communications (VPPL) 30 min 30 Questions
Validities
These examinations contain multiple-choice questions for the most part and are normally conducted under the auspices of a Flight Training Organisation or a Registered Facility (343 SQN). An applicant shall be deemed to have successfully completed the theoretical examinations for the LAUSA-FCL PPL(A) when awarded a pass in all of the above examinations within a period of 12 months. A pass will be accepted for a grant of a LAUSA-FCL VPPL(A)Licence Validity

C1.4 LAUSA-FCL VPPL(A) SKILL TEST REQUIREMENTS
An applicant for a LAUSA-FCL VPPL(A) is required to pass the PPL(A) Skill Test with a LAUSA Authorised Examiner/FI.
Licence Validity
The LAUSA-FCL VPPL(A) will be issued for a maximum period of 2 years.
To renew
12 hours in the last 12 months
6 Pic
1 with instructor
12 Take-offs and landings
Dan Harvey
THUR 4 FEB

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