Choose your flightpath
A PPL (or LAPL) is the first rung on the ladder regardless of your ultimate aviation aspirations. Once achieved, you can add further privileges to your licence. Follow our pathways below to see where your aviation journey could take you - just click on a course for more information.
Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
45 hours (2+ months) / £12,500*
Night Rating
Optional
Aerobatic Rating
Optional
Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
45 hours (2+ months) / £12,500*
Night Rating
Optional
Hour Building
155 hours (4+ months) / £25,000*
ATPL Ground Examinations
Optional
Flight Instructor Certificate (FIC)
30 hours (6+ weeks) / £13,400*
Estimated Budget
£50,400*
Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
45 hours (2+ months) / £12,500*
Night Rating
5 hours (3 nights) / £1,500*
Instrument Rating Restricted (IRR)
15 hours (2+ weeks) / £4,200*
Hour Building
90 hours (3 months) / £16,000*
ATPL Ground Examinations
6 - 12 months / £2,800
Multi Engine Piston Rating (MEP)
6 hours (1 week) / £3,900*
Multi-engine Instrument Rating (CB-IR)
25 hours (5 weeks) / £11,150*
Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL)
15 hours (1 month) / £5,600*
Advanced Upset Prevention & Recovery Training (UPRT)
3 hours (3 days) / £1,400*
Airline Pilot Standard Multi Crew Cooperation (APS MCC)
40 hours (3 weeks) / £5,750*
Estimated Budget
£64,300*
There is no single, fixed pathway to navigate when it comes to flight training.
Often a pilot's aims and objectives will change over the course of their flying career.
The leisure pilot can choose to upgrade their LAPL to a PPL and continue training towards a flying instructor or commercial qualification.
Similarly, a flying instructor may decide to continue on the commercial route, or vice-versa. Once a licence is held, courses can be mixed and matched to add specific qualifications and satisfy individual aspirations.
There is no single, fixed pathway to navigate when it comes to flight training. Often a pilot's aims and objectives will change over the course of their flying career.
The leisure pilot can choose to upgrade their LAPL to a PPL and continue training towards a flying instructor or commercial qualification.
Similarly, a flying instructor may decide to continue on the commercial route, or vice-versa. Once a licence is held, courses can be mixed and matched to add specific qualifications and satisfy individual aspirations.
*Specified course costs are approximate examples of overall budget and based on typical minimum course requirements. Timings assume full-time training and good weather etc, and will vary depending on any other modules completed. All training fees are pay-as-you-go as per our price list.
Consistency throughout your training
Our fleet of Piper training aircraft consists of PA-38 Tomahawks, PA-28 Cherokee/Warriors and a PA-44 Seminole. Our aircraft are equipped similarly to provide a seamless cockpit transition from 2 seat single-engine trainer, through 4 seat cruisers to our twin engine flagship.
Piper PA-38 Tomahawk
Piper PA-28 Warrior
Piper PA-44 Seminole
Enrol today and start booking your lessons online!
A Merseyflight membership is required to enrol on one of our courses. As standard, an annual membership gives you the following benefits:
- 12 month access to flying school facilities
- Member flying rates
- Online booking
- Electronic logbook
- Online training records
- Online study materials
- Online course guidance
- Use of school equipment
- Insurance cover
Upgrade to our Frequent Flyer membership programme and you will benefit from:
- 5 - 7.5% discount on all of your flying and landing fees
- Priority booking - book your lessons up to 6 weeks in advance (4 weeks standard)
Membership Tariff Comparison
| Standard | Frequent Flyer | |||
| Annual fee | £199 | £299 | ||
| Minimum flights or hours within preceding 28 days | N/A |
< 2 training flights < 2 hours flying |
2+ training flights 2 + hours flying |
4+ training flights 4+ hours flying |
| Advance booking | 28 days | 42 days | 42 days | 42 days |
| Flying discount | 0% | 0% | 5% | 7.5% |
| Landing discount | 0% | 0% | 5% | 7.5% |
Ab-initio students will require our Enrolment Package. Packed with everything you need at a discounted price, our enrolment package includes:
- Standard or Frequent Flyer Membership
- Subscription to the Pooley's Aviation Academy online ground school for computer-based theory training, examination practice, regular webinars and much more.
- 2.5 Hours of mandatory induction ground school; including the first two exercises of the PPL syllabus (aircraft familiarisation and preparation for / action after flight), instruction on how to pre-flight check an aircraft, tuition on how to make the most of our online services (booking, training records, flying logs, study resources etc) and registration with the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
- Our 'Pilot's Starter Kit'; All the flight equipment you need up to your first solo flight! Includes 5 course text books (Air Pilot's Manuals volumes 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7), Pilot's logbook, kneeboard, aircraft checklist, hi-vis vest, airside pass holder and laynard - all in a stylish Jeppesen flight bag!