Levels of Licence
The UK currently grants several levels of licence:
- UK National Private Pilot Licence (NPPL)
- JAR-FCL Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
- JAR-FCL Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL)
- JAR-FCL Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)
The licence held by a pilot confers privileges on the sort of flying they may carry out - broadly, whether or not they may receive remuneration for doing so - and are independent of any aircraft type, or class, ratings included in the holder's licence and other ratings required for flying under specified conditions.
British glider pilots do not require a CAA-granted licence. Regulation of gliding is through the British Gliding Association and its affiliated clubs. The UK NPPL has close links with the gliding community and a gliding licence can be converted.
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