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PPL Theory Course

The first step towards
the issue of a PPL(A) or LAPL(A)

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PPL (A) THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE TRAINING

Study At Your Own Time and Pace

100 Study Hours | 7 Weeks

FLIGHT TRAINING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT COURSE!

Peak Aviation Academy

A Declared Training Organisation (DTO), registered with the Civil Aviation Authority in Bulgaria. PPL (A) / LAPL (A) course delivered according to the latest requirements set by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Bulgarian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Our Head of Training is an active Boeing 737 airline pilot and instructor (TRI and FI).

9 Subjects/ Exams

There are nine topics covered in the course. From air law, through aerodynamics to navigation, we will teach you all you need in order to pass the nine exams with the Civil Aviation Authority upon completion of the course with us.
Tens of students already passed their exams from the first attempt. You can be the next one.

Online Course

Our Learning Management System (LMS) has been developed in house to provide students with a highly interactive and structured course. Resources include video presentations, eBooks, quizzes, progress tests, workbooks, etc. There are 90 hours of self-study and 10 hours of classroom activities (alternatively held via ZOOM video communication).

24/7 Support

We are here for you to support you in every step of your dream to becoming a pilot. Do you know that on average it takes less than 10 minutes to answer any question you might have? We also use social media such as FB, Viber, WhatsApp in order to communicate effectively.

Start Today

Unlike other private pilot training courses, you can start training with us today. You don't have to wait weeks or months for a face-to-face training group to form. Study at a time convenient for you and at a pace that fits around your schedule. The online part of the course can be completed in as little as 7 weeks and not more than 12 months. You choose how fast you learn. Continue on our website, sign up for the course and get access to it immediately.

Certificate

At the end of the course, we will provide you with a certificate of completion. That would allow you to commence your flight training with any flight school in Europe. It would also allow you to sit the ground school exams with your local Civil Aviation Authority.

TESTIMONIALS

See What The Industry Says About Us

he PPL groundschool is the newest one offered on the aviation market in Bulgaria. It is designed in a modern way that works around the schedule of the student. It is a pleasure for me to work together with Peak Aviation Academy and provide their students with the required flight training once the ground school has been completed.

Vatko Beshliev

Manager, Flight School "Ratan", Dolna Banya Airport

The flight training market has been long missing such a provider. One that is actively led by young, yet experienced pilots. The course is very well structured, presented in a modern way and provides the opportunity to study from the comfort of your home and works really well around your work schedule.

Radoslav Angelov

Радослав Ангелов, пилот Boeing737 @ Cargoair

The 9 Theoretical Knowledge Exams Required For The Issue Of A Private Pilots Licence with Your Local CAA*

CAA or the Civil Aviation Authority regulates the flight crew licensing

Aviation law is the first subject in our programme as many flight schools require you to have sit the official CAA exam before you fly solo. In the exam there are 16 questions and the exam time is 35 minutes.

Understanding weather is of vital importance to a pilot for obvious reasons! Knowing the atmosphere and how weather patterns develop, along with understanding how to read weather charts and briefing notes, allows for good decisions to be made. In the exam there are 16 questions and the exam time is 50 minutes.

This is the operating rules and safety aspects of flying. In the exam there are 12 questions and the exam time is 30 minutes.

Covering aircraft systems – engine, fuel, oil and electrical. It gives you a good background knowledge as to the working of an aircraft. In the exam there are 16 questions and the exam time is 35 minutes.

This subject is about people: about us in the working and living environments, and it is about our relationship with the aircraft, procedures and the environment. Just as important, it is about our relationship with other people. In the exam there are 12 questions and the exam time is 25 minutes.

You will learn, amongst other things, the theory of flight and aerodynamics. In the exam there are 12 questions and the exam time is 35 minutes.

If you are not well organised and prepared, stress levels are increased to a nerve-racking and possibly dangerous level. However, if you learn how to map-read and use your navigation computer to complete an orderly flight plan, including radio frequencies, alternate aerodromes and a fuel plan, you will find that everything will be safer and smoother. In the exam there are 12 questions and the exam time is 45 minutes.

Flight Performance and Planning concentrates on how well an aircraft performs in differing situations, but with an emphasis on the practical aspects of flying. You will learn, amongst other things, the safest way to load your aircraft and how to get the best range and endurance out of it. In the exam there are 12 questions and the exam time is 45 minutes.

Good communications will allow you to fly through certain categories of airspace and into aerodromes with Air Traffic Services. In the exam there are 12 questions and the exam time is 20 minutes.

What Does The Course Include?

1 Year Access

Video Presentations

Support From Our Flight Instructors

eBooks, Divided in Lessons

Practice Questions & Progress Tests

Printed Workbooks

All exams are multiple choice question based.
The candidate who successfully passes the exams should have indicated at least 75% of the possible correct answers. All examinations must be passed for a maximum period of 18 months, starting from the month of taking the first exam with the CAA.

What Happens After Your Register?

As you start the course the only available subject would be Air Law. The rest of the subjects will be automatically unlocked for you based on days since course registration. That is as follows: Air Law - available immediately. Meteorology - 4 days after course registration. Operational Procedures - 11 days after course registration. Aircraft General Knowledge - 15 days after course registration. Human Performance and Limitations - 22 days after course registration. Principles of Flight - 25 days after course registration. Communications - 31 days after course registration. Navigation - 35 days after course registration. Flight Performance and Planning - 42 days after course registration.

After completing all the steps of the online private pilot course, as well as the 10 hours with an instructor in a classroom or via video conferencing, you will receive a certificate of completion of a theoretical course. It gives you the right to take the official 9 theoretical exams for private pilots with the CAA. It also gives you the opportunity to start flight training at a training centre of your choice *. The certificate for the completed theoretical knowledge course is valid for 12 months. Then, if you have not taken at least one exam with the CAA, you should take a refresher course with us in order to receive a new certificate. All exams must be passed for a maximum period of 18 months, starting from the month of taking the first exam with the local CAA.
In the Republic of Bulgaria, it is a requirement for the PPL candidate, to first complete a theoretical knowledge course, before commencing flight training.

Frequently Asked Questions

All questions have their answers. See if yours is here.

Each person processes information best in a different way, wether it visual, kinaesthetic, auditory, etc. The team of Peak Aviation Academy develops the course content constantly, taking into account these methods and using a wide set of approaches for learning like text, illustrations, video and audio lessons, questions for assessment of retained knowledge, notebooks and others. Our aim is to create an interactive platform for education that is both modern and engaging.

Absolutely. We, at Peak Aviation, offer only the theoretical knowledge course at this time. completion of the course, you have to continue your flight training with another approved or declared training organisation. Full list of such in Bulgaria you can find here List of organisations - ATO / List of organisations - DTO 

After completing your course you will receive a certificate valid for 12 months. During this period you must take at least one exam with the CAA. The remaining eight exams must be completed within 18 months. After that, the completed set of exams remains valid for another 24 months, during which you must complete your flight training.

During the course you will receive all the necessary tools to retain the knowledge, which will assist you to pass the official 9 theoretical exams conducted by the Bulgarian CAA. There is no need to invest in other books / study materials or question bank. We provide you with all this as part of the theoretical course. After completing the course you must pay an administrative fee of 10 BGN per exam to the Bulgarian CAA. See the question below for more information on the requirements for Private Pilots 

  • Minimum age – 16 years. For the issue of a Private Pilot Licence – 17 years. 
  • Hold a valid Class 1 or 2 Medical Certificate.
  • Good knowledge of English language, mathematics and physics.
The course takes 7 weeks, but you will have access to it all year round and you can study as much as and when you can. After graduation you will have 12 months to take your first exam before the CAA (Civil Aviation Administration).
 

Of course. You do not need to sign for the entire course with us in order to help you. Write us a message at office@peakaviation.eu with which subjects you have difficulty and we will schedule a consultation with an instructor. The price for 1 hour of personal consultation is BGN 48. 

Specific question to Bulgaria. After completion of the PPL ground school you can register for the official 9 PPL exams with the Bulgarian Civil Aviation Authority. After that, check the status of your scheduled exams here, where you can see at what date and time you shall go for an exam. 

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