Choosing the Best Flight School in Spain for Your Pilot Training
Making the Right Decision
If you’ve decided to become a private pilot, selecting the perfect flight school is a crucial first step. Spain, with its excellent climate and superb training facilities, is an ideal place for flight training. Here’s what you need to know to make the best choice for your pilot training.
Spain’s Advantage in Flight Training
Spain’s warm and sunny weather provides splendid flying conditions almost all year round. This means more flying hours and a smoother, more consistent learning experience. When choosing a flight school, be sure to consider the location and local weather to ensure the best training environment.
Starting Your Private Pilot Licence Training
Your journey to getting a Private Pilot Licence (PPL or LAPL) includes several important steps:
- Medical Examination: First, get a medical examination in your home country to make sure you’re fit to fly. Check with the aviation authorities for approved medical centres.
- Theoretical Knowledge Training: Sign up for a comprehensive theoretical knowledge course and pass the written exam with the aviation authorities.
- Practical Training: Do your practical flight training, which leads to a final skills test and ultimately, your PPL.
Study from Home
If you prefer to complete your theoretical knowledge training from home, our online theory course is perfect for you. It covers everything needed to pass the written exam and is thorough and up-to-date. By dedicating around fifteen hours per week, you’ll be ready for the written examination within 3 to 4 months.
So do the theory first from home and then take your time to find the optimum flight training provider.
Moving to Flight Training
Once you’ve passed your theoretical knowledge exam, it’s time to move on to practical flight training. This is where you apply what you’ve learned and develop your skills in the cockpit. Spain has many excellent flying schools to complete your training, including some that also hold the written exams.
I can recommend both Corflight School in Córdoba and Aerodynamics in Malaga. I have myself taken courses there, and I am pleased with them.
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Theoretical knowledge course for the private pilot licence
Included in the course
- Three years of access to the e-books via the Padpilot e-Reader
- One-year access to online progress tests and final exam
- One-year access to the examination question database from Aircademy
- Instructor support throughout the course
- Course completion certificate
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Read more about becoming a pilot at the AOPA websites for America, Europe and Spain. See also Real Aeroclub of Spain.
People often ask
Contact the Aviation Authorities in your country. They will have a list of medical examiners. You will need Class 2 medical for the Private Pilot Licence (PPL) and a less restrictive LAPL for the Light Aircraft Pilot Licence (LAPL).
The country where you do your initial medical examination will issue your licence, regardless of where you do your training and examinations.
Yes. You can take the theoretical knowledge course, the theoretical knowledge examination, the flight training, and the licence skill test in different countries.
The Private Pilot Licence (PPL) will be valid in virtually any country in the world. The Light Aircraft Pilot Licence (LAPL) will be valid within the European Counties only.
Do your medical examination first. Then do your theoretical knowledge course and the written examination. Then do the flight training and finally the licence skill test.