NPPL
| National Private Pilots Licence, A recreational licence for UK pilots. Allows the holder to fly aircraft up to 2000kg mass and up to four seats. It is non-expiring, which means that as long as the holder continues to fly regularly, it is valid for life.
| PPL
| Private Pilots Licence, Also a recreational licence, but this allows for a much wider scope of aircraft to be flown. It also allows the holder to fly as pilot on international flights. It is the stepping stone to a career.
| CPL
| Commercial Pilots Licence. Allows the holder to fly and be paid. The licence by itself is quite basic, so other qualifications are normally added to maximise a pilots employability
| solo
| The point in training at which the instructor no longer accompanies the student inside the aircraft, but instead watches from the ground. The student is in the aircraft alone.
| dual
| Training where both student and instructor are in the aircraft.
| NOTAMS
| Notices to Airmen. A method of distributing safety critical information to pilots. They are checked before each flight.
| CAA
| Civil Aviation Authority. The governing body and law maker for aviation in the UK.
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