Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh
Private Pilot Licence PPL
Requirements
Minimum age
17 years on the date of application
CAR 84 Part I, r.23(1)(a)
Academic qualification
SSC, or equivalent
No science-group requirement at this level — that starts at CPL.
CAR 84 Part I, r.23(1)(b)
Medical fitness
Class 2 Medical Assessment
Valid 60 months for a private pilot licence.
CAR 84 Part I, r.53, 21A(19)(a)
Medical validity
60 months
Shorter once you pass 40, and shorter again past 50.
CAR 84 Part I, r.21A(19)(a), 21A(22)
Privileges
Pilot-in-command or co-pilot on non-revenue flights in the aircraft category held — but not for remuneration.
Before flying at night you must first have received dual night instruction, including take-offs, landings and navigation.
CAR 84 Part I, r.23(2)
Flight experience
These are the figures that differ between aeroplanes and helicopters. Everything above applies to both.
Aeroplane
Total flight time
40 hours
35 hours if completed during an approved course of training. Up to 5 hours may be in an approved flight simulation training device.
CAR 84 Part I, r.23(3)(a)(i)
Solo flight time
10 hours
Under the supervision of an authorised flight instructor.
CAR 84 Part I, r.23(3)(a)(iii)
Solo cross-country
5 hours
Including one cross-country flight of at least 270 km (150 NM) with full-stop landings at two different aerodromes.
CAR 84 Part I, r.23(3)(a)(iii)
Helicopter
Total flight time
40 hours
35 hours if completed during an approved course of training.
CAR 84 Part I, r.23(4)(a)(i)
Solo flight time
10 hours
Under the supervision of an authorised flight instructor.
CAR 84 Part I, r.23(4)(a)(iii)
Solo cross-country
5 hours
Including at least one cross-country flight.
CAR 84 Part I, r.23(4)(a)(iii)
Dual instruction
20 hours
From an authorised flight instructor.
CAR 84 Part I, r.23(4)(b)(i)
Where this sits on the path
You need a Student Pilot Licence (SPL) first.
The written exams
- Multiple choiceabout 60%
- Descriptiveabout 20%
- True / Falseabout 10%
- Fill in the blanksabout 10%
Pilots' Technical Examination Syllabus, printed pp. 1 and 25.
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Source
Every figure above comes from Civil Aviation Rules 1984, Part I — Personnel Licensing, and the examination format from the CAAB technical examination syllabus (Issue-1, 10 August 2005). Where the syllabus cites rule numbers that have since been deleted, see the note on the sources.