page_title: Highland Aviation
section_title: EASA Licences and Ratings
hierarchical_section_title: Highland Aviation / Flying Courses / EASA Licences and Ratings
caption_attribution_description: English: Loch Ness - Highland Aviation
context_page_description: Highland Aviation Training Ltd is an Approved Training Organisation at Inverness Airport. Highland Aviation offer CAMO and Aircraft maintenance, including Piper and Cessna Aeroplanes and Autogyro/Rotorsport Gyrocopters.
  Highland Aviation provides training towards the EASA/CAA Private Pilots Licence, the EASA/CAA Light Aircraft Pilot's Licence and the CAA UK Gyrocopter Private Pilots Licence. It also provides training for the UK CAA IMC rating and the night rating.
  In addition to these ratings Highland Aviation also provides beach landing courses and mountain flying training.
context_section_description: The EASA PPL(A) training course consists of a minimum of 45 hours flight training and leads to the award of an internationally recognised Private Pilot's Licence. Training is conducted from Inverness Airport in the two-seater Piper PA38 or either the four-seater Piper PA28 or Cessna 172. The Qualifying Cross-Country is flown to Wick Airport and Kirkwall Airport in Orkney. This course is mostly aimed at students wishing to progress on to larger and more complex aircraft or wanting to obtain their Commercial Pilot's Licence.
  The EASA LAPL(A) is a training course leading to the award of a Light Aircraft Pilot Licence, which is accepted across Europe. The training course consists of a minimum of 30 hours flight training and can be undertaken in any of the fixed-wing aircraft. The Qualifying Cross-Country is flown to Wick Airport or Oban Airport. This course is mostly aimed at recreational fliers.
  The EASA Night Rating is a post-licence qualification that allows pilots to fly during the hours of official night. The Night Rating course is five hours and is offered seasonally to both LAPL and PPL holders. Training is conducted mostly at Inverness Airport with a navigation exercise around the local area or to either Wick Airport or Aberdeen Airport.
  The EASA Flight Instructor Course consists of three separate courses, depending on whether the candidate wishes to train as a Flight Instructor, Class Rating Instructor, or add night training privileges to their existing certificate. All three courses are conducted at Inverness Airport. 
  The SEP Class Rating course provides training towards the issue of a Single-Engine Piston Rating for existing licence holders. 
  The LAPL to PPL conversion course allows pilots holding a Light Aircraft Pilot Licence to convert to a Private Pilot's Licence.
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