What does the £450 enrolment fee include?
The enrolment fee is a one-off payment you make when you formally begin your PPL training. It covers your official registration as a student pilot and everything you need to get started with your ground exams.
What's included
The £450 enrolment fee covers the following:
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Study materials for all nine theory subjects Everything you need to prepare for the CAA ground examinations.
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CAA student registration Registration as a student pilot with the Civil Aviation Authority, required before you can sit your theory exams.
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Your student logbook Used to record every training flight from the start of your course.
When you pay
The enrolment fee is not due at your trial lesson. After your trial, you're invited to request a personalised training plan. Our scheduling team prepares a real plan based on your availability — you review it, and if you're happy to proceed, enrolment opens at that point.
By the time you pay the £450, you've already flown, you've seen your training plan, and you know what to expect. There's no commitment required before that point.
Your trial lesson costs £295 and is charged on the day. It is not deducted from or applied to the enrolment fee.
What enrolment doesn't cover
The enrolment fee does not include your flying hours. Those are charged per lesson on a pay-as-you-go basis at £295 per hour.
It also doesn't include the CAA theory exam fees themselves. Each of the nine exams costs £55, paid directly to the CAA when you book — a total of £495. The study materials to prepare for those exams are included in your enrolment.
The skills test, your Class 2 medical, and any personal equipment you choose to buy are also separate. See Are there costs beyond my flying hours? for a full list.