Can I Train Part-Time Around
a Full-Time Job?

Fife Flight Centre operates seven days a week, including weekends and bank holidays — weather permitting. Lessons can be scheduled in the morning, afternoon, or evening depending on the time of year and available daylight.

Whether you work Monday to Friday and can only fly at weekends, or you work shifts and need a schedule that moves around, we can accommodate that. There are no fixed slots you have to fit around.

After your trial lesson, you'll have the option to complete our online training plan request. This tells us about your schedule, availability, and goals — and our team uses it to prepare a real training plan for you before we ask you to commit to anything.

Training is genuinely flexible — but we think it's important to be straight with you about what your chosen pace will likely mean in practice.

Flying is a skill that builds through repetition. The more regularly you fly, the less time you spend rebuilding from where you last left off, and the more each lesson moves you forward. Students who fly more frequently tend to reach test standard with fewer total hours than those who fly less often — which also means a lower overall cost.

Longer gaps aren't a problem, but they do add up. We'll factor this into your training plan so you have a clear picture of what to expect — and if life gets in the way and your schedule changes, we'll adjust accordingly.

The nine UK CAA theory examinations are a significant part of the PPL, but all ground study can be done entirely in your own time. There's no requirement to attend ground school on fixed days or at set hours.

Study materials for all nine subjects are included in your enrolment fee. Most students work through them progressively alongside their flying — a few hours a week is usually enough to stay on track.