Asel
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A Private Pilot Airplane, Single Engine, Land licence (ASEL, or PP-ASEL) is part of the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) testing and certification standard. An ASEL identifies that the pilot
in question holds a Private Pilot License
for an fixed-wing aircraft
that has a single engine and only lands on land—not a seaplane
. It is the most common license sought by private pilots.
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
in question holds a Private Pilot License
Private Pilot License
A Private Pilot License or, in the United States of America, a Private Pilot Certificate, is a license that permits the holder to act as the pilot of an aircraft privately . The requirements to obtain the license are determined by the International Civil Aviation Authority , but the actual...
for an fixed-wing aircraft
Fixed-wing aircraft
A fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift due to the vehicle's forward airspeed. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft in which wings rotate about a fixed mast and ornithopters in which lift is generated by flapping wings.A powered...
that has a single engine and only lands on land—not a seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
. It is the most common license sought by private pilots.