The Private Ultralight Pilot licence/certificate or ' PUP ' is the National Pilot Licence in Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

, West Africa

West Africa

West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...

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Conditions and details are provided in GCAR Part 25. In essence the applicant is required to complete a minimum of 30 hours flight training of which 10 hours must be solo, pass a written examination on a selection of questions from Aviation Law

Aviation law

Aviation law is the branch of law that concerns flight, air travel, and associated legal and business concerns. Some of its area of concern overlaps that of admiralty law and in many cases, aviation law is considered a matter of international law due to the nature of air travel. However, the...

, Airframe

Airframe

The airframe of an aircraft is its mechanical structure. It is typically considered to include fuselage, wings and undercarriage and exclude the propulsion system...

s, Engines

Aircraft engine

An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...

, Navigation

Navigation

Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks...

, Human Performance and Limitations, etc., hold a valid aviation medical, complete a Qualifying Cross Country (QXC

QXC

Qualifying Cross Country, also abbreviated QXC, is a flight training standard. Depending on the license type and country's regulatory requirements, it is generally a flight carried out solo, near the end of student training towards a Private Pilots License or Private Ultralight Pilot license...

) and finally take the General Flying Test (GFT). The GFT is a test flight conducted by a UIE (Ultralight Instructor Examiner) which includes a minimum of 90 minutes flying to demonstrate skills from the majority of the syllabus.

PUP holders can fly aircraft of simple and robust construction with no more than two seats and a Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW) of 500kg.

As of 2009 only one training organisation in West Africa provides the training: WAASPS

WAASPS

WAASPS is a social entrepreneurship project in West Africa. Started in 2005 after 11 years of reflection and analysis of the West African market, WAASPS operate in the light aviation sector of the sub-continent....

 based at Kpong Airfield

Kpong Airfield

Kpong Airfield first opened in November 2005. It is the busiest private airfield in West Africa with active light aviation movements most days. It has two grass runways 19/01 and 29/11 located 3 km south of the small lake created by Kpong Dam in the Eastern Region of Ghana and 50 km...

 in the Eastern Region of Ghana (30km south of Akosombo

Akosombo

Akosombo is a town in the east of Ghana in the Eastern Region. It is the site of the Akosombo Dam. Close to Akosombo is the Adomi Bridge at Atimpoku.- External links :*...

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