Private Ultralight Pilot

The Private Ultralight Pilot licence/certificate or ' PUP ' is the National Pilot Licence in Ghana, West Africa.^[1]

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, Airframes, Engines, Navigation, Human Performance and Limitations, etc., hold a valid aviation medical, complete a Qualifying Cross Country (QXC) 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.^[2]

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 based at Kpong Airfield in the Eastern Region of Ghana (30km south of Akosombo).