Private pilots licence in the uk?

Question

I recently heard of a pilot. that Said he did his Private pilots licence in UK he then went on to do his Instructors licence and when he had enough hours he applied for his com. Is this True Can you do your ppl then instructors rating/licence befor your com in the UK.

Answer 1

I honestly don't know for sure but that just makes no sense. Here in the US you have to have your Commercial Pilots License and Instrument rating in order to become a Certified Flight Instructor. This just makes sense because that CFI license enables you to teach private, commercial and CFI students. So you need to know all the maneuvers that are associated with each checkride for each license. I'm pretty sure that it's pretty stardard throughout the world on how pilots are taught.
Another possibility is that the confusion has been made between a Commercial Pilots License and an Airline Transport Pilots License. When I tell people that I have my CPL they think I'm nuts untill I explain the difference.

Answer 2

in the UK, once you have completed all 5 parts to your PPL, you are able to take an instructors course, even before your type rated on multi-engine or com. Its been raised before at my flying club. I think that you have to have x amount of hours on a particular a/c type before you can even be considered to instruct. Hope this helps.