A pilot's body has been recovered after rescue operation on the NSW south coast. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS

The body of a pilot has been recovered a day after a rented light plane crashed in a national park.

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Emergency services resumed their search on Friday morning after being hindered by poor weather and difficult terrain.

The crashed Cirrus SR20 took off from Bankstown Airport in Sydney's southwest on Thursday and appeared to be on its way back when an emergency location transmitter was activated about 4.30pm.

The wreckage was spotted from the air in the Budawang National Park

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