Student pilot-in-command

EASA defines “Student pilot-in-command” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

"Student pilot-in-command" (SPIC) means a student pilot acting as pilot-in-command on a flight with an instructor where the latter will only observe the student pilot and shall not influence or control the flight of the aircraft.

FCL.010 · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Easy Access Rules, 25 Nov 2025 revision · Read FCL.010

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aerobatic flight
aeroplane
Aeroplane required to be operated with a co-pilot
Aeroplane upset prevention and recovery training
aircraft
Airmanship
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