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SUBPART B – LIGHT AIRCRAFT PILOT LICENCE – LAPL

ANNEX I (Part-FCL) · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · FCL.100 – FCL.140.H

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  1. FCL.100 LAPL – Minimum age

    Applicants for the LAPL for aeroplanes or helicopters shall be at least 17 years old.

  2. FCL.105 LAPL – Privileges and conditions

    General. The privileges of the holder of an LAPL are to act without remuneration as PIC in non-commercial operations on the appropriate aircraft category.

  3. FCL.110 LAPL – Crediting for the same aircraft category

    Applicants for an LAPL who have held another licence in the same category of aircraft shall be fully credited towards the requirements of the LAPL in…

  4. FCL.115 LAPL – Training course

    Applicants for an LAPL shall complete a training course at a DTO or an ATO.

    AMC1 FCL.115 LAPL – Training course

    AMC2 FCL.115 LAPL — Training course

    AMC1 FCL.115(b) LAPL – Training course

    AMC1 FCL.115 ; FCL.120 LAPL — Training course and theoretical knowledge examination

  5. FCL.120 LAPL – Theoretical knowledge examination

    Applicants for an LAPL shall demonstrate a level of theoretical knowledge appropriate to the privileges granted, through examinations on the following:

    AMC1 FCL.120 ; FCL.125

  6. FCL.125 LAPL – Skill test

    Applicants for an LAPL shall demonstrate through the completion of a skill test the ability to perform, as PIC on the appropriate aircraft category, the…

    AMC1 FCL.125 LAPL – Skill test

    AMC2 FCL.125 LAPL – Skill test

  7. FCL.105.A LAPL(A) – Privileges and conditions

    Privileges The privileges of the holder of an LAPL for aeroplanes are to act as PIC on SEP aeroplanes-land (SEP(land)), SEP aeroplanes-sea (SEP(sea)) or…

    AMC1 FCL.105.A(b)(2) Privileges and conditions

  8. FCL.110.A LAPL(A) – Experience requirements and crediting

    Applicants for an LAPL(A) shall have completed at least 30 hours of flight instruction on aeroplanes or TMGs, including at least:

    AMC1 FCL.110.A(c) LAPL(A) Experience requirements and crediting

  9. FCL.135.A LAPL(A) – Extension of privileges to another class or variant of aeroplane

    Applicants for an LAPL(A) shall be issued with privileges for the class of aeroplanes or TMGs in which the skill test was taken.

    AMC1 FCL.135.A(b) LAPL(A) — Extension of privileges to another class or variant of aeroplane

    GM1 FCL.135.A ; FCL.135.H

    GM1 FCL.135.A ; FCL.135.H

  10. FCL.140.A LAPL(A) – Recency requirements

    Holders of a LAPL(A) shall exercise the privileges of their licence only if in the last 2 years they have met any of the following conditions as pilots…

    AMC1 FCL.140.A(a)(1)(ii) LAPL(A) — Recency requirements

    AMC1 FCL.140.A(a)(2) LAPL(A) — Recency requirements

    GM1 FCL.140.A LAPL(A) — Recency requirements

  11. FCL.105.H LAPL(H) – Privileges

    The privileges of the holder of an LAPL for helicopters are to act as PIC on single-engine helicopters with a maximum certificated take-off mass of 2 000…

  12. FCL.110.H LAPL(H) – Experience requirements and crediting

    Applicants for the LAPL(H) shall have completed 40 hours of flight instruction on helicopters.

    AMC1 FCL.110.H(b) LAPL(H) — Experience requirements and crediting

  13. FCL.135.H LAPL(H) – Extension of privileges to another type or variant of helicopter

    Applicants for an LAPL(H) shall be issued with privileges for the specific type of helicopter in which the skill test was taken.

  14. FCL.140.H LAPL(H) – Recency requirements

    Holders of an LAPL(H) shall exercise the privileges of their licence on a specific type only if in the last 12 months they have, in the relevant type…

    GM1 FCL.140.H LAPL(H) — Recency requirements

    AMC1 FCL.140.H(a)(1)(ii) LAPL(H) — Recency requirements

    AMC1 FCL.140.H(a)(2) LAPL(H) — Recency requirements

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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