The aim of the Light Aircraft Pilot Licence training course is to provide theoretical knowledge instruction and flight training up to the standards required for a LAPL(A) holders. Becoming the LAPL(A) holder is easiest and cheapest way how to become a pilot and fly an aircraft.

Choose LAPL(A) training if you:

• want to become a leisure pilot
• want to fly mostly for your own and with your friends or family
• want to progress your leisure pilot path into further in the future

There are certain things you need to keep in mind when opting for LAPL(A) training.

LAPL(A) is not ICAO recognized. It means that you can fly with your LAPL licence within the EASA airspace only. It is not possible to transfer your LAPL(A) outside of an EASA (e.g. to FAA or similar).

You might be offered with so-called microlight license or ultralight licence which might be even cheaper to get. It appears you could fly the same type of an aircraft like an LAPL. This is however not true. LAPL is real EASA license, whilst the microlight licence or ultralight licence is so-called national. It means you could only fly within the airspace of the particular country in the aeroplane registered within the national ultralight or microlight federation. You can not turn your microlight or ultralight licence into LAPL(A). 

LAPL(A) brings some restrictions. However those might be shifted easily by getting additional experience and training. You do not even realize and you will soon hold a real EASA PPL(A).

LAPL(A) privileges

The privileges of the LAPL(A) holder are to act without remuneration as pilot-in-command in noncommercial operations.

The privileges of the LAPL(A) holder are to act as pilot-in-command on single-engine piston aeroplanes-land - SEP Land, single-engine piston aeroplanes-sea - SEP Sea  or touring motor-glighers TMG with a maximum certificated take-off mass of 2000 kg or less, carrying a maximum of 3 passengers, such that there are always a maximum of 4 persons on board of the aircraft.

Unless you have previously held ATPL(A), an MPL(A) with CPL or PPL privileges, a CPL(A) or a PPL(A) the holders of a LAPL(A) shall carry passengers only if they have completed 10 hours of flight time as pilot-in-command on aeroplanes or TMG after the issuance of the LAPL(A).

Revalidation of LAPL(A)

As a holder of a LAPL(A) you can exercise the privileges of your licence only if in the last 2 years they have met one of the following requirements as pilots of aeroplanes or TMGs:

• completed at least 12 hours of flight time as PIC or flying dual or solo under the supervision of an instructor, including:
  • 12 take-offs and landings;
  • refresher training of at least 1 hour of total flight time with an instructor;
• they have passed a LAPL(A) proficiency check with an EASA examiner. The LAPL proficiency check programme shall be based on the LAPL(A) skill test;