Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011Show full title

SECTION 1 U.K. Common requirements

[F1 FCL.100 LAPL — Minimum age U.K.

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

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/359 of 4 March 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

FCL.105 LAPL — Privileges and conditions U.K.

(a) 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. U.K.

(b) Conditions. Applicants for the LAPL shall have fulfilled the requirements for the relevant aircraft category and, when applicable, for the class or type of aircraft used in the skill test. U.K.

FCL.110 LAPL — Crediting for the same aircraft category U.K.

(a) 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 that category of aircraft. U.K.

(b) Without prejudice to the paragraph above, if the licence has lapsed, the applicant shall have to pass a skill test in accordance with FCL.125 for the issue of an LAPL in the appropriate aircraft category. U.K.

[F2 FCL.115 LAPL — Training course U.K.

(a)

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

(b)

The course shall include theoretical knowledge and flight instruction appropriate to the privileges of the LAPL applied for.

(c)

Theoretical knowledge instruction and flight instruction may be completed at a DTO or at an ATO different from the one where applicants have commenced their training.

(d)

[F3 For the training for the single-engine piston aeroplanes-sea class privilege, the elements of Appendix 9 to this Annex, point 7 (Class ratings – sea) of Section B (Specific requirements for the aeroplane category) shall be considered.] ]

Textual Amendments

F3 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1747 of 15 October 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards requirements for certain flight crew licences and certificates, rules on training organisations and competent authorities (Text with EEA relevance).

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1119 of 31 July 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards declared training organisations.

[F1 FCL.120 LAPL — Theoretical knowledge examination U.K.

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

(a)

common subjects:

• Air law,

• Human performance,

• Meteorology,

• Communications, and

• Navigation.

(b)

specific subjects concerning the different aircraft categories:

• Principles of flight,

• Operational procedures,

• Flight performance and planning, and

• Aircraft general knowledge.]

FCL.125 LAPL — Skill test U.K.

(a) 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 relevant procedures and manoeuvres with competency appropriate to the privileges granted. U.K.

(b) Applicants for the skill test shall have received flight instruction on the same class or type of aircraft to be used for the skill test. The privileges will be restricted to the class or type used for the skill test until further extensions are endorsed on the licence, in accordance with this Subpart. U.K.

(c) Pass marks U.K.

(1) The skill test shall be divided into different sections, representing all the different phases of flight appropriate to the category of aircraft flown. U.K.

(2) Failure in any item of a section will cause the applicant to fail the entire section. If the applicant fails only 1 section, he/she shall repeat only that section. Failure in more than 1 section will cause the applicant to fail the entire test. U.K.

(3) When the test needs to be repeated in accordance with (2), failure in any section, including those that have been passed on a previous attempt, will cause the applicant to fail the entire test. U.K.

(4) Failure to achieve a pass in all sections of the test in 2 attempts will require further practical training. U.K.