LAPL (A)

Light Aircraft Pilot Licence (Aeroplane)

The Light Aircraft Pilot License LAPL(A) is a license to fly single-engine, piston-powered aircraft up to two tons take-off weight. A maximum of three passengers may be carried and the license is only valid in Europe. With the LAPL training, the pilot obtains the cheapest available pilot license for aircraft; however, the possibilities to extend the authorization are very limited. It is also not possible to charter an aircraft while on vacation outside Europe, for example in the USA. It is generally possible to convert the license to a PPL at a later date; however, this involves relatively high costs (e.g. 15 flying hours). You should therefore seriously consider whether you should acquire the somewhat more expensive PPL. In contrast to PPL holders, LAPL pilots cannot obtain an instrument rating or authorization to fly multi-engine aircraft. Nor can they obtain a license for professional flying. However, the class rating can be extended to single-engine complex aircraft (with variable pitch propeller and retractable landing gear) and to single-engine piston-powered aircraft with turbocharger and/or pressurized cabin by means of differential training. A night flying license can also be acquired. In addition, pilots may only participate in radiotelephony if a language endorsement is entered in their license for the language used. This applies to any language other than English, including German. This endorsement is obtained via a self-declaration (German native speaker for German) and a language test (for English).

Your training looks like this

Hours theory

Flying hours

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Theoretical training

At least 100 teaching hours in the following subjects:

Navigation
Meteorology
Air law
Aerodynamics
General aircraft knowledge
Behavior in special cases
Human performance
Radiotelephony

The required 100 hours can be completed as classroom instruction at the flight school. Two evenings per week with 3 hours or Saturday / Sunday depending on the course are planned. Alternatively, it is also possible to use a distance learning course with 10 hours of local instruction or another individual combination of both forms of instruction.

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Practical training

The training takes place in 8 stages:

With level 4 you can fly an airplane alone in the circuit area.
With level 7 you achieve solo cross-country maturity after passing the theory test.
In level 8, YOU will obtain the practical examination qualification.

At least 30 flying hours are required, which are divided as follows:

15 hours with flight instructor
at least 6 hours of monitored solo

The practical training takes place on our tried and tested Bristell BR23.

Part of the training to become a private pilot is the acquisition of a radiotelephony certificate. In addition, pilots may only participate in radiotelephony if a language endorsement is entered in their license for the language used. This applies to any language other than English, including German and French.

Voice VFR

A radiotelephony authorization must be obtained for the safe and correct use of aviation radio.

Flying later

LAPL holders receive the class rating Single Engine Piston, SEP (land) with a maximum of 2000kg and a maximum of 3 passengers, which remains valid at all times. However, the rights as a pilot may only be exercised if at least 10 hours PIC can be proven after the examination. Within the last 24 months, at least 12 hours must have been flown as pilot in command and a training flight with a flight instructor must have taken place. Instrument flight training is not possible with an LAPL license. An LAPL license is only valid within EASA airspace.