Reference: EASA Flight Crew Licensing Summary

Flight Crew Licensing

General (Aeroplanes)

Requirement Description Reference
Student pilot solo age 16 FCL.020
Minimum age 17 for PPL/LAPL FCL.100(q) and FCL.100 LAPL and FCL.300
18 for CPL
21 for ATPL
Theoretical knowledge passing Must pass with 75% within 18 months FCL.025
Failure: one subject in 4 attempts or any subject in total of 6 attempts
Theoretical knowledge validity For LAPL and PPL 36 months FCL.025
For IR or EIR 36 months
LPE Validity Operational level – 4 years FCL.055
Extended level – 6 years
Expert level – no validity
Recency Passengers 3 take-off and 3 landings in the last 3 months FCL.060
Recency Passengers night 1 take-of approach and landing must be at night or the pilot must hold a IR
Recency requirements Option 1: 12 hours PIC in last 12 months incl. 12 T/O and landing FCL.140
Option 2: skill test

LAPL

Requirement  Description Reference
Privileges Act as PIC in non-commercial operations and without renumeration in A/C used in skill test FCL.105 LAPL
Privileges (A) < MTOW 2.000 and max. 3 pax FCL.105.A
Other conditions No pax until 10 hours PIC after license issue FCL.105.A
Theory exams 9 subjects: Air-law – Human performance – Meteorology – Communications – Principles of flight – Operational procedures – Flight performance and planning – Aircraft general knowledge – Navigation FCL.120 LAPL
Experience requirements 30 hours total of which:  FCL.110.A LAPL
15 dual
6 solo (including 3 AD x-country >= 80 NM)
Extension to another class or variant 3 hours flight instruction including 10x takeoff and 10x landing FCL.135.A
A skill test including review of theory: Operational procedures – Flight performance and planning – Aircraft general knowledge

PPL

Requirement  Description Reference
Privileges Act as PIC in non-commercial operations FCL.205.A
If instructor or examiner privileges then these may also be exercised
Theory exams 9 subjects: Air-law – Human performance – Meteorology – Communications – Principles of flight – Operational procedures – Flight performance and planning – Aircraft general knowledge – Navigation FCL.120 LAPL
Experience requirements 45 hours total of which:  FCL.210.A
25 dual
10 solo (including 3 AD x-country >= 150 NM)
Transitioning from LAPL 15 hours flight time after LAPL FCL.210.A
at least 10 dual instruction
at least 4 solo hours of which 2 x-country with 1 x-country flight of 150 NM at 2 aerodromes

References

Part-FCL,  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, effective 14th april 2016

Part-FCL, quick reference licensing requirements

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