Light Aircraft Pilot’s License (LAPL)

Light Aircraft Pilot’s License (LAPL)

The LAPL is valid throughout the European Community, and is the basic requirement for any advanced or commercial licence.

The course consists of a minimum 30 hours, of which 15 hours are dual and at least 6 hours are solo (of which 3 hours must be cross country).

There are also 9 multiple choice ground exams which must be completed consisting of:

• Aviation Law
• Human Performance and Limitations
• Meteorology
• Communications
• Operational Procedures – Aeroplanes
• Principles of Flight – Aeroplanes
• Flight Performance and Planning – Aeroplanes
• Aircraft General Knowledge – Aeroplanes
• Navigation and Radio Aids

In order to fly in the UK, the student will also be required to take a practical communications exam for the Flight Radio Telephony Operators Licence.

Before a student is allowed to fly solo, they must undergo medical examination with either thier GP or an Aeromedical Examiner (AME). For more details, please see the CAA’s notes, here.

At the end of the course, a skills test will conducted by an examiner, not your usual instructor. The test is a consolidation of everything learned during training.