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# FCL.110.A LAPL(A) – Experience requirements and crediting

ANNEX I (Part-FCL) · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

IR Implementing rule

## FCL.110.A LAPL(A) – Experience requirements and crediting

(a) Applicants for an LAPL(A) shall have completed at least 30 hours of flight instruction on aeroplanes or TMGs, including at least:

(1) 15 hours of dual flight instruction in the class in which the [skill test](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/skill-test) will be taken;

(2) 6 hours of supervised [solo flight time](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/solo-flight-time), including at least 3 hours of solo [cross-country](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/cross-country) [flight time](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flight-time) with at least 1 cross-country flight of at least 150 km (80 NM), during which 1 full stop landing at an aerodrome different from the aerodrome of departure shall be made.

(b) Specific requirements for applicants who hold an SPL issued in accordance with Annex III (PartSFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, including privileges to fly TMGs. Applicants for an LAPL(A) who hold an SPL with the privileges to fly TMGs shall have completed at least 21 hours of flight time on TMGs after the endorsement of the TMG privileges and shall comply with the requirements of point FCL.135.A(a) on aeroplanes.

(c) Crediting. Applicants with prior experience as PIC may be credited towards the requirements of point (a) under the following conditions:

(1) the amount of [credit](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/credit) shall be decided by the DTO or the ATO where the pilot undergoes the training course, on the basis of a pre-entry flight assessment, but shall in any case:

(i) not exceed the total flight time as PIC;

(ii) not exceed 50 % of the hours required in point (a);

(iii) not include the requirements of point (a)(2);

(2) previous experience as PIC in [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) that are subject to a decision of a Member State taken in accordance with Article 2(8), points (a) or (c), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 or that fall within the scope of Annex I to that Regulation may be considered, provided that the aircraft match the definition of the respective aircraft category under this Annex (Part-FCL).

IR · FCL.110.A — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2024/2076 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 FCL.110.A(c) LAPL(A) Experience requirements and crediting

CREDITING: FOR PRIOR EXPERIENCE AS PIC

The pre-entry flight assessment referred to in point FCL.110.A(c)(1) should cover the total content of the syllabus of flight instruction for the issuance of the LAPL(A), in accordance with AMC1 FCL.115.

AMC · AMC1 FCL.110.A(c) — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2025/002/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

[All rules in SUBPART B – LIGHT AIRCRAFT PILOT LICENCE – LAPL](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-b)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.