--- title: "FCL.200 – FCL.240.G: SUBPART C – PRIVATE PILOT LICENCE (PPL) AND GYROPLANE PILOT LICENCE (GPL) (Part-FCL) — rule index · Avioverse" description: "FCL.200 – FCL.240.G, Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. Applicants for a PPL shall be at least 17 years old. [applicable until 17 February 2026 - Regulation…" url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c" --- # SUBPART C – PRIVATE PILOT LICENCE (PPL) AND GYROPLANE PILOT LICENCE (GPL) ANNEX I (Part-FCL) · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · FCL.200 – FCL.240.G On this page 1. ## [FCL.200 Minimum age](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-200) Applicants for a PPL shall be at least 17 years old. \[applicable until 17 February 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2020/359] Applicants for a PPL or a GPL shall… 2. ## [FCL.205 Conditions](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-205) Applicants for the issue of a PPL shall have fulfilled the requirements for the class or type rating for the aircraft used in the skill test, as… 3. ## [FCL.210 Training course](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210) Applicants for a PPL shall complete a training course at an ATO or a DTO. [AMC1 FCL.210 PPL(A) Training course](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210#amc1-fcl-210) [AMC2 FCL.210 PPL(H) – Training course](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210#amc2-fcl-210) [AMC3 FCL.210 Training course](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210#amc3-fcl-210) [AMC1 FCL.210(c) Training course](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210#amc1-fcl-210-c) [AMC1 FCL.210 ; FCL.215 Training course and theoretical knowledge examination](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210#amc1-fcl-210-2) [AMC2 FCL.210 ; FCL.215](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210#amc2-fcl-210-2) [AMC4 FCL.210; FCL.215 Training course and theoretical knowledge examination](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210#amc4-fcl-210-fcl-215) 4. ## [FCL.215 Theoretical knowledge examination](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-215) Applicants for a PPL shall demonstrate a level of theoretical knowledge appropriate to the privileges granted through examinations in the following… [AMC1 FCL.215 ; FCL.235](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-215#amc1-fcl-215) 5. ## [FCL.235 Skill test](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-235) Through the completion of a skill test, applicants for a PPL shall demonstrate the ability to perform as PIC on the appropriate aircraft category the… [AMC1 FCL.235 Skill test](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-235#amc1-fcl-235) [AMC2 FCL.235 Skill test](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-235#amc2-fcl-235) [AMC3 FCL.235 Skill test](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-235#amc3-fcl-235) [AMC4 FCL.235 Skill test](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-235#amc4-fcl-235) 6. ## [AMC1 FCL.125 ; FCL.235](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/amc1-fcl-125) CONTENTS OF THE SKILL TEST FOR THE ISSUE OF A LAPL(S) AND OF AN SPL (a) An applicant should be responsible for the flight planning and should ensure that… 7. ## [AMC2 FCL.125 ; FCL.235](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/amc2-fcl-125) CONTENTS OF THE SKILL TEST FOR THE ISSUE OF A LAPL(B) AND A BPL (a) The take-off site should be chosen by the applicant depending on the actual… 8. ## [FCL.205.A PPL(A) – Privileges](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-205-a) The privileges of the holders of a PPL(A) are to act without remuneration as PIC or co-pilots of aeroplanes or TMGs engaged in non-commercial operations… [GM1 FCL.205.A(a) ; FCL.205.H(a); FCL.305(a)(1); FCL.505(a)(1) Privileges and conditions](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-205-a#gm1-fcl-205-a-a) 9. ## [FCL.210.A PPL(A) – Experience requirements and crediting](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210-a) Applicants for a PPL(A) shall have completed at least 45 hours of flight instruction in aeroplanes or TMGs, of which 5 hours may have been completed in… [AMC1 FCL.210.A(b) PPL(A) — Experience requirements and crediting](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210-a#amc1-fcl-210-a-b) [AMC1 FCL.210.A s PPL(As) – Experience requirements and crediting](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210-a#amc1-fcl-210-a) 10. ## [FCL.205.H PPL(H) – Privileges](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-205-h) The privileges of the holder of a PPL(H) are to act without remuneration as PIC or co-pilot of helicopters engaged in non-commercial operations and to… 11. ## [FCL.210.H PPL(H) – Experience requirements and crediting](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210-h) Applicants for a PPL(H) shall have completed at least 45 hours of flight instruction on helicopters, of which 5 hours may have been completed in an FSTD… [AMC1 FCL.210.H(b) PPL(H) — Experience requirements and crediting](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210-h#amc1-fcl-210-h-b) 12. ## [FCL.205.As PPL(As) – Privileges](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-205-as-ppl-as-privileges) The privileges of the holder of a PPL(As) are to act without remuneration as PIC or co-pilot on airships engaged in non-commercial operations. 13. ## [FCL.210.As PPL(As) – Experience requirements and crediting](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210-as-ppl-as-experience-requirements-and-crediting) Applicants for a PPL(As) shall have completed at least 35 hours of flight instruction in airships, 5 of which may have been completed in an FSTD… 14. ## [FCL.205.G GPL – Privileges](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-205-g) The privileges of the holder of a GPL are to act as PIC in gyroplanes: 15. ## [FCL.210.G GPL – Experience requirements and crediting](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210-g) An applicant for a GPL shall have completed at least 35 hours of flight instruction in gyroplanes, 5 of which may have been completed in an FSTD… [AMC1 FCL.210.G(c) GPL – Experience requirements and crediting](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-210-g#amc1-fcl-210-g-c) 16. ## [FCL.235.G GPL – Privileges for classes, types and variants of gyroplanes](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-235-g) For the purpose of gyroplane pilot licensing in accordance with this Annex, gyroplanes shall be categorised into the following class and types: [GM1 FCL.235.G GPL – Privileges for classes, types and variants of gyroplanes](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-235-g#gm1-fcl-235-g) [AMC1 FCL.235.G(c) GPL – Privileges for classes, types and variants of gyroplanes](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-235-g#amc1-fcl-235-g-c) 17. ## [FCL.240.G GPL – Recency requirements](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-240-g) Holders of a GPL shall exercise the privileges of their licence in a specific class or type of gyroplane only if in the last 2 years they have met any of… [AMC1 FCL.240.G(a)(1)(ii) AMC1 FCL.240.(a)(1)(ii) Recency requirements](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-240-g#amc1-fcl-240-g-a-1-ii) [AMC1 FCL.240.G(a)(2) Recency requirements](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-c/fcl-240-g#amc1-fcl-240-g-a-2) Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. 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