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# FCL.200 Minimum age

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

IR Implementing rule

## FCL.200 Minimum age

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 be at least 17 years old.

\[applicable from 18 February 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2025/134]

IR · FCL.200 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2025/134 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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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.