FCL.210.G GPL – Experience requirements and crediting

(a)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, including at least:

(1)20 hours of dual flight instruction; and

(2)8 hours of supervised solo flight time, including at least 4 hours of solo cross-country flight time with at least one cross-country flight of at least 150 km (80 NM), during which full-stop landings at two aerodromes different from the aerodrome of departure shall be made.

(b)Crediting. An applicant that holds a pilot licence for another category of aircraft, with the exception of balloons, shall be credited with 10 % of their total flight time as PIC on such aircraft up to a maximum of 10 hours. In any case, credits shall not be given for the requirements of point (a)(2).

(c)Applicants with prior experience as PIC on gyroplanes, that have a maximum take-off mass of at least 450 kg, may receive credits towards the requirements of point (a). The amount of credit shall be decided by the DTO or the ATO where the applicant undergoes the training course, on the basis of a pre-entry flight assessment, but shall in any case not exceed any of the following:

(1)the total flight time as PIC;

(2)50 % of the hours required in point (a).

In any case, credits shall not be given for the requirements of point (a)(2).