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FCL.110.H LAPL(H) - Experience requirements and crediting

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FCL.110.H LAPL(H) – Experience requirements and crediting

Regulation (EU) 2018/1119

(a)     Applicants for the LAPL(H) shall have completed 40 hours of flight instruction on helicopters. At least 35 hours of which shall be flown on the type of helicopter that is to be used for the skill test. The flight instruction shall include at least:

(1)     20 hours of dual flight instruction; and

(2)     10 hours of supervised solo flight time, including at least 5 hours of solo cross-country flight time with at least 1 cross-country flight of at least 150 km (80 NM), during which one full stop landing at an aerodrome different from the aerodrome of departure shall be made.

(b)     Crediting. Applicants with prior experience as PIC may be credited towards the requirements of point (a).

The amount of 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 test, but shall in any case:

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

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

(3)     not include the requirements of point (a)(2).

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Aircrew (Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011) defines the aircrew standards.

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Yes, applicants with prior experience as PIC may be credited towards the requirements, but the amount of credit is decided by the DTO or ATO based on a pre-entry flight test. The credit cannot exceed the total flight time as PIC, 50% of the required hours, and cannot include the solo cross-country flight time requirements.

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Applicants for the LAPL(H) shall have completed 40 hours of flight instruction on helicopters, with at least 35 hours on the type of helicopter used for the skill test. This includes at least 20 hours of dual flight instruction and 10 hours of supervised solo flight time, including 5 hours of solo cross-country with one flight of at least 150 km (80 NM) with a full stop landing at a different aerodrome.

* Aviation.Bot's Suggestion - Always consult the original regulation for confirmation

The credit for prior PIC experience cannot exceed the total flight time as PIC, 50% of the total hours required, and cannot be applied to the solo cross-country flight time requirements.

* Aviation.Bot's Suggestion - Always consult the original regulation for confirmation

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