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

(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) under the following conditions:

(1) 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 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 that are subject to a decision of a Member State taken in accordance with Article 2(8), point (b), 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 helicopter category under this Annex (Part-FCL).

[applicable until 29 April 2028 — Regulation (EU) 2024/2076]

(a) Applicants for the LAPL(H) shall have completed 40 hours of flight instruction in helicopters and, to the extent and under the conditions specified in point (aa), in FSTDs. The flight instruction shall include at least all of the following:

(1) 20 hours of dual flight instruction;

(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;

(3) 35 hours of flight instruction in the same type of helicopter that is to be used for the skill test.

(aa) Of the 20 hours of dual flight instruction specified in point (a)(1), applicants may complete a maximum of 5 hours in an FSTD, provided that all of the following apply:

(1) the FSTD represents the type of helicopter that is to be used for the skill test;

(2) the training organisation has demonstrated to the competent authority that is responsible for the oversight of that training organisation the adequacy between the FSTD specifications and the LAPL(H) training programme. The training organisation shall be any of the following:

(i) an ATO;

(ii) a DTO, provided that the competent authority has authorised the use of that FSTD for LAPL(H) training.

(b) 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 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 that are subject to a decision of a Member State taken in accordance with Article 2(8), point (b), 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 helicopter category under this Annex (Part-FCL).

[applicable from 30 April 2028 — Regulation (EU) 2026/781]