The UK CAA are no longer issuing LAPL(A) licences. Students that have trained for the LAPL(A) but did not have their licence issued prior to 1st October 2025, will be issued with an NPPL. Follow the guidance on the NPPL webpage.
All LAPL(A) holders are required to comply with FCL.740.A by the 1st October 2026. LAPL(A) holders can transition their rating at any point before the October 2026 by following the requirements listed below and submitting the relevant paperwork.
LAPL holders wishing to comply with FCL.740.A (b) (1) (ii) shall provide evidence to an Examiner or Flight Instructor authorised in accordance with FCL.945 that they have met the following requirements in the 24 months preceding 1 October 2026:
Complete 12 hours of flight time in the relevant class, including:
- 6 hours during the 12 months preceding the expiry date of the rating,
- 6 hours as PIC,
- 12 take-offs and 12 landings, and
- refresher training of at least 1 hour of total flight time with a flight instructor (FI) or a class rating instructor (CRI). Applicants shall be exempted from this refresher training if they have passed a class or type rating proficiency check, skill test or assessment of competence in any other class or type of aeroplane.
In the case of a Flight Instructor acting in accordance with FCL.945, they must have conducted the applicable refresher training with the licence holder.
LAPL(A) holders who do not have the required experience listed above shall comply with FCL.740.A(b)(1)(i), pass a proficiency check with an approved Examiner in the relevant class.
In both cases, the Instructor or Examiner will be required to make an entry on the certificate of revalidation page on the licence. The validity of the certificate is for 24 months (to the end of the calendar month) from the date of endorsement. LAPL(A) ratings will no longer be endorsed in a pilot’s logbook.
Where a proficiency check has been conducted, the Examiner should endorse a test date on the revalidation page of the licence.
Where a pilot has met the revalidation by experience requirements, the instructor should endorse the test date as N/A as no test was conducted.
You must ensure that your Instructor or Examiner emails form SRG1157 or SRG1107 to licenceapplications@caa.co.uk, so this can be stored on your file. A note should be written on the SRG1157 or SRG1107 to indicate this is a LAPL rating transition.
If the instructor or examiner has not endorsed your licence, you will be required to submit the application form SRG3108 to the CAA along with the relevant fee and supporting document/s.
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If you have any questions contact our licensing team:
Email fclweb@caa.co.uk (preferred)
Phone 0330 022 1972 (Mon - Fri 08:30 - 16:30)