LAPL light aircraft pilot licence

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 now required to comply with FCL.740.A. LAPL(A) holders should have transitioned their rating before the 1st October 2026 to a fixed 2 year validity and had their licence endorsed. Any LAPL(A) holders that did not do this are required to undergo a proficiency check with an examiner.

FCL.740.A states:

• within the 3 months preceding the expiry date of the rating, pass a proficiency check in the relevant class in accordance with Appendix 9 to this Part with an examiner; or
• within the validity period of the rating as set out in FCL.740(a), 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.

Instructors should refer to FCL.740.A and associated applicable Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material for detailed requirements and information concerning the refresher training flight which forms part of the revalidation of class ratings on SEP and TMG aircraft.

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.

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.