Light Aircraft Pilot License (LAPL)

Privileges and conditions

Light Aircraft Pilot License (LAPL) will give you the privileges to act as a pilot in command in non-commercial operations in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) on single engine aircraft, with a maximum certificated take-off mass of 2 000 kg or less, with a maximum of 4 persons onboard. After the issuance of the LAPL license, the pilot must have completed 10 hours of flight time as PIC before he/she can carry passengers.

Applicants for a LAPL shall be at least 17 years old.
LAPL-medical or medical certificate class 1 or 2 must be obtained before first solo flying.

Flight Training

At least 30 hours of flight instruction. Credits for previous experience may be given when applicable. See below.

The LAPL(A) flight training is divided into two phases:
(1) Basic flying, dual (exercise 1-17), aims to prepare the student for first solo
(2) Navigation flying and development into a finished pilot, dual/solo (exercise 18-21)

Price from 75 600 SEK
Paid by installments during the course. (Approximately 2 520 SEK per block hour with a flight instructor in the Cessna 172)

Distance Theory Course

Timescale for the LAPL(A) distance theory course is approximately 12 weeks and consists of 135 hours (15 hours per week) self studies with web based literature and test questions from Flygcert.com, followed by 27 hours classroom instruction over three weekends at the flight school. It is possible to participate in classroom instruction via videoconferencing.

Swedish CAA tests can be performed at the flight school or at your local theory examination supervisor.

Subjects
AGK – Aircraft general knowledge
POF – Principles of flight
ALW – Air law
MET – Meteorology
HP – Human performance
COM – Communications
NAV – Navigation
FPP – Flight performance and planning
OP – Operational procedures

The price includes
Flygcert.com PPL course in Swedish or English
Support during the self-study period including progress monitoring
Classroom lessons
School tests with review
Planning for CAA tests

Price 18 500 SEK
Paid before the start of the theory course. Training material below not included.

Training material

Flight package PPL/LAPL Pilotshop.se Student handbook PPL, Log book and TMA 3 chart Göteborg/Värmland
Stockholm ICAO chart
Jeppesen ST-CSG Flight computer
Civil Air L1P Gama PPL
PPL-Appen (Question bank)

Theory schedule

ESGT

Distance theory courses starts in weeks (10)* and 36, but you can start your flight training and self-study at any time!

Notes: This course is available at ESGT Trollhättan. All prices include VAT. Flight club membership, Examination and Certificate costs are not included. *If there is sufficient interest.

CONTACT REGISTER TEST LESSON

Credits for previous experience

EASA Part-FCL | FCL.110.A LAPL(A) – Experience requirements and crediting

LAPL(S)/SPL to LAPL(A)
Requirements for pilots holding an LAPL(S)/SPL with the privileges to fly TMGs:

21 hours of flight time on TMGs after the endorsement of the TMG privileges
3 hours of flight instruction, including 10 dual take-offs and landings and 10 supervised solo take-offs and landings
Skill test where the applicant must also demonstrate theoretical knowledge in the following subjects: Operational procedures, Flight performance and planning, Aircraft general knowledge

UL to LAPL(A)
Requirements for pilots with prior experience as PIC:

The amount of credit shall be decided by the DTO/ATO on the basis of a pre-entry flight test, but shall in any case not exceed 50 % of the hours required, and not exceed the total flight time as PIC
PPL theoretical knowledge examination