Our employees only speak German in the office and on the phone.
Extension of the privileges in a pilot license LAPL, SPL or BPL by a new aircraft class, type or group
You can have your pilot license for light aircraft (LAPL), gliders (SPL) and balloons (BPL) extended to include additional classes, types or groups if you have undertaken additional training.
-
Basic information
With a pilot license, you can fly different aircraft classes, types or groups. You can extend your privileges after training at a flight school:
- For LAPL(A)
- Motorized touring glider (TMG)
- Single-engine aircraft with one pilot (SEP)
- For LAPL(H)
- Single-engine helicopter type up to 2 tons MTOM
- For SPL
- Gliders
- Motorized touring gliders (TMG)
- With BPL
- Various groups of hot air balloons
- Gas balloons
- Hot air balloons
Requirements
You must undertake training at a flight school and pass an examination.
- For LAPL(A)
-
Procedure
- You submit an application by e-mail.
- Together with the application, you also send the required supporting documents.
- You will then receive the new pilot license with the registered rights by post.
If you have any questions about the forms, you can contact the relevant office.
- You submit an application by e-mail.
-
Necessary Documents
- Application form
- Proof of training from the flight school or flight instructor
- Background check in accordance with the Aviation Security Act when acquiring an authorization for touring motor gliders (TMG) for SPL licenses
- Test report on the practical test or proficiency check
-
Fees / Costs
40,00 EUR bis 100,00 EUR
-
Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
There are no deadlines.
How long does it take to process
1 week bis 2 weeks
-
Legal Bases
- § 7 Verordnung über Luftfahrtpersonal (LuftPersV)
- Anhang I FCL.135.A,FCL.135.H, Verordnung (EU) Nummer 1178/2011 zur Festlegung technischer Vorschriften und von Verwaltungsverfahren in Bezug auf das fliegende Personal in der Zivilluftfahrt
- Anhang III SFCL.150, Durchführungsverordnung (EU) 2018/1976 der Kommission zur Festlegung detaillierter Vorschriften für den Flugbetrieb mit Segelflugzeugen
- Anhang III BFCL.150, Verordnung (EU) 2018/395 zur Festlegung detaillierter Vorschriften für den Flugbetrieb mit Ballonen
- Kostenverordnung der Luftfahrtverwaltung (LuftKostV)
-
More Information
This page has been automatically translated by DeepL. We cannot guarantee that the translation is correct.
The official information in German is complete and correct. 07.04.2026