ULM Pilot License

Procedure for obtaining pilot and instructor licences ULM

AESA reaffirms its commitment to the aeronautical sector and society as a whole by renewing the licensing procedure. This process, totally digital, follows a very simple itinerary where, in addition, you can access all the necessary documentation without leaving your Electronic Office .

The Ultralight Structure Aircraft or ULM

Light-duty motorised aircraft (hereinafter “ultralight” or “ULM”) are those excluded from the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 as well as single-seater and two-seater self-driving aircraft with a maximum take-off mass (MTOM) not exceeding 600 kilograms.

In accordance with Royal Decree 765/2022 of 20 September 2022 regulating the use of ultra-light motorised aircraft (ULM)

motorised aerodynes falling within one of the following categories are considered ultralight:

1. Category A. Land, water or amphibian aeroplanes having not more than two occupant seats, whose calibrated loss speed in landing configuration does not exceed 45 knots (83,34 km/h) and the maximum permissible take-off mass does not exceed:
   1. 600 kg for land-based aeroplanes; o
   2. 650 kg for seaplanes or amphibious aircraft.
2. Category B. Terrestrial, aquatic or amphibian helicopters having not more than two occupant seats and having a maximum permissible take-off mass not exceeding:
   1. 600 kg for ground helicopters; o
   2. 650 kg for aquatic or amphibian helicopters.
3. Category C. Motorised steering wheels having not more than two occupant seats and having a maximum take-off mass not exceeding 600 kg.

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Requirements

In order to be able to act as a ULM pilot in the corresponding rating or variant, it is necessary to obtain the ULM pilot license regulated in Royal Decree 123/2015 of 27 February 2015.

Applicants must have a minimum age of 18 years and take a theoretical-practical course in an ULM training organization authorized by the State Aviation Safety Agency. You can consult the list of approved centres here.

In addition, certain psychophysical conditions accredited by obtaining an aeronautical medical certificate class LAPL or class 2 must be met. The medical certificate can be obtained and renewed at an authorized Aeronautical Medical Center or Air Medical Examiner. Check here the means authorized by AESA.

After completing the training course, applicants must pass a theoretical type test exam carried out by AESA as well as a practical exam that will consist of a flight test.

How to apply for the ULM license

After the training, you can request the issuance of the ULM license through the application and documentation instance indicated in it.

The ULM licence is notified electronically in accordance with the Resolution of 19 June 2020 of the Directorate of the State Aviation Safety Agency on electronic licences for civil aviation personnel

How to submit the documentation to AESA?

In accordance with Article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations, the documentation will be sent to AESA through one of the following ways:

• Through our Electronic Headquarters, Licenses and Aeronautical Medicine: Licenses and aeronautical medicine | Headquarters AESA (seguridadaerea.gob.es).

To present the documentation it is necessary to identify yourself through access to the Cl@ve system, through Digital Certificate or Electronic DNI, PIN Key, Permanent Key and EU Citizens.

If you have any doubts, please consult the following link.
 

• Through a registration office: ( +info).

In this case you must complete the Application procedures associated with the ULM license along with the documentation indicated in it.

Remember: The documentation received via email is not subject to processing.

Logbook: the document accrediting your experience

As holder of an ultralight pilot licence, you must keep and keep up-to-date a flight time record or logbook, in accordance with Article 8(4) of Royal Decree 123/2015 of 27 February 2015.

In the logbook you will collect all the relevant information of each flight. This record will be the document recognized to accredit the flight experience in all the procedures related to your pilot license.

In the following document you will find information material on how to record your flight time ULM Flight Time Record.

How to Be a ULM Flight Instructor

In order to be a ULM flight instructor, you must obtain the corresponding instructor rating noted on the ULM license.

You can consult all the information related to obtaining this authorization by clicking here

Information of interest

• Information note on the amendments to the restrictions on Russian citizens with regard to obtaining pilot licences and aero-medical certificates, based on the judgment of the CJEU T-233/22 ^New!
• Declaration of compliance format ^New!
• (UPDATE) Explanatory note on the license required to fly construction aircraft by amateur ^Update! 
• Resolution of 19 June 2020 of the Directorate of the State Aviation Safety Agency on electronic licences for aircrew.

Legislation

You can consult the applicable regulations and regulations through Regulations licenses and aeronautical medicine | AESA

Contact the Aviation Personnel Licensing Division

If you have doubts about the procedures indicated in this section you can contact us through licpiloto.aesa@seguridadaerea.es

Requests for information about/regarding/ related to the status of an application should be sent directly to the mailbox licpiloto.aesa@seguridadaerea.es specifying the tracking number of the documents submitted to AESA or any other relevant information.

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FAQS

Answers to the most common questions regarding the procedure can be found under the heading Frequently Asked Questions