Frequently asked questions

For the exercise of the flight privileges of the licence, the aeronautical medical certificate associated with the licence shall be in force.

The aeronautical medical certificate may be renewed at an Aeronautical Medical Centre or Air Examination Medical Centre provided that it is authorised by the Aeronautical Authority of an EASA Member State. Once the AeMC or AME has been completed, a copy of the medical records resulting from the renewal must be sent to AESA.

For the exercise of flight privileges the aeronautical medical certificate associated with the licence must be in force. In this case, when a PPL licence is held, the corresponding medical certificate is class 2 and regardless of the current LAPL medical certificate. To continue with the exercise of flight privileges of the PPL licence, the Class 2 medical certificate must be in force.

The medical or psychophysical certificates required to obtain licences and qualifications or to maintain them in force correspond to the following classification.

Professional pilots (ATPL and CPL)

Class 1 (MED.A.030 of Regulation (EU) 1178/2011)

Private pilots (PPL) with instrument flight rating

Class 2, with Class 1 hearing requirement (MED.A.030 of Regulation (EU) 1178/2011)

Private pilots (PPL) with night rating

Class 2 with secure colour perception (MED.A.030 of Regulation (EU) 1178/2011)

Private pilots (PPL), ULM pilot instructor, glider pilots (SPL), balloon pilots (BPL)

Class 2 (MED.A.030 of Regulation (EU) 1178/2011)

Air traffic controllers

Class 3 (Regulation (EU) 2015/340)

AFIS controllers

Class 3 AFIS (Regulation (EU) 2015/340)

Passenger Cabin Crew (TCP)

Class C.C. (MED.A.030 of Regulation (EU) 1178/2011)

Drones or RPAS > 25 Kg

Class 2 (MED.A.030 of Regulation (EU) 1178/2011)

Drones or RPAS < 25 Kg

Class LAPL (MED.A.030 of Regulation (EU) 1178/2011)

Light aircraft minimum privileges (ULM, Balloon, Planner, Airplane and Helicopter)

Class LAPL MED.A.030 of Regulation (EU) 1178/2011

All pilot licenses require a medical certificate or medical statement, and while it is ok to have a test flight and some initial lessons, you should avoid committing to a full training program before undergoing a medical check-up.

To transfer FCLésta license must be in force and have at least English language proficiency. The procedure requires submitting the FCL licence transfer application to AESA. The applicant must also contact the relevant EASA aeronautical authority to authorise the transfer of the medical file.

In order to hold language proficiency in the language accepted by the EASA Authority concerned, it is necessary to hold additional radio telephony privileges in that language and to have them recorded in paragraph XII of the FCL licence.

• Prior to carrying out the ATPL skill test, the applicant must meet and certify the prerequisites and experience as laid down in Regulation (EU) 1178/2011 in the relevant aircraft category and hold the corresponding ATPL certificate of prior requirements and experience issued by COPAC or AESA
• The examiner with whom it intends to carry out the ATPL skill test must be expressly authorised to do so, by means of an authorisation letter issued by AESA at the request of the examiner. 
• The ATPL skill test shall be carried out under valid EASA means.

The operator shall retain, and make available on request, the cabin crew certificate, roster, training and checking records pertaining to his type or variant of aircraft qualifications, unless such records are maintained by the operator employing his services and can be made available promptly on request to a competent authority or to the operator.

Regulation (EU) 1178/2011: CC.GEN.025(b).

Cabin crew attestations are issued for an unlimited period and shall remain valid unless: 

a) are suspended or revoked by the competent authority; or

b) the holder has not exercised as a TCP during the preceding 60 months on at least one aircraft type; or

c) the holder completed the initial training more than 60 months ago without having exercised, after the certificate was issued, as a TCP. 

The certificate holder shall keep the documents necessary to be able to prove that the certificate is still valid. 

Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011: CC.CCA.105, CC.GEN.030