Changes

The regulation includes several annexes, of which Part-FCL (Flight Crew Licensing, Annex I) and Part-MED (Medical Certification, Annex IV) are the most important ones for pilots.<refgroup="nb">The other annexes are concerned with the cabin crew in Part-CC (Annex V), the aircrew requirements for the National Aviation Authorities - e.g. the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for the United Kingdom or the German Luftfahrtbundesamt (LBA) for Germany - in Part-ARA (Annex VI), the aircrew requirements for organizations - such as aeromedical centres and training organizations - in Part-ORA (Annex VII) and requirements for Declared Training Organizations in Part-DTO (Annex VIII). <br />

</ref> In order to act as a pilot-in-command of an "EASA aircraft" as specified in the Regulation, it is a regulated requirement to hold a pilot license according to Part-FCL, in principle. However, due to the burdensome requirements for organizations - such as gliding clubs - for training towards such a pilot licence (non-commercial), Part-DTO (Annex VIII) was introduced by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1119 <ref name="cr-2018-1119">[https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/regulations/commission-regulation-eu-20181119 Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1119]</ref> of 31 July 2018 to promote more flexibility within General Aviation.

* provisions of Annex I related to sailplanes and balloons until <s>8 April 2018</s> / 8 April 2020 (extended by Regulation (EU) 2018/1119<ref name="cr-2018-1119" />)

For glider pilotsHence, the last itemized possible derogation is probably the most relevant one; indeedcurrently, the United Kingdom there is making use of this possibility: The UK CAA has filed such an exemption for pilots of sailplanes and balloons from still no requirement to hold a (Part-FCL licensing requirements compliant) pilot license while flying a sailplane in the United Kingdom - while gliding clubs (or the British Gliding Association UK, yet. In fact, there is no legal requirement in the UK) use the time , at all, to set themselves up hold a license as DTOs to offer EASAa glider pilot for non-compliant training courses towards the LAPL(S) license or the SPL license:commercial operations.

http== Changes in EASA Sailplane Licensing://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ORS4No1292.pdfPart-SFCL (possibly from April 2020) ==

Hence, currently, there is still no requirement to hold a == LAPL(Part-FCL compliantS) pilot license while flying a sailplane in the UK, yet. In fact, there is no legal requirement in the UK, at all, to hold a license /SPL License (as a glider pilot for non-commercial operations.of up until March 2020) ==

= Changes in EASA Sailplane Licensing: Part-SFCL (possibly from April 2020) =Opinion No 01/2019 (A) & (B)Medical ==

https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/opinions/opinion-no-012019-b''See also: [[Medical]]''

= LAPL(S)/SPL License (as of up until March 2020) = Footnotes ==

= LAPL/Class 2/Class 1 Medical = References ==

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