Dear member,
in order to extend or renew your LAA SR pilot license which is going to expire soon or it has already expired you need to follow the steps mentioned below. It is necessary to pay the membership fee for the year to enable its extension or renewal.
A pilot license extended before the given deadline
If you extend your pilot license before the given deadline, you need to fill in a document – Personal-Information-Sheet-valid-from-25.05.2018, where parts A, B and C are filled in by you and part E is confirmed by a doctor. For motorless flying sport devices (FSD) a confirmation from a general practitioner is enough, for motor versions the medical examination of 2nd grade by a physician in charge is necessary. Filled original of the personal letter (for motor FSD also a copy of the health card issued by a physician in charge) send to the secretariat of LAA SR.
Pilot license which has been expired for less than 6 months
It is necessary to fill in a document –Pilot-Personal-Information-Sheet-valid-from-25.05.2018, where parts A, B and C are filled in by you and part E is confirmed by a doctor. For motorless flying sport devices (FSD) a confirmation from a general practitioner is enough, for motor versions the medical examination of 2nd grade by a physician in charge is required. Then the inspector of corresponding type of your FSD has to make a statement in part D whether you have met the conditions for the extension of your pilot license. If you fly on more types of FSD, you will need a confirmation from each type’s inspector, for instance if you have a qualification for PK, ZK and MZK, you will have three confirmations there. Filled original of the personal letter (for motor FSD also a copy of the health card issued by a physician in charge) send to the secretariat of LAA SR.
Pilot license which has been expired from 7 to 24 months
It is necessary to fill in a document –Pilot-Personal-Information-Sheet-valid-from-25.05.2018, where parts A, B and C are filled in by you and part E is confirmed by a doctor. For motorless flying sport devices (FSD) a confirmation from a general practitioner is enough, for motor versions the medical examination of 2nd grade by a physician in charge is required. Then you need to attach a protocol about the practical and theoretical examination witnessed by the inspector of the corresponding type of your FSD. Filled original of the personal letter (for motor FSD also a copy of the health card issued by a physician in charge) with the examination protocols altogether send to the secretariat of LAA SR.
Pilot license which has been expired from 7 to 24 months
In this case the completion of a course in the approved LAA training centre for the corresponding FSD is required, range of the course will be defined by the inspector of the training centre. Before the start of the course it is necessary to present the inspector filled Pilot-Personal-Information-Sheet-valid-from-25.05.2018, where parts A, B and C are filled in by you and part E is confirmed by a doctor. For motorless flying sport devices (FSD) a confirmation from a general practitioner is enough, for motor versions the medical examination of 2nd grade by a physician in charge is required. After you have completed the course, send filled original of the personal letter (for motor FSD also a copy of the health card issued by a physician in charge) with the examination protocols and a record about the course altogether to the secretariat of LAA SR.
Pilot license which has been expired for more than 36 months
In this case the completion of a course in the full range in the approved LAA training centre for the corresponding FSD is required. Before the start of the course it is necessary to present the inspector filled Pilot-Personal-Information-Sheet-valid-from-25.05.2018, where parts A, B and C are filled in by you and part E is confirmed by a doctor. For motorless flying sport devices (FSD) a confirmation from a general practitioner is enough, for motor versions the medical examination of 2nd grade by a physician in charge is required. After you have completed the course, send filled original of the personal letter (for motor FSD also a copy of the health card issued by a physician in charge) with the examination protocols and a record about the course altogether to the secretariat of LAA SR.
How long is the pilot license extended for?
For pilots who are less than 50 years old, pilot license is extended for two years from the date of the physical examination. For older pilots extension is for one year if the physician has not determined else.
However if the pilot has the physical examination of 2nd (or higher) grade, where the physician determines other validity of medical fitness, for example 5 years, the pilot license is extended for 2 years, but then only filling parts A, B and C of the Personal letter in and writing that the medical examination is still valid in part E is enough.
Pilot-Personal-Information-Sheet-valid-from-25.05.2018 and fees list can be found in Downloads section of English sub-page.
Because the legislation is often changed, our documents have to be adjusted, so always use the documents from our site which are updated regularly.
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