LAPL(A)-PPL(A) Theoretical Training Course
Overview of the LAPL(A)-PPL(A) Theory Course
This comprehensive program represents a total of 100 hours of training, structured across 165 lessons, including 45 hours of online courses, 31 hours of guided self-study, and 24 hours of exam-oriented question practice, ensuring thorough preparation for the official theoretical examinations.
The course covers all mandatory theoretical subjects defined by EASA and is delivered by Pilot Learning, our Approved Training Organisation (ATO), guaranteeing full compliance with European aviation regulations and the highest standards of instructional quality.
Course Content
Mandatory Theoretical Subjects
Description:
Airlaw promotes awareness and helps us to understand the rules and regulations surrounding the role of pilot in command of a light aircraft, and lays the foundation for more detailed law later on. While it is easy to see these laws as unimportant, it is a good understanding of them, which not only helps promote safe and legal flight, but also helps us reduce costs due to misunderstandings.
Unit is validated by questions (20 questions l 1 hour)
Content: 13 lessons l 2 parts
Duration: 8 hours l Individual work: 4 hours l Exam Preparation: 3 hours
Description :
It is important for a pilot to be aware of the mental and physical standards required for the type of flying performed.
Human Performance & Limitations, is a cornerstone subject, which highlights the various upsides and downsides to humans operating machines in the air, while providing workable theories and awareness strategies to manage the limitations and promote safer pilots.
The subject reminds us of our weaknesses and helps us develop our core pilot competencies, recognised internationally to promoting a healthy flying attitude.
Unit is validated by questions (12 questions l 30 minutes)
Content: 3 lessons
Duration: 3 hours l Individual work: 3 hours l Exam Preparation: 2 hours
Description :
Weather is an important factor that influences aircraft performance and flying safety. It is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place with respect to variables, such as temperature (heat or cold), moisture (wetness or dryness), wind velocity (calm or storm), visibility (clearness or cloudiness), and barometric pressure (high or low). The term “weather” can also apply to adverse or destructive atmospheric conditions, such as high winds
This chapter explains basic weather theory and offers pilots background knowledge of weather principles. It is designed to help them gain a good understanding of how weather affects daily flying activities. Understanding the theories behind weather helps a pilot make sound weather decisions based on the reports and forecasts obtained from a Flight Service Station weather specialist and other aviation weather services.
Be it a local flight or a long cross-country flight, decisions based on weather can dramatically affect the safety of the flight.
Unit is validated by questions (20 questions l 1 hour)
Content: 10 lessons
Duration: 6 hours l Individual work: 4 hours l Exam Preparation: 3 hours
Description :
Communications focuses on the theory surrounding talking on the radio and wider airspace procedures, known as radio telephony. You need to have a good grasp of the theory of this subject in order to begin confidentially practising and understanding your ATC terminology and phraseology.
Unit is validated by questions (8 questions l 30 minutes)
Content: 48 lessons l 5 parts
Duration: 6 hours l Individual work: 3 hours l Exam Preparation: 2 hours
Description :
Aircraft General Knowledge is the study of the aircraft design, and systems.
In the subject of AGK, you will learn about airframe technology, hydraulics, electrics, avionics and engine design, while developing an understanding of how their design contributes to a safer flying environment.
Having a good understanding of Aircraft General Knowledge, can help promote good technical decision-making, checklist understanding, and improve overall flight safety.
Unit is validated by questions (12 questions l 30 minutes)
Content: 28 lessons l 2 parts
Duration: 10 hours l Individual work: 5 hours l Exam Preparation: 4 hours
Description :
This chapter examines the fundamental physical laws governing the forces acting on an aircraft in flight, and what effect these natural laws and forces have on the performance characteristics of aircraft. To control an aircraft, be it an airplane, helicopter, glider, or balloon, the pilot must understand the principles involved and learn to use or counteract these natural forces.
Thrust, drag, lift, and weight are forces that act upon all aircraft in flight. Understanding how these forces work and knowing how to control them with the use of power and flight controls are essential to flight. This chapter discusses the aerodynamics of flight-how design, weight, load factors, and gravity affect an aircraft during flight maneuvers.
Unit is validated by questions(12 questions l 30 minutes)
Content: 14 lessons l 2 parts
Duration: 4 hours l Individual work: 2 hours l Exam Preparation: 3 hours
Description :
Flight Planning combines many of the skills we learn in other subjects together and teaches you how to implement them, in order to safely plan a basic VFR flight from A-B. This means taking into account parts of the weather, route navigation, law and operating principles, and creating a safe plan to carry out the flight.
Unit is validated by questions (12 questions l 30 minutes)
Content: 14 lessons
Duration: 4 hours l Individual work: 2 hours l Exam Preparation: 3 hours
Description :
Operational Procedures is a bit of a combination subject, with practical application of air law rules and regulations, alongside concepts found in principles of flight and aircraft general knowledge.
OPS promotes practical application of the knowledge, and discusses scenarios that the pilot may encounter in normal and abnormal flight.
Unit is validated by questions (12 questions l 30 minutes)
Content: 18 lessons l 3 parts
Duration: 2 hours l Individual work: 3 hours l Exam Preparation: 2 hours
Description :
This chapter provides an introduction to cross-country flying under visual flight rules (VFR). It contains practical information for planning and executing cross-country flights for the beginning pilot.
Air navigation is the process of piloting an aircraft from one geographic position to another while monitoring one’s position as the flight progresses. It introduces the need for planning, which includes plotting the course on an aeronautical chart, selecting checkpoints, measuring distances, obtaining pertinent weather information, and computing flight time, headings, and fuel requirements. The methods used in this chapter include pilotage-navigating by reference to visible landmarks, dead reckoning-computations of direction and distance from a known position, and radio navigation-by use of radio aids.
Unit is validated by questions (20 questions l 1 hour).
Content: 17 lessons l 3 parts
Duration: 6 hours l Individual work: 4 hours l Exam Preparation: 2 hours
Description :
Practice your exam with more than 1500 EASA questions!
All the subjects covered.
Condition of success: before accessing the two online mock examinations, students are required to demonstrate a solid and consistent understanding of all theoretical subjects by achieving an average success rate of more than 75% across the entire syllabus. This requirement ensures that students approach the mock exams with a sufficient and balanced level of knowledge.
Exam Eligibility
Required Conditions
To be eligible, students must meet all of the following conditions:
- completion of all validated theoretical courses
- minimum score of 75% on the question bank
- minimum score of 75% on both exam certifications
- attendance of at least 10 hours of online classroom training
External Students (DTO / ATO)
If you are already enrolled in another DTO or ATO, Pilot Learning can support your training under defined coordination procedures.
Coordination With Your Organisation
Pilot Learning’s Head of Training will send a certification to your organisation’s HT
this certification confirms completion of a full theoretical syllabus compliant with EU / EASA requirements
your DTO or ATO will sign your LAPL(A) / PPL(A) exam application
the 10 required online classroom hours must be coordinated with your own Head of Training
Additional online classroom sessions with Pilot Learning instructors remain available if required.
Booking an Online Classroom Session
To book an online classroom session, please contact:
contact@pilot-learning.eu
Booking Information required
Please include:
subject(s) to be covered
desired session duration (maximum 3 hours per session)
several available dates and time slots
Payment is required before confirming the booking.
A videoconference link will be sent once the session is scheduled.
