# PPL(A) — Pilot licence minimum hours, age and prerequisites by civil aviation authority

For PPL(A), authority is UK CAA (retained Part-FCL); provision is FCL.210.A(a); requirement is simulator credit; value is 5 of which may have been completed in an FSTD; amendment is Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/445 of 17 March 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew, recorded from its source on 2026-08-07.

- **Authority:** UK CAA (retained Part-FCL) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Provision:** FCL.210.A(a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Requirement:** simulator credit _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value:** 5 of which may have been completed in an FSTD _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Amendment:** Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/445 of 17 March 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> hours of flight [ F3 time as a pilot, appropriate to the class rating sought, ] in aeroplanes or TMGs, 5 of which may have been completed in an FSTD, including at least:

## Source

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1178/annex/I/division/SUBPART+C/section/2/division/FCL.210.A

Last verified: 2026-08-07. Review by: 2027-08-07.
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