Procedure descriptions

Extend pilot licences

You need a permit to participate in air traffic. A distinction is made between permits for:

Aircraft
Rotorcraft (example: helicopters)
Motor gliders
Gliders
Free balloons (example: hot air balloon)
Air sports equipment

Note: The licences for commercial and professional pilots as well as the licences for air sports pilots (microlight aircraft, hang gliders, paragliders and parachutists) do not fall under the responsibility of the state aviation authorities (Regierungspräsidien). Here, the Federal Office of Civil Aeronautics is responsible for transport/professional aircraft pilots and the air sports associations for air sports equipment pilots.

Air transport licences are issued for an unlimited period.

Ratings in airman's licences are partly limited in time and can be extended after the minimum requirements have been met. This is done by a handwritten entry on the back of the licence or by reissuing it.

In order to be able to exercise rights from a licence, proof must also be provided in part in the pilot's personal logbook.

Responsible department

the Stuttgart Regional Council for the whole of Baden-Württemberg

Details

Prerequisite

Personal requirements:
- physical and mental fitness determined by an aviation medical expert
- reliability of character and reliability according to § 7 Aviation Security Act
Technical requirements:
- are defined in the European regulations issued by EASA, in each case relating to the type of aircraft and the authorisation
- for air sports equipment in the regulation on aviation personnel

Note: The individual requirements can be obtained from the aviation schools or the state aviation authorities.

Procedure

For the renewal of ratings in an aviation licence, you must, depending on the type of rating, demonstrate:

a certain number of flying hours, take-offs and landings, and practice flights with an instructor, or
a proficiency check by recognised examiners, and
physical and mental fitness, as determined by an aero-medical expert, by presentation of a medical certificate
for instructors, the certificate of attendance at a refresher course and an assessment of competence may be required

You will need to submit evidence such as a medical certificate together with your renewal application. You can find out exactly what is required in the relevant application.

If ratings with expiry dates are renewed by flight instructors or examiners on the back of the pilot licence, they must complete the necessary forms and submit them to the competent authority.