Glider pilot licence
With a glider pilot licence (SPL; sailplane pilot license), you can fly solo with a glider. Once you have gathered sufficient experience, you can also take your friends or other passengers on glider flights.
National glider pilot licences (GPL) must be replaced with EASA licences by 8 April 2021. If you hold a national licence, you must apply to Traficom to have it converted into an EASA licence (SPL). After 8 April 2021, the national GPL only entitles you to fly aircraft that fall outside the scope of EASA regulation. These aircraft are referred to as Annex I aircraft.
How to obtain a glider pilot licence
Age requirement
When you apply for the licence at Traficom, you must be at least 16 years old.
Training
The training includes theoretical knowledge and flight instruction.
Medical certificate
To start flying solo, you are required to have a medical certificate.
Theoretical knowledge examinations arranged by Traficom
You may participate in theoretical knowledge examinations after completing the theoretical knowledge instruction. You can take the examinations before you have fully completed your flight instruction.
Skill test
You can take the skill test after you have completed the theoretical knowledge instruction and flight instruction.