# Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 of 13 March 2018 laying down detailed rules for the operation of balloons as well as for the flight crew licensing for balloons pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Division: BFCL.130 BPL – Training course and experience requirements

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Applicants for a BPL must complete a training course at an ATO or a DTO, or under the supervision of an FI(B). The course must be tailored to the privileges sought and must include:
(a)theoretical knowledge as specified in point BFCL.135(a);
(b)at least 16 hours of flight time in either a hot-air balloon within group A of that class, or a gas balloon, including at least:
(1)4 hours of dual flight instruction completed over at least 4 flights;
(2)10 inflations, 20 take-offs and 20 landings; and
(3)one solo flight with a flight time of at least 30 minutes supervised by an FI(B).
12 of the 16 hours of flight time required may consist of flights in which the applicant accompanies a BPL holder, who has a minimum of 50 hours flight time as PIC and who acts as PIC, for the purposes of practising appropriate balloon flying techniques;
(c)in the case of qualifying to fly hot-air balloons, at least two tethered flights, with the final tethered flight supervised and signed off as satisfactory by the holder of an FI(B) certificate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/395/annex/III/division/subpart+bpl/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-395/annex-III/division-subpart+bpl/division-4
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