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Theory, practice, first solo, certificate: how to learn to fly a microlight, and how to train a regular passenger in emergency procedures.

Become a pilot

Theory, practice, first solo, certificate: how to learn to fly a microlight, and how to train a regular passenger in emergency procedures.

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Training for the microlight pilot certificate combines a theory course common to all six classes and practical training specific to the target class, at one of the 724 affiliated clubs and schools.

Stage 01

The theory exam

The common microlight pilot theory certificate is issued by the civil aviation authority after a multiple-choice exam of 60 questions. It covers regulations, meteorology, aerodynamics, aircraft knowledge, navigation and human factors. It is common to all six classes: you only take it once, whatever machine you go on to fly.

Registration is on the examulm.ffplum.fr platform, and the tests take place at the federation's exam centres.

Often at the same time as the training with the instructor
Compulsory before the certificate exam
Register at examulm.ffplum.fr
Tests held at FFPLUM exam centres
About 50 centres open since July 2022
Regulations, meteorology, aerodynamics, knowledge of the aircraft, navigation, human factors

Exam ULM : s’inscrire Le quiz ULM

And after the certificate

The certificate is not the end. Carrying passengers, adding a class, radio rating, mountain flying or seaplane flying, returning to flying after a break: training goes on throughout a pilot's life, and the federation runs courses in the regions every year.

For regular passengers

In-Flight Companion Training

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In-Flight Companion Training (FAV) courses aim to teach regular passengers how to apply emergency procedures if the pilot becomes incapacitated. They come in 2 levels:

- Level I: being able to send a distress message and deploy the rescue parachute.

- Level II: being able to fly the microlight to an airfield and land safely.

These courses are short and can be given on request by any instructor of the class concerned.

⚠️Warning: the FAV is not a pilot certificate or licence. It simply demystifies the complexity of flying, involves passengers and so increases flight safety. Minimum age: 15.

> FAV 1

> Checklist 1

> FAV 2

> Checklist 2

Youth pathway

Under 25? The federation is behind you

The Youth Pathway supports under-25s in ab initio training, under a partnership between FFPLUM and the affiliated club or school. Training must be delivered by an FFPLUM-licensed instructor. Activated on 1 December 2025.

Does not apply to an aeroplane-to-microlight conversion or to training for a new class.

Aid paid at each stage completed

Passing the microlight theory exam€200 BIA holder before the theory exam+ €150 Obtaining the certificate€200 Obtaining the passenger-carrying rating€150

Total aid400 €

That is €550 over the full pathway, and €700 with the BIA.

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