Federation schemes

IMPORTANT

Grants apply from receipt of the file and allocation of the number.

The grant will be paid by bank transfer when the file is closed.

The amount may not exceed 70% of the invoice paid by the beneficiary, and only up to the maximum amount that can be allocated.

This applies to

• The young pilot grant for under-25s (€400).
• The club instructor grant (€1 800 for initial training or €500 for additional training).
• The instructor refresher grant (depending on the quote).
• The ENAC course.
• The rescue parachute grant (€1 200 or €500).

Please note, these amounts are capped!

Ask your regional committee, your club or the federation's website.

The Youth Pathway - support for young people training as pilots

The Youth Pathway is a new training support scheme for young people under 25, which supports the student through a partnership between the FFPLUM and the affiliated club or school.

This scheme is reserved exclusively for ab initio training; it does not apply to an aeroplane-to-microlight conversion or to training for a new class. The partnership is initiated by a commitment from the club or school and the student to the training pathway.

It is formalised by a commitment document signed by both parties and by the provision of a certificate of entry into training issued by the DSAC. The training must be given by an instructor who is an FFPLUM member.

Federation aid is provided throughout the student's training to help them financially along their training pathway.

The student sends the grant application to FFPLUM and receives the grant directly at each of the following stages of their training:

• Passing the microlight theory exam: €200; this grant is increased by €150 if the student previously holds the BIA

• Obtaining the certificate: microlight €200

• Obtaining the passenger-carrying rating €150

A total grant of €550, and €700 with the BIA

The “Youth Pathway” scheme increases the total grant by €150. The grant is also paid in several instalments as the student progresses, whereas at present the whole grant is paid at the end of training.

The Youth Pathway will be activated on 1 December 2025; the documents needed to register will be available on the federation's website.

Students currently in training can join this new scheme by completing the commitment form co-signed by the head of the club or school and sending this document to FFPLUM together with the required supporting documents.

• Youth Pathway registration form
• Payment of Youth Pathway grants

Club instructor grant

Capped at €1 800 (with supporting documents) for initial training (FFPLUM members, training in a club or school affiliated to the FFPLUM, volunteer contract in a club) or €500 (with supporting documents) for additional training.

• Club Instructor Grant form

Instructor refresher grant

The amount of this grant depends on the paid invoice.

• Instructor Refresher Grant form

ENAC course

The French Microlight Federation and the French civil aviation university (ENAC) are continuing their partnership with 25 places reserved for instructors and trainee instructors who are FFPLUM members to take Phase 1 - the "teaching and learning" theory module of the FI course. The ENAC course week is funded by the FFPLUM up to €1 015.

• ENAC Course form

BIA

A grant of €40 per flight for affiliated clubs and schools (capped at 40 flights per club or school), enabling National Education students enrolled in the BIA option to make an introductory flight.

• BIA form
• Template agreement between a microlight club and a school
• School trip form - parental consent
• FFPLUM BIA Guide
• List to complete

Rescue parachute

The grant for buying a rescue parachute has been set at €1 200 for classes 1 (fitted with a trolley), 2, 3 and 4, and at €300 for class 1 (without a trolley). For repacking, the amount has been set at €500 for classes 1 (fitted with a trolley), 2, 3 and 4.

• Rescue Parachute Grant form

Marker kit

A grant of €500 for a kit containing 20 white markers and a 2,50 m x 0,50 m windsock.

The order is placed directly online: airfield kit order. The kit is sent only once the affiliated club's or school's details have been properly updated in the managers' area.

Handivol

Grant for clubs and schools: introductory flights

Flat-rate grant of €500 for a minimum of 25 flights

• Handivol form

Grant for pilots: microlight pilot certificate training and further training

Flat-rate grant of €500 from the start of training (paid to the club or school)

Additional grants of €500 for further training and instructor training (on top of the federal grant for instructors)