Membership Application – The Honourable Company of Air Pilots

The Honourable Company of Air Pilots is a Livery Company of the City of London, United Kingdom. It also has a number of Regions: Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and North America. Your annual subscription fees are based on and administered by your region of residence. If you select “Other” you will be admitted as an “Overseas” member.

Country or Region of Residence(Required)

CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP

UPPER FREEMAN

A professional pilot or navigator, military, civil or test pilot, with five years or more experience.

UPPER FREEMAN – UNMANNED

A professional unmanned air system pilot/operator/commander exercising a National Authority (or equivalent) approval to operate air vehicles of greater than 150kg maximum take-off weight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for five or more years.

FREEMAN

Similar qualifications as above, but with less than five years experience…

OR a private pilot with two years experience and a minimum of 75 hours…
OR any other person who, in the opinion of Court, has rendered or may render outstanding service to the profession or to the Company.

ASSOCIATE

A person engaged in training as a professional, private or military pilot…

OR the holder of a PPL or equivalent with less than two years experience..
OR a pilot under 35 years of age, irrespective of flying experience.

Note: for all categories, equivalent experience in a glider, hang glider, balloon, microlight or airship is acceptable.
Applicants must be 18 years or older.
All applicants aged under 35 will, when admitted, automatically be classified as a Young Member and be part of the Young Air Pilots’ Group.

Annual Fees/Subscription rates are shown below.

FEES/SUBSCRIPTIONS: 01 OCTOBER 2025 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2026

United Kingdom	Upper Freeman	Freeman	Associate
(per annum)	£270	£225	£65

Hong Kong	Upper Freeman	Freeman	Associate
(per annum)	HKD1750	HKD1750	Waived

Australia	Upper Freeman	Freeman	Associate
(per annum)	AUD180	AUD180	AUD60

New Zealand	Upper Freeman	Freeman	Associate
(per annum)	NZD170	NZD130	NZD50

North America	Upper Freeman	Freeman	Associate
(per annum) USD or CAD	$129	$112	$93

Overseas	Upper Freeman	Freeman	Associate
(per annum)	£135	£115	£65

What category of membership do you wish to apply for?(Required)

Please select the category of membership based on the above criteria.

Applicant Details

Title(Required)

Mr, Mrs, Ms, Capt, FLTLT etc

Name(Required)

First name Middle name(s) Surname

Preferred Name

Please indicate the name you prefer to be called by.

Postnominals

Date of Birth(Required)

Nationality(Required)

Current Position(Required)

e.g. Student, Senior Pilot, FLTLT, Retired

Job/Title

e.g. Head of Operations, Chief Pilot, Commanding Officer

Employer

Your current employer, if applicable.

Address for Correspondence(Required)

Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City/Town County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Email for correspondence(Required)

Primary Phone Contact

Country Code(Required)

Please Specify

Primary Contact Phone Number(Required)

Enter your area code, WITHOUT leading zeros plus your phone number

Phone Type(Required)

Secondary Phone Contact

Secondary Country Code

Please Specify (secondary)

Secondary Contact Phone Number

Enter your area code, WITHOUT leading zeros plus your phone number

Phone Type

The Honourable Company of Air Pilots website (www.airpilots.org) has a secure section through which membership information can be displayed to other members.

Please indicate which information you wish to be available to other members.(Required)

Email

Telephone number(s)

Postal Address

None

Proposer and Seconder Details

All applications should be proposed and seconded by a member of the Company. If you do not know any members of the Company, the application should be proposed by somebody who can attest to your flying record – eg the CFI of your Flying Club or an Instructor of the Training Establishment you attend or are about to attend.

(If you have any difficulty in finding a suitable proposer and/or seconder please contact office@airpilots.org).

The Region secretary may contact the Proposer and/or Seconder to verify the details of this application.

Name of Proposer(Required)

First Last

Proposer Position(Required)

Position held by proposer, e.g. Member, Secretary, CFI etc

Proposer Email

Seconder Name

First Last

Seconder Positon

Position held by seconder, e.g. Member, Secretary, CFI etc

Seconder Email

Breakdown of Hours Flown as a Pilot or Navigator

Commercial

Airline, Corporate, Freelance, HEMS, Police, etc

Armed Forces

HM Armed Forces or National equivalent

Private

Other

Glider, airship etc

TOTAL HOURS

Total of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft hours

Unmanned

Hours as a remote pilot of unmanned aircraft

Flying Licence(s) Held

PPL

CPL

ATPL

Armed Forces

Unmanned

Date of Initial Issue

Date of issue of your FIRST licence

Professional/Career Record

Positions Held

From (YYYY)

To (YYYY)

Position

Brief Details

Provide brief details of positions held throughout your career. Use the “+” button to add a new position.

Types of Aircraft Flown

Application as an Associate

Are you younger than 35?(Required)

Yes

No

All applicants aged under 35 will, when admitted, automatically be classified as a Young Member and be part of the Young Air Pilots’ Group.

Are you undergoing training?(Required)

Yes

No

Please indicate if are currently, or about to commence, training for either a PPL or CPL or as a military pilot.

Training Establishment(Required)

Flying Club or Training Organisation

Total Training Hours to date(Required)

Total hours under training to date.

Date of Course Completion(Required)

Expected course completion date

Type of Course(Required)

Do you hold a PPL or CPL?(Required)

Yes

No

Type of Licence Held(Required)

Date of Issue(Required)

Please provide the date of issue of your first pilot licence.

Hours as a qualified pilot(Required)

Declarations

I, the aforementioned Applicant, apply to become a member of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots in the indicated category and agree to pay the appropriate fee (see fees / subscriptions). Fees are payable on admission; details will be advised by the your region Secretary.

If admitted, I will conform with the following declaration, which I now make.

DECLARATION OF A FREEMAN

“I promise to conform to the Charter and By-laws of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots, at all times doing my utmost to maintain and preserve its status, dignity and prestige in the eyes of all. I pledge myself to do everything in my power to promote the advancement of aviation and the safety and welfare of those who occupy their business in the skies, to emulate the highest examples in our Profession and to give counsel to those entering upon it and help to those in need.”

The information that you provide in this form (when completed) is used solely and specifically for the administrative purposes of membership of the Company and helps the Company to provide members with the most relevant information about all activities connected with membership of the Company.

The Company uses the personal data of members in accordance with its Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice, which conforms with current (UK) legislation; details can be found at https://www.airpilots.org/about-the-company/membership/

I hereby:

acknowledge and understand the Company’s statement on the use and protection of personal data as shown on the membership application cover sheet.
consent to the information given in this form to be held by the Company and used for its purposes in accordance with its Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice.
consent to the Company, and its associated charities, contacting me from time to time with information on events or other Company business.

Date(Required)

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