The data of all ultralight aircraft, ultralight helicopters and gyrocopters registered in Germany are stored in the air sports equipment register. Only registered ultralight aircraft (UL) receive a license plate.

As a rule, air sports equipment that is not subject to registration does not require a license plate and is therefore not entered in the register of air sports equipment. If you still want a license plate for your air sports equipment, you must apply for registration in the register of air sports equipment.

Air sports equipment that does not require registration includes, for example

• Single or two-seater air sports equipment with a maximum permissible total mass of up to 120 kg including harness and rescue equipment
• Unmanned aerial systems (UAV)
  • Note: No longer applicable in future as part of the implementation of the European Regulation on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAV). UAVs will then not only have to be marked as before, but are also subject to approval and must be registered in a database.

In order to obtain an entry or a license plate for your UL, you must either pass a

• German type examination or
• an EU type certificate.

The air sports associations commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure are responsible for registering microlight aircraft and microlight helicopters in the register of air sports equipment. These are the

• Deutscher Aero Club e.V. and
• the Deutscher Ultraleichtflugverband e.V.

Personal data such as the name and address of the owner as well as technical data such as the

• type and model of the aircraft and the serial number of the airframe,
• nationality and registration mark of the aircraft and
• the sheet number of the aircraft register.

As soon as there are any changes to the stored data, you must inform the Federal Aviation Office or the authorized air sports association with which your aircraft is registered. Under special circumstances, German authorities may access your data. This applies

• for administrative measures in the field of air traffic,
• for the prosecution of infringements of aviation regulations or
• to prosecute criminal offenses or to prevent threats to public safety.

Note:
For air sports equipment such as microlight aircraft and microlight helicopters, the responsible air sports associations are the German Aero Club or the German Microlight Association. The Federal Aviation Office is responsible for all other aircraft, such as motorized aircraft, gliders, motor gliders or helicopters.