Please note the following:
SECTION 2
Specific requirements for the LAPL for aeroplanes — LAPL(A)
FCL.105.A LAPL(A) — Privileges and conditions
(a) The privileges of the holder of an LAPL for aeroplanes are to act as PIC on single-engine piston aeroplanes-land or TMG with a maximum certificated take-off mass of 2 000 kg or less, carrying a maximum of 3 passengers, such that there are never more than 4 persons on board of the aircraft.
(b) Holders of an LAPL(A) shall only carry passengers after they have completed, after the issuance of the licence, 10 hours of flight time as PIC on aeroplanes or TMG.
You can be issued a LAPL(A) after 30 hours of training and go on to fly a large (2,000 kg!) SEP aircraft with lots of fuel but admittedly only 4 persons on board in total.
Obviously it is impossible to cause much damage to either the four POB or any property with such an aircraft and an overwhelming 10 hours of post licence issue experience, hence, the decision to grant this reduced requirement to LAPL(A) holders.
As for the risk being transferred to the GP I'm afraid that is not the case - the competent authority bears the responsibility for licence issue.....full stop! If they chose to implement reduced visual requirements for a particular class of licence that must be based on solid evidence, studied through careful risk assessment. I suspect this decision was made over a glass or two of wine in a Horley pub and written on the back of a fag packet!!
