If you live in Lithuania or want a Lithuanian-issued A1/A3 proof, the exam route starts with the official Transport Competence Agency certificate portal, not with a private training marketplace. The rules you study are still EASA Open-category rules; the issuing portal is national.
The official Lithuanian route
EASA lists Lithuania under its national aviation authority directory and links the country's online pilot training and tests to the Transport Competence Agency certificate portal at sertifikatai.tka.lt.
The public portal offers a foreign-login path and an English interface. That is enough to identify the official entry point. The public page does not publish a reliable open-text price or full exam-language list, so treat those as portal-side details to confirm after login rather than facts to assume from third-party sites.
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Two institutions, two jobs
Lithuania splits the work between two bodies, and knowing which is which saves you from writing to the wrong address:
- LTSA — the Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration. Since 1 June 2023 it is the body responsible for establishing UAS geographical zones.
- TKA — the Transport Competence Agency. It runs the online system where drone operators register and where remote-pilot exams are taken.
Registration in the TKA online system has been mandatory for all UAS owners since 11 January 2021, so an account there is the starting point rather than an optional extra.
One national detail worth knowing before you plan a trip: LTSA states that the A1/A3 theory exam can be taken online in the TKA system or in person in a TKA examination room. If an online test in a foreign portal is exactly the part you would rather avoid, Lithuania publishes a room-based alternative.
Lithuanian zone types read differently
Latvia sorts zones as informational, restrictive and prohibiting. Lithuania publishes its own set, and the words do not map one-to-one:
- draudžiamoji — prohibited
- ribojamoji — restricted
- specialiosios veiklos — special-activity
- U-space — designated U-space airspace
Two consequences. First, do not translate a Latvian habit into a Lithuanian map: check what the specific zone type on the Lithuanian map actually requires. Second, LTSA states that prohibited geographical zones are not established over private land — so a dispute about a neighbour's garden is a privacy or property question, not an airspace one.
What A1/A3 proves
The A1/A3 proof confirms that you completed the online training and passed the theoretical exam for the A1 and A3 Open-category subcategories. EASA describes the same route across member states: online training first, then an online theoretical exam.
That proof is about pilot competence. It does not decide where you may fly in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda or near an airport. Before flying, you still need to check Lithuanian geographical zones, local restrictions and any operator-registration requirement that applies to your situation.
How dronelingo fits
dronelingo does not issue the Lithuanian certificate. It prepares you for the EASA A1/A3 theory before you use the official portal.
Use it for:
- Open-category rules and subcategories
- operator versus remote-pilot responsibilities
- VLOS, height limits and distance rules
- airspace and geographical-zone logic
- exam-style practice before the official test
Then take the official Lithuanian exam through TKA. If you already hold a valid A1/A3 proof from Latvia or another EASA state, do not assume you need to repeat it; check whether the Lithuanian portal or authority asks only for recognition or upload in your specific case.
What to check before flying in Lithuania
The certificate is portable across the EASA area. The local flight checks are not.
Before the first flight in Lithuania, confirm:
- your operator registration is valid for the operation
- the aircraft is marked with the operator number where required
- the location is outside restricted or permission-only zones
- the operation stays inside the Open category
- insurance requirements and local conditions are satisfied
If you are comparing countries before choosing where to take the exam, use the EU-wide A1/A3 exam portal directory. If you are preparing for the theory, start with the A1/A3 course, then drill practice questions before opening the official portal.
