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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 61 : Pilot Licensing

Subpart 28 : Private Pilot Licence for Powered-Lift

61.28.1 Requirements for PPL(PL)

 

(1) An applicant for a PPL(PL) shall—

 

(a) be 17 years of age or older;

 

(b) hold a valid medical certificate, issued in terms of Part 67;

 

(c) hold a restricted, or general radio telephony operator’s Certificate;

 

(d) hold, as minimum, a valid SPL;

 

(e) have successfully completed relevant training prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61;

 

(f) have passed relevant theoretical knowledge examinations;

 

(g) have passed skills test referred to in this Subpart;

 

(h) have completed not less than 40 hours of flight time as a pilot of Powered-lift;

 

(i) have received not less than 20 hours of dual instruction time in Powered-lift as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61; and

 

(j) have completed, in Powered-lift, not less than 10 hours of solo flight time, including 5 hours of solo cross-country flight time and at least one cross-country flight totaling not less than 150 NM in the course of which, full-stop landings at two different aerodromes shall be made.

 

[Regulation 61.28.1 inserted by regulation 6(a) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]