Administration of Estates Act, 1965
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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 62 : National Pilot LicensingSubpart 10 : Requirements for the Issue of a National Post Maintenance and Repair Test Flight Rating and a National Test Flying Rating62.10.1 General |
(1) | No person shall act as test pilot of an aircraft unless he is the holder of a valid pilot's licence with a test pilot's rating. |
(2) | Test flights may only be performed by suitably rated pilots; this means rated on the aircraft within a class or on type and rated as a test pilot. |
(3) |
(a) | A test flight will be required as referred to below. |
(b) | Note that a systems acceptance flight, as defined below, is not a test flight and therefore the PIC does not require a test pilot rating. |
(c) | However, he must be rated as PIC for the class and type of aircraft. |
(d) | All test flights must be done in line with the manufacturer's requirements. |