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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 62  : National Pilot Licensing

Subpart 17 : Requirements for the Issue of a Category or Type Rating by Name for Touring Motor Gliders

62.17.2 Experience

 

(1) An applicant for the issuing of an initial type rating by name for touring motor gliders shall have completed not less than 35 hours flight time as a pilot of a touring motor glider which shall include a minimum total of 40 flights, including 20 solo flights: Provided that the solo flights include a minimum of 15 hours of solo flight, which includes—
(a) one flight of minimum 30 minutes flight time continuous engine off, with:
(i) a shutdown not exceeding 3000 ft AGL of the intended landing site; and
(ii) a soaring circuit and engine off landing;
(b) two dual cross country flights with a duration of not less than 90 minutes flown at normal cruising speed, of which at least one will be a navigation test;
(c) one solo cross-country flight, duration of not less than 90 minutes flown at normal cruising speed including a full stop landing at a point other than the point of departure and destination (with no engine shutdown or soaring requirement);and
(d) at least one dual and one solo flight into controlled airspace, including a full stop landing and takeoff at a controlled airfield.

 

(2) An applicant for the issuing of an additional type rating by name, in the category touring motor glider shall have completed not less than a minimum total of two flights of which one shall be a solo flight of a minimum of one hour flying time including at least three take-offs and landings during this time.

 

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulations (1) and (2), in the case of an applicant with extensive experience as the holder of a national pilot licence with the category endorsements for either conventionally controlled microlight aeroplanes or light sport aeroplanes, or the holder of a pilot licence issued in terms of Part 61, the requirements may be relaxed, for a touring motor glider first type rating, to the minimum requirements according to subregulation (2) at the discretion of the flight instructor who conducts the skills test.

 

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), in the case of an applicant who is the holder of a national pilot licence with a category rating for gyroplanes or weight shift controlled microlight aeroplane, the cross-country requirements, referred to in subregulation (1)(b) and (c) may be relaxed at the discretion of the flight instructor who conducts the skills test.