Administration of Estates Act, 1965
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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 68 : Glider Pilot LicenceSubpart 2 : Student Glider Pilot Licence68.02.8 Privileges and limitations of student glider pilot license |
| (1) | The holder of a valid student glider pilot licence shall be entitle to fly solo only for the purpose of training for the applicable glider licence or rating— |
| (a) | in the type of glider in which he or she is undergoing training; |
| (b) | after being authorised thereto and while under supervision, as prescribed in subregulation (2); |
| (c) | without carrying any passengers; |
| (d) | in VMC by day. |
| (e) | on a flight other than an international flight |
| (2) | A student glider pilot shall not fly solo unless authority is granted for a flight, or for a sequence of flights, as prescribed in the relevant practical training course syllabus in Document SA-CATS 68, by the holder of a flight instructor rating who is to supervise the solo flight. The authority shall be in writing and be issued in his or her presence at the time when such flight or sequence of flights is about to commence. |
| (3) | A student glider pilot shall not fly solo in the circuit unless he or she has successfully completed the practical training and theoretical knowledge examinations as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 68, and his or her logbook has been endorsed to fly solo in the circuit. |
| (4) | A student glider pilot shall not fly solo outside of the circuit or in the general flying area unless he or she has successfully completed the practical training and theoretical knowledge examinations as prescribed in subregulation (3) above and in Document SA-CATS 68, and his or her logbook has been endorsed to do so. |
| (5) | A student glider pilot shall not fly solo on a cross-country flight unless he has successfully completed the practical training and theoretical knowledge examinations as prescribed in subregulations (3) and (4) above and in Document SA-CATS 68, and his or her logbook has been endorsed to do so. |
(6)
| (a) | Except in an emergency, no student glider pilot shall land or take-off in an glider from an area other than an aerodrome or an approved site. |
| (b) | If a student glider pilot does execute an emergency landing in an glider in an area other than an aerodrome or an approved site, only the holder of a glider pilot licence with the appropriate class rating, or another pilot approved for the purpose, may fly the glider from the area. |
