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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 69 : Free Balloon Pilot Licence

Subpart 2 : Requirements for the Issue of a Free Balloon Pilot Licence

69.02.2 Experience

 

An applicant for a free balloon pilot licence shall have completed—

(a) a minimum of 16 hours free flying under instruction in a balloon of maximum volume of 120 000 ft3 (3 400m3);
(b) a minimum of eight launches and ascents of which one must be solo;
(c) a minimum of two tethers;
(d) a minimum of one afternoon flight;
(e) a minimum of one fast flight at a minimum of 10 knots per hour; and
(f) a minimum of 10 balloon flights as part of retrieve crew.

 

[Regulation 69.02.2 substituted by regulation 19(b) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]