Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 62 : National Pilot LicensingSubpart 17 : Requirements for the Issue of a Category or Type Rating by Name for Touring Motor Gliders62.17.2 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. |