Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 21 : Certification Procedures for Products and PartsSubpart 8 : Certificates of Airworthiness21.08.8 Special flight permits with continued authorisation |
| (1) | Upon application, the Director may issue a special flight permit with a continued authorisation to— |
| (a) | the holder of an operating certificate for the purpose of ferrying an aircraft that may not meet applicable airworthiness requirements but is capable of safe flight to a base where maintenance or alterations are performed; or |
| (b) | the holder of a manufacturing authorisation approval issued in terms of Part 148 for the purpose of— |
| (i) | flight testing new production aircraft manufactured by such holder; and |
| (ii) | conducting customer demonstration flights in new production aircraft that have satisfactorily completed production flight tests. |
| (2) | The permit issued under this regulation is an authorisation, including conditions and limitations for flight, which is set forth in the operations manual or manual of procedure of the holder of the operating certificate or authorisation approval, as the case may be. |
| (3) | The permit issued under this Regulation shall be valid only for flights within the borders of the Republic and over international waters. For flights over or within the territory of another State permission of the responsible aeronautical authority is required. |