Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 61 : Pilot LicensingSubpart 9 : Class and Type Ratings61.09.5 Flight training |
| (1) | Flight training may only commence once the theoretical knowledge examination has been passed and shall be conducted as stipulated in Document SA-CATS 61. |
| (2) | In order to obtain a class rating, initial flight training as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61 shall be conducted on any aircraft in that class or in an FSTD approved for the purpose. |
| (3) | In order to obtain a type rating, initial flight training shall be conducted on any of the variants of the type. Initial flight training in the case of an aeroplane type rating shall be conducted in an FSTD approved for the purpose, except when such an FSTD is not locally or internationally available. |