Regulations > Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011 > Part 62 : National Pilot Licensing > Subpart 6 : Requirements for the Issue of a Category, Class or Type Rating for Gyroplanes

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

(1)	An applicant for the issuing of a first type rating in the category gyroplane shall have completed not less than 30 hours flight time as a pilot of a gyroplane, of which at least 15 hours shall be solo flight time, and which flight time shall include—

(a)	one dual cross-country flight of a duration of not Jess than 90 minutes, flown at normal cruising speed; and

(b)	one solo cross-country flight of a duration of not less than 90 minutes, flown at normal cruising speed:

Provided that the cross-country requirement shall not apply in the case of a type rating to be endorsed 'tethered flight only'.

(2)	The cross-country flights, referred to in subregulation (1), shall consist of at least three legs.