The applicant for the issuing of a national flight instructor rating shall have the following experience —
| (a) | in the case of the holder of a type or class rating for conventionally controlled microlight aeroplanes, a category rating for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes or a type rating for light sport aeroplanes or gyroplanes— |
| (i) | for a Grade C national flight instructor rating a minimum of 200 hours of flight time is required of which at least 1 00 hours PIC shall be on weightshift controlled microlight aeroplanes, conventionally controlled microlight aeroplanes, gyroplanes or light sport aeroplanes in the applicable category; and |
| (aa) | in the case of weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes: at least 10 hours of practical instruction patter and 30 hours of class teaching are required; |
| (bb) | in the case of conventionally controlled microlight aeroplanes at least 10 hours of practical instruction patter and 30 hours of class teaching are required; or |
| (cc) | in the case of light sport aeroplanes or gyroplanes at least 15 hours of practical instruction patter and 30 hours of class teaching are required. |
| (ii) | for a Grade B national flight instructor rating: at least six months experience as a Grade C weightshift controlled microlight aeroplane, conventionally controlled microlight aeroplane, gyroplane or light sport aeroplane flight instructor and not less than 200 hours of flight instruction of which at least 1 00 hours shall be on a weightshift controlled microlight aeroplane, conventionally controlled microlight aeroplane, gyroplane or light sport aeroplane in the applicable category; |
| (iii) | for a Grade A national flight instructor rating: at least three years experience as a Grade B weightshift controlled microlight aeroplane, conventionally controlled microlight aeroplane, gyroplane or light sport aeroplane flight instructor and not less than 500 hours of flight instruction time, of which at least 300 hours of flight instruction time shall be on a weightshift controlled microlight aeroplane, conventionally controlled microlight aeroplane, gyroplane or light sport aeroplane in the applicable category; |
| (b) | in the case of the holder of a category rating for hang-gliders— |
| (i) | for an assistant national flight instructor rating (hang-glider): |
| (aa) | hold at least a Class Bhang-glider rating; and |
| (bb) | have held a hang-glider rating, including a learner's certificate, for at least one year; |
| (ii) | for a national ·flight instructor rating (hang-glider) Grade A or Grade B— |
| (aa) | have held a Class Chang-glider rating for at least 12 months; |
| (bb) | have logged at least 200 flights or 100 hours air time; and |
| (cc) | have gained practical experience in flight instruction by either— |
| (A) | attending an official hang-glider instructor course; or |
| (B) | having attended an approved hang-glider flight instructor course and observing and assisting an appropriately rated hang-glider flight instructor whilst actively conducting training on training slopes for at least 1 0 days; |
| (iii) | for a national flight instructor rating (hang-glider) Grade C— |
| (aa) | have held a Class Chang-glider rating for at least 12 months; |
| (bb) | have attended an instructor Grade C course; and |
| (cc) | have completed the practical requirements as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 62. |
| (c) | in the case of the holder of a category rating for paragliders— |
| (i) | for a national assistant flight instructor (paragliding) have at least one year paragliding experience; and |
| (ii) | for a national flight instructor (paragliding) Grade A or Grade B— |
| (aa) | have paraglider flight experience for at least two years; |
| (bb) | have been the holder of the Sport Class rating for at least twelve months; |
| (cc) | have logged at least 300 flights and 100 hours flight time and have either— |
| (A) | gained practical experience by observing and assisting at least three approved paraglider training schools on training slopes for at least 20 days; or |
| (B) | attended an approved paraglider flight instructor course and observing and assisting an appropriately rated paraglider flight on training slopes for at least 1 0 days; |
| (iii) | for a national flight instructor rating (paragliding) Grade C— |
| (aa) | have held a Sport Class paraglider rating for at least 12 months; |
| (bb) | have attended an instructor Grade C course; and |
| (cc) | have completed the practical requirements as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 62 |
| (d) | in the case of touring motor gliders— |
| (i) | for a Grade C national flight instructor rating: |
| (aa) | hold a national pilot licence endorsed with the category touring motor gliders; |
| (bb) | have no less than 200 hours flight time as PIC with experience gained in not less than 6 months; and |
| (cc) | undergo 10 hours of practical instruction patter and 30 hours of class teaching; |
| (ii) | for a Grade B national flight instructor rating: |
| (aa) | have no less than 300 hours flight time and 200 flights as a Grade C instructor, of which 25 flight hours and 50 flights may be accumulated and accredited as instructor I terms of Part 68, and 25 flight hours and 50 flights in any other Part 62 category or in terms of a pilot licence issued in terms of Part 61 ; |
| (bb) | the total experience must be gained in not less than 12 months; |
| (iii) | for a Grade A national flight instructor rating: |
| (aa) | hold a touring motor glider class rating; |
| (bb) | have no less than 500 flight hours accumulated as a Grade C or Grade B Instructor, or in terms of a pilot instructors rating issued in terms of Part 61. |
