Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 62 : National Pilot LicensingSubpart 10 : Requirements for the Issue of a National Post Maintenance and Repair Test Flight Rating and a National Test Flying Rating62.10.1 General |
| (1) | No person shall act as test pilot of an aircraft unless he is the holder of a valid pilot's licence with a test pilot's rating. |
| (2) | Test flights may only be performed by suitably rated pilots; this means rated on the aircraft within a class or on type and rated as a test pilot. |
| (3) |
| (a) | A test flight will be required as referred to below. |
| (b) | Note that a systems acceptance flight, as defined below, is not a test flight and therefore the PIC does not require a test pilot rating. |
| (c) | However, he must be rated as PIC for the class and type of aircraft. |
| (d) | All test flights must be done in line with the manufacturer's requirements. |