Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 68 : Glider Pilot LicenceSubpart 3 : Requirements for the Issue of a Glider Pilot Licence68.03.2 Experience |
| (1) | An applicant for the issuing of an initial class rating by name for conventional gliders shall have completed not less than 40 flights as a pilot of a conventional glider which shall include— |
| (a) | a minimum total of 20 solo flights, and |
| (b) | a minimum of 10 flights accumulated per launch method; and |
| (c) | a minimum of 6 hours of solo flight, of which; |
| (i) | one flight must be at least two hours; |
| (ii) | one flight if minimum 30 minutes flight time, with— |
| (aa) | the launch not exceeding 3000 ft AGL of the intended landing site; and |
| (bb) | an ascend of at least two times the launch height. |
| (2) | An applicant for the issuing of an initial class rating by name for self launch or sustainer gliders shall have completed not less than 40 flights as a pilot of a self launch or sustainer gliders which shall include— |
| (a) | a minimum total of 20 solo flights, |
| (b) | a minimum of 10 flights accumulated on self launch or sustainer assisted gliders; and |
| (c) | a minimum of 6 hours of solo flight, of which; |
| (i) | one flight if minimum 30 minutes night time continuous engine off, with— |
| (aa) | shutdown not exceeding 3000 ft AGL of the intended landing site; |
| (bb) | an ascend of at least two times the launch (engine off) height. |
| (3) | An applicant for the issuing of an initial or additional rating by name for touring motor gliders as the case may be, shall have completed the requirements as per Subpart 17 of Part 62. |
| (4) | An applicant for the issuing of an additional sub-class rating by name, in the applicable class shall have completed not less than— |
| (a) | minimum total of 1 flight, including 1 solo flight; and |
| (b) | one flight of minimum 30 minutes flight time. |
| (5) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulations (1) and (2), to obtain a first class rating for a glider, an applicant may be credited with dual instruction flights on a touring motor glider, accumulated as the holder of a licence issued in terms of Part 62 in the category touring motor gliders, towards the minimum total flights required. |
| (6) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), (2) and (4), in the case of an applicant with reasonable experience in another other class who wants to obtain a class rating for gliders, they will have to complete not less than: |
| (a) | minimum total of 1 flight, including 1 solo flight; with |
| (b) | one flight of 30 minutes flight time. |
| (7) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulations (1), (2) and (4), in the case of an applicant with extensive experience as the holder of a pilot licence issued in terms of Part 61 or Part 62, the requirements may be relaxed, for a glider first class rating, to the minimum requirements according to subregulation (5) at the discretion of the flight instructor who conducts the skills test. |