An applicant for a free balloon pilot licence shall have completed—
(a) | a minimum of 16 hours free flying under instruction in a balloon of maximum volume of 120 000 ft3 (3 400m3); |
(b) | a minimum of eight launches and ascents of which one must be solo; |
(c) | a minimum of two tethers; |
(d) | a minimum of one afternoon flight; |
(e) | a minimum of one fast flight at a minimum of 10 knots per hour; and |
(f) | a minimum of 10 balloon flights as part of retrieve crew. |
[Regulation 69.02.2 substituted by regulation 19(b) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]