Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 69 : Free Balloon Pilot LicenceSubpart 3 : Free Balloon Commercial Pilot Licence69.03.3 Experience |
| (1) | A flight crew member employed by the operator of a commercial air transport free balloon shall have successfully completed the initial training and skills tests as prescribed in terms of this Part through an approved ATO and— |
| (a) | be the holder of a free balloon pilot licence; |
| (b) | be the holder of a valid Class 1 medical certificate; |
| (c) | for free balloons up to 120,000 cu ft,— |
| (i) | have a minimum of 100 hours as PIC of any free balloon plus a minimum of 5 hours of experience on supervised operational flights; and |
| (ii) | be the holder of a valid flight competence certificate for any hot air balloon up to 120,000 cu ft issued by an approved examiner; |
| (d) | for free balloons of 120,001 cu ft and up to 240,000 cu ft, have— |
| (i) | a minimum of 200 hours as PIC of any free balloon plus a minimum of 5 hours of experience on supervised operational hot air balloon flights on a hot air balloon of 120,000 cu ft or more; and |
| (ii) | be the holder of a valid flight test certificate for any hot air balloon up to 240,000 cu ft issued by an approved examiner; |
| (e) | for free balloons of 240,001 cu ft and up to 360,000 cu ft,— |
| (i) | have a minimum of 300 hours as PIC of any free balloon of which a minimum of 100 hours must have been on balloons mentioned in paragraph (d) plus a minimum of 5 hours of experience on supervised operational hot air balloon flights on a hot air balloon of 240,000 cu ft or more; and |
| (ii) | be the holder of a valid flight test certificate for any hot air balloon up to 360,000 cu ft issued by an approved examiner; and |
| (f) | for free balloons of 360,001 cu ft and more— |
| (i) | have a minimum of 400 hours as PIC of any free balloon, of which 300 hours should be on free balloons 120,000 cu ft and greater (of which a minimum of 100 hours must have been on balloons mentioned in paragraph (e)) plus a minimum of 5 hours of experience on supervised operational hot air balloon flights on a hot air balloon of 360,001 cu. ft. or more; and |
| (ii) | be the holder of a valid flight test certificate for any hot air balloon issued by an approved examiner. |