Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 91 : General Aviation and Operating Flight Rules

Subpart 7 : Flight Operations

91.07.28 Turning helicopter rotors

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(1)Except as provided for in subregulation (2), no person engaged in helicopter operations shall permit helicopter rotors to be turned under power without a qualified pilot at the controls of such helicopter.

 

(2)A licensed AME, who has undergone instruction from a qualified Grade II or higher qualified helicopter flight instructor on the ground-running of the relevant helicopter type, and thereafter has been certified as competent to undertake such a task by the instructor in his or her AME's Record of Experience (TV21308), may turn helicopter rotors under power for the purposes of blade tracking on condition that—
(a)the collective has been locked in the down position; and
(b)ground-runs are carried out when the helicopter is stationary, and wind conditions do not require major cyclic inputs.