Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 91 : General Aviation and Operating Flight RulesSubpart 7 : Flight Operations91.07.28 Turning helicopter rotors |
(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. |