| (1) |
A holder of a valid SPL may fly solo as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61, for the purpose of training towards the issuance of a PPL in the applicable category, provided that— |
| (a) |
such holder is 16 years of age or older; |
| (b) |
an aircraft model in which a solo flight is conducted is endorsed in a logbook of such SPL holder; |
| (c) |
a passenger is not carried on board of an aircraft; and |
| (d) |
a flight is conducted within the borders of the Republic, in VMC by day. |
| (2) |
A holder of a valid ISPL may exercise the privileges of an SPL and such holder may— |
| (a) |
operate in VMC by night, provided that such a person holds a night rating; |
| (b) |
operate in IMC as a student PIC under the supervision of a flight instructor who holds an instrument flight instructor endorsement; and |
| (c) |
carry a student pilot undergoing integrated training at the same ATO for the purpose of navigation flight training only and provided that such holder is authorised by a Grade I or Grade II flight instructor as stipulated in a training and procedural manual of an ATO. |
(3) Except in an emergency, a student pilot may not land an aeroplane on an area other than an aerodrome.
| (4) |
If a student pilot has executed an emergency landing with an aeroplane in an area other than an aerodrome, only a holder of a CPL or ATPL, or another pilot approved for the purpose in writing by the Director, may fly that aeroplane out of that area. |
[Regulation 61.02.5 substituted by section 4(f) of Notice No. 7844, GG55226, dated 21 August 2026 - Thirty-Third Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2026 and shall come into operation upon Publication in the Government Gazette, save for Part 92, which shall come into operation upon the Proclamation by the President of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 22 of 2021]
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