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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 69 : Free Balloon Pilot Licence

Subpart 3 : Free Balloon Commercial Pilot Licence

69.03.3 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.