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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 91 : General Aviation and Operating Flight Rules

Subpart 6 : Rules of the Air

Division One : Flight Rules

91.06.5 Operation of vehicle- or vessel-towed aircraft

 

(1) Except with the prior written approval of the Director and subject to such conditions as he or she may impose, an aircraft which is intended, for purposes of flight, to be towed by a vehicle or vessel travelling on the surface or to be moored on the surface, shall not—
(a) be flown higher than 150 feet above the surface on which the towing vehicle or vessel is travelling or to which such aircraft is moored;
(b) be flown closer than five nautical miles from the boundary of an aerodrome; or
(c) take-off from, land on or be flown above any public road.

 

(2) The provisions of subregulation (1)(a) and (b) shall not apply to the winching or towing of gliders at the aerodrome of departure.