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CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 61.600

Aeronautical experience requirements for grant of commercial pilot licences--powered - lift aircraft category

  (1)   An applicant for a commercial pilot licence with the powered - lift aircraft category rating must have at least 150   hours of aeronautical experience that includes:

  (a)   at least 140   hours of flight time as pilot of a powered - lift aircraft; and

  (b)   at least 50   hours of flight time as pilot in command of a powered - lift aircraft; and

  (c)   at least 10   hours of cross - country flight time as pilot in command of a powered - lift aircraft; and

  (d)   at least 10   hours of instrument time; and

  (e)   at least 5   hours of instrument flight time in a powered - lift aircraft.

  (2)   Any of the required aeronautical experience that is not completed as flight time as a pilot must be completed as:

  (a)   simulated flight time in an approved flight simulation training device for the purpose; or

  (b)   tethered flight time.

  (3)   However, no more than 5   hours of the required aeronautical experience may be completed as tethered flight time.

  (4)   The cross - country flight time required by paragraph   (1)(c) must include a flight of at least 300   nautical miles during which a full - stop landing is made at each of 2 landing areas, other than the one from which the flight began.

  (5)   The flight time in a powered - lift aircraft required by subregulation   (1) must be completed in a registered or recognised powered - lift aircraft.


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