Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 61.710

  (1)   An applicant for an air transport pilot licence with the helicopter category rating must have at least 1   000   hours of aeronautical experience that includes:

  (a)   at least 900   hours of flight time as a pilot; and

  (b)   at least 750   hours of flight time as pilot of a helicopter; and

  (c)   at least 250   hours of flight time as pilot in command, or pilot in command under supervision, of a helicopter; and

  (d)   at least 70   hours of flight time as pilot in command of a helicopter; and

  (e)   at least 200   hours of cross - country flight time in a helicopter; and

  (f)   at least 100   hours of cross - country flight time as pilot in command, or pilot in command under supervision, of a helicopter; and

  (g)   at least 50   hours of flight time at night as pilot of a helicopter; and

  (h)   at least 30   hours of instrument time; and

  (i)   at least 20   hours of instrument flight time in a helicopter.

  (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:

  (a)   no more than 25   hours of the required aeronautical experience may be completed in a flight simulation training device that is not a flight simulator; and

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

  (4)   The flight time in a helicopter required by subregulation   (1) must be completed in a registered or recognised helicopter.