Getting myself in the air again

[Biggles]

I made the required 5 hours last year so licence is still valid (specifically forced myself to get the hours to maintain the license), but before I take to the sky again i would like abit of a refresher and being out of Sa I am behind on new procedures and airspace changes... I hear D200 is different now.

How many hours would you recomend? Is there a specific refresher course format? I have already started reading the manuals and doing radio calls in my head, running through preflights and taxi procedures.

I have been grounded for 7 months now. With about 90 hours solo and 5.5 hours in the last year. I will be in SA for 4 weeks before heading back to work and back in May again.I am wondering if I shouldn't just wait till May when the weather is more ammeanable and i can back-up the refresher training... (I think i have just answered my own question)

[Morph]

No legal requirement for you to do anything. But no harm in spending 2 hours with an instructor again as a refresher. He will know when he is happy with your abilities

[KFA]

Maintenance of competency
62.04.10 The holder of a class rating or type rating by name for conventional microlight aeroplanes shall not act as pilot-in-command of a conventional microlight aeroplane:
(a) unless he or she –
(i) has acted as pilot-in-command of a conventional microlight aeroplane for a minimum of 5 hours in the 12 months immediately preceding the intended flight. Such minimum flight time may include flights undertaken by the pilot whilst receiving training appropriate to the type of conventional microlight aeroplane; or
(ii) has passed a skills test with an appropriately rated flight instructor within the three months immediately preceding the intended flight; and
(b) if transporting a passenger, unless he or she has, within the 90 days immediately preceding the flight on which such passenger is to be transported, executed not less than three take-offs and three landings in a conventional microlight aeroplane.

Maintenance of competency
62.05.10 The holder of a class rating for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes shall not act as pilot-in-command of a weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplane:
(a) unless he or she –
(i) has acted as pilot-in-command of a weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplane for a minimum of 5 hours in the 12 months immediately preceding the intended flight. Such minimum flight time may include flights undertaken by the pilot whilst receiving training appropriate to the type of weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplane; or
(ii) has passed a skills test with an appropriately rated flying instructor within the three months immediately preceding the intended flight; and
(b) if transporting a passenger, unless he or she has, within the 90 days immediately preceding the flight on which such passenger is to be transported, executed not less than three take-offs and three landings in a weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplane.

Maintenance of competency
62.16.10 The holder of a type rating by name for light sport aeroplanes shall not act as pilot-in-command of a light sport aeroplane unless he or she –
(a) has acted as pilot-in-command of a light sport aeroplane for a minimum of 5 hours in the 12 months immediately preceding the intended flight and such minimum flight time may include flights undertaken by the pilot whilst receiving training appropriate to the type of light sport aeroplane; or
(b) has passed a skills test with an appropriately rated flight instructor within the three months immediately preceding the intended flight; and
(c) if transporting a passenger, has within the 90 days immediately preceding the flight on which such passenger is to be transported, as pilot-in-command has executed not less than three take-offs and three landings in a light sport aeroplane.

[Biggles]

Ta for that info, been looking for that regulation, I wasn't sure if it was 3 or 5 hours awhile ago.

I was wondering if thie ris a set refresher course laid out in the training...

[Ou Man]

ii) has passed a skills test with an appropriately rated flight instructor within the three months immediately preceding the intended flight; and

Does this meen that I have to be tested every 3 months????

[Biggles]

Ou man,

If you read the paragraph above it ends with "or". So if you have not flown the 5 hours in the previous 12 months, then you need to do the skills test...

[Ou Man]

Thanx Biggles. Understand it now.

[Morph]

Yes, if you have less than 5 hours in the last 12 months then you have to do a flight test, within 3 months of you submitting your renewal application

[kb]

I am in the same boat. haven't flown for 1 - 1 1/2 years. BUT, am a CPLH, and fly full time. Do I get any "credit's".
Also, anyone know where in JNB I can hire and fly?? Point is that I am not going to get everything sorted out, and tested if I cannot HF.

comments pls.

kb

[Pat Two]

I am in the same boat. haven't flown for 1 - 1 1/2 years. BUT, am a CPLH, and fly full time. Do I get any "credit's".
Also, anyone know where in JNB I can hire and fly?? Point is that I am not going to get everything sorted out, and tested if I cannot HF.

comments pls.

kb

Hi Kb..

Rhino Flight School out in the east of PTA is a good place to go. Contact Leprechaun on the forum.

Cheers,
Jaco

[Biggles]

I am 4.8 hours so far and had a skills test. So almost double in the clear for a renewal.

Now I see I don't have a MPL anymore but a NPL WCM. Is that just a new name for MPL with weightshift? Anything special I have to do? Where do I get hold of forms and the list of bumph i need to send? Will contact RAASA direct when I have the 5 hours.

Anyone know if Van Zyl Aviation do RAASA aswell as CAA?