Rules, Regulations, Air Law

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Rules, Regulations, Air Law

• Trends impacting on Stiffies

and Floppies
By Ulf Arndt, 2004
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The Air Navigation Regulations from 1976 state in
1.10 (1)
No aircraft shall be flown in the Republic unless
- ...
means

• by default Flying ist verboten

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Authority to Fly

• No person or man made object is allowed to fly in
  South Africa unless one gets permission from the
  government
• SA Government / Department of Transport
• Appointed CAA
• AeCSA appointed by MOU for Administrating the
  Authority to fly a HG and PG

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Free Flying ???

• No Free Flying in South Africa
• Used to be Cheap Flying
• Became User Pay basis
• Like a Toll Road

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Trends

• SAHPA Operations and Procedure Manual is getting
  replaced by CAA Regulations

Called Part 24, 62, 106,
Law gt Criminal Court Cases
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Part 24

• Non type certified aircraft
• Must be DHV or AFNOR tested
• Have to be on the glider classification list
• Operate in VFR only

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Part 62

• License requirements
• License renewals
• Ratings
• Have a log book

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Part 106

• Operations of Hang Gliders and Paragliders
• Train from registered sites
• Tandem from registered sites

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Impacts

• Criminal record
• Stay current all the time
• Students need temp lic before 1st flight
• Use only equipment on Classification List
• Tandem and Instruct from registered sites
• 50 percent are not covered by Medical Aids

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SAHPA chain of controlGrievance Procedure

• Club level
• SAHPA committee
• AeCSA
• CAA
• SA Government

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AeCSA FAI

• SAHPA comps are FAI Category 2 or 3
• Pilots in an FAI comp need an FAI card
• SAHPA membership includes FAI
• FAI also required for any record
• CIVL is the HG and PG section in FAI
• CIVL IPPI card for pilots who fly overseas

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Summary

• Stay current on the Ops and Proc changes
• Adhere to CAA CARS that got gazetted
• Keep your paperwork in shape
• Dont take chances