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CONDITIONS OF ISSUE OF PRIVATE AIR PILOTS CERTIFICATE

1. A Private Air Pilot's Certificate does not authorize the holder to fly for hire, or for any reward except a prize in a contest under the auspices of a recognized aeronautical association.

2. A Certificate will be issued only after flying tests and examination as set out below, except that qualified military pilots may be exempt from flying tests.

3. No private air pilot shall take up a passenger in any aircraft unless he has flown an aircraft of that type for at least two hours, either alone or accompanied by an instructor, within the last six months and has completed at least twenty-five hours' solo flying.

4.Certificates remain valid only if the holder passes a satisfactory medical examination at least every twelve months and after any serious accident or illness, and may be cancelled at any time for cause.

5. Flying tests for private air pilots' certificates, which must be completed to the satisfaction of the examiners within a period not exceeding two months, will be as follows, the candidate being alone in the aircraft:-

(i) Tests for Taking off and Alighting.

(a) A flight during which the pilot shall attain a minimum altitude of 5,000 feet above the sea level. The descent shall finish with a glide, the engine shut off at 5,000 feet above sea level. The alighting shall be made without restarting the engine, and the aircraft shall be brought to rest within 300 feet of a point fixed beforehand by the examining officer of the test.

(b) Four flights in each of which the pilot shall ascend to at least 1,500 feet above the ground or water and shall, after shutting off his engine at that height, and without restarting it, land and bring the aircraft to rest within 150 feet of a mark select before taking off.

(ii) Tests of Skill.

On one of the four flights last mentioned, the pilot shall fly at an altitude of not less than 1,500 feet above the ground or water around two marks situated at least 550 yards apart, making, to the satisfaction of the Examining Officer. a series of five figure-of-eight turns, each turn reaching one of the marks.

(iii) Spins.

A certificate from the Flying Instructor that the applicant is competent and has carried out spins satisfactorily, must be furnished before the applicant will be admitted to tests.

6. The conditions of the five specified flights must be exactly complied with in a total of no more than seven attempts. If available a barograph shall be carried, and the graph, signed by the
examiners, will be attached to their report which will cover all incidents, especially the alighting.

 7. The examination must be completed within a period of one year from date of application and will be upon the provisions of the Air Regulations, especially those parts relating to lights, signals, rules of the air, and traffic in the vicinity of aerodromes.