{"id":"F2015L00711","name":"CASA EX78/15 - Exemption from paragraph 61.115 (a) - dual flight checks before solo flights","slug":"casa-ex78-15-exemption-from-paragraph-61-115-a-dual-flight-checks-before-solo-flights","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93396,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00711-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX78/15 - Exemption from paragraph 61.115 (a) - dual flight checks before solo flights","content":"Instrument number CASA EX78/15\n\nI, TERENCE LINDSAY FARQUHARSON, Acting director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).\n\n\\[Signed T. Farquharson\\]\n\nTerry Farquharson  \nActing Director of Aviation Safety\n\n15 May 2015\n\nExemption from paragraph 61.115 (a) — dual flight checks before solo flights\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day of registration; and\n\n(b) expires at the end of April 2018, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the conduct of solo flights by a student pilot.\n\n3 Exemption from dual flight check within the previous 14 days\n\n(1)A student pilot wishing to conduct a solo flight is exempt from compliance with regulation 61.065 of CASR 1998 in respect of the obligation imposed under paragraph 61.115 (1) (a) of CASR 1998.\n\n(2)The exemption is subject to the condition set out in Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1\n\nThe student pilot must have, within the previous 30 days before undertaking the solo flight, successfully completed a dual flight check in the same type of aircraft.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1940},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original instrument as made. It performs exactly the limited function described in its title—extending the dual flight check validity period from 14 days to 30 days for student pilots subject to a same-aircraft-type condition. No expansion beyond original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative exemption clause (section 3)","No defined terms or interpretation section","One simple temporal condition (30-day window)","Limited to one class of persons (student pilots)","No nested exceptions or cross-referencing complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**This exemption gives student pilots more time between instructor-supervised flights.**\n\nNormally, before a student pilot can fly solo, they must complete a supervised training flight (called a **dual flight check**) within the previous **14 days**. This instrument temporarily extends that window to **30 days**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Student pilots conducting solo flights\n\n**The condition:**\nThe training flight must have been conducted in the **same type of aircraft** the student plans to fly solo. You can't do your check in a Cessna and then fly solo in a Piper.\n\n**What it changes:**\n- **Old rule:** Dual check required within last 14 days\n- **New rule:** Dual check allowed within last 30 days (same aircraft type only)\n\n**Important limitation:**\nThis exemption was temporary and automatically expired at the end of April 2018."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex78-15-exemption-from-paragraph-61-115-a-dual-flight-checks-before-solo-flights","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex78-15-exemption-from-paragraph-61-115-a-dual-flight-checks-before-solo-flights/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex78-15-exemption-from-paragraph-61-115-a-dual-flight-checks-before-solo-flights/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex78-15-exemption-from-paragraph-61-115-a-dual-flight-checks-before-solo-flights/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex78-15-exemption-from-paragraph-61-115-a-dual-flight-checks-before-solo-flights/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex78-15-exemption-from-paragraph-61-115-a-dual-flight-checks-before-solo-flights/documents"}}