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CASA EX78/15 - Exemption from paragraph 61.115 (a) - dual flight checks before solo flights

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Plain English Summary

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This exemption gives student pilots more time between instructor-supervised flights.

Normally, 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.

Who it affects:

Student pilots conducting solo flights

The condition: The 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.

What it changes:

Old rule: Dual check required within last 14 days
New rule: Dual check allowed within last 30 days (same aircraft type only)

Important limitation: This exemption was temporary and automatically expired at the end of April 2018.

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CASA EX78/15 - Exemption from paragraph 61.115 (a) - dual flight checks before solo flights

Instrument number CASA EX78/15

I, 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).

[Signed T. Farquharson]

Terry Farquharson
Acting Director of Aviation Safety

15 May 2015

Exemption from paragraph 61.115 (a) — dual flight checks before solo flights

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day of registration; and

(b) expires at the end of April 2018, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2 Application

This instrument applies to the conduct of solo flights by a student pilot.

3 Exemption from dual flight check within the previous 14 days

(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.

(2)The exemption is subject to the condition set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1

The 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.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 CASA EX78/15 - Exemption from paragraph 61.115 (a) - dual flight checks before solo flights