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FLIGHT EXAMINERS SEMINAR AUGUST 2008. Recreational Pilot Licence Light Sport Aircraft. Recreational Pilot Licence. History. Recreational Pilot Licence. Recreational Pilot Licence. Effective Date 8 May 2008 New Zealand Private Use Only Day VFR – Non-High Performance Aircraft Only
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FLIGHT EXAMINERS SEMINAR AUGUST 2008 Recreational Pilot Licence Light Sport Aircraft
Recreational Pilot Licence • History
Recreational Pilot Licence • Effective Date 8 May 2008 • New Zealand Private Use Only • Day VFR – Non-High Performance Aircraft Only • 1 Advised Pax • Not Over Congested Except Take-Off & Landing • No English language Test • Fit & Proper Declaration Only
Recreational pilot Licence -2 • Non-High Performance Aircraft Only • No Aerobatics • No Glider Towing • Aeroplanes Only
Recreational Pilot Licence - Application • Life Time Licence Holders • BFR Required If Expired • Law Exam Required if Over 5 Years • PPL With LTSA Medical (Pax) • Medical reviewed by independent GP • New Entrants
RPL - IMPLEMENTATION • Where it is at !
Foreign RPL Development • USA Sport Pilot • UK National PPL • UK National PPL medical for use with ATPL / CPL / PPL • Interstate recognition (Not ICAO)
LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT (LSA) • INNOVATION !!!!!!!!!
Part 21 Amendments • Special category – aircraft other than standard or restricted • Protection of amateur-built • Experimental – the real purpose to show compliance with the rules • ARA – becomes 730 days
Part 21 Amendments • Introduces limited and exhibition categories • Introduces primary category • Introduces Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) • LSA includes retracts and variable pitch props • NPRM Closed Dec 06
Light Sport Aircraft • Where Did They Come From ? • Definition • The Sport Pilot Qualification • Covers Aeroplanes, Weight Shift, Powered Parachutes, Gyros & LTA • Design, Performance & Manufacturing Standards USA / NZ • Why Not FAR 23 etc
ASTM • American Society For Testing & Materials • ASTM’s Function / Role • F37 Committee Membership & Operations
140 ASTM Technical Committees • A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys • D01 on Paint • D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants • D20 on Plastics • E50 on Environmental Assessment • F04 on Medical Devices • F15 on Consumer Products • F24 on Amusement Rides and Devices • F37 on Light Sport Aircraft • F38 on UAS • F39 on General and Utility Category Aircraft Wiring
LSA - Special • Factory Built & Special Category Airworthiness Certificate Issued • No Mods Unless Manufacturer Approved • Flight & Maintenance Manual • Instructions For Continued Airworthiness • Qualified Maintainers
LSA – Operational Eligibility • Prior To Manufacture of LSA-E (Kits) An LSA-S Of That Model Must Have Been Certified (Fat Ultralight Transition) • LSA-E Private ops only • LSA-S (Factory Built), Private, Flight Training (Part 61) & Adventure Aviation