| (1) | An applicant for a PPL (Helicopter) must— |
| (a) | be 17 years or older; |
| (b) | hold a valid medical certificate, issued in terms of Part 67; |
[Regulation 61.04.1(1)(b) substituted by regulation 5(i) of Notice No. R. 984, GG 41915, dated 21 September 2018 (Nineteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2018)]
| (c) | hold at least a valid restricted certificate of proficiency in radiotelephony (aeronautical); |
| (d) | show evidence of holding a valid SPL, or having held within the previous 60 months, any of the following— |
| (i) | a pilot licence (Helicopter) issued by a Contracting State; |
| (ii) | a national pilot licence issued in terms of Part 62; |
[Regulation 61.04.1(1)(d)(ii) substituted by regulation 12 of Notice No. R. 532, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2013)]
| (e) | have successfully completed the training as prescribed in Document 61 at an approved Part 141 ATO; |
| (f) | have passed the theoretical knowledge examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61. |
| (g) | have passed the skills test referred to in regulation 61.04.4. |
| (2) | An applicant for a PPL (Helicopter) must have completed not less than 50 hours flight time as pilot of an helicopter of which— |
| (a) | at least 25 hours are dual instruction in helicopters; and |
| (b) | at least 15 hours are accumulated in solo flight, of which five hours are crosscountry flight time; |
| (3) | The solo cross-country flight time referred to in subregulation (2)(b) above must include one triangular cross-country flight of at least 100 NM, in the course of which full-stop landings at two different aerodromes away from base must have been made. |
| (4) | A maximum of 5 hours dual instruction time may be accumulated in a helicopter FSTD approved for the purpose by the Director. |
| (5) | A South African Air Force pilot may apply to be credited for theoretical knowledge examinations and flight time in terms of this Part. |
[Regulation 61.04.1(5) substituted by regulation 11(h) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
