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9 Aeronautical experience requirements

 General requirements
       (1) It is a condition on a flight crew licence that its holder must not pilot an aircraft operated for a community service flight unless the holder has aeronautical experience that includes:
(a) a landing, within the 30 days ending on the day of the flight, in:
           (i) if the community service flight is conducted in an aircraft that is class rated — an aircraft of that class; or
           (ii) if the community service flight is conducted in an aircraft that is type rated — that type of aircraft; and
(b) for a flight that is conducted under the VFR — at least 10 hours of flight time in an aircraft of the same type as the aircraft used for the community service flight; and
(c) for a flight that is conducted under the IFR — at least 20 hours of flight time in an aircraft of the same type as the aircraft used for the community service flight; and
(d) for a flight that is conducted in a multi-engine aeroplane — at least 25 hours of flight time as pilot in command of a multi-engine aeroplane.
Note 1   See Part 1 of the Dictionary to CASR for the definition of type.
Note 2   For paragraph 9 (1) (a), a period of time expressed to end on a day includes that day: see subsection 36 (1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

 Additional requirements for private pilots
       (2) Subsection (3) applies if the holder of a private pilot licence does not also hold a commercial pilot licence or an air transport pilot licence.
       (3) It is a condition on the private pilot licence that its holder must not pilot an aircraft operated for a community service flight unless the holder has aeronautical experience that includes:
(a) at least 400 hours of flight time conducted in an aeroplane or a helicopter; and
(b) at least 250 hours of flight time as pilot in command of an aeroplane or a helicopter.

 Additional requirements for commercial pilots
       (4) Subsection (5) applies if the holder of a commercial pilot licence does not also hold an air transport pilot licence.
       (5) It is a condition on the commercial pilot licence that its holder must not pilot an aircraft operated for a community service flight unless the holder has aeronautical experience that includes at least 150 hours of flight time conducted as pilot in command of an aeroplane or a helicopter.
Note 1   The term pilot, used as a verb, has the meaning given by regulation 61.010 of CASR.
Note 2   For the meaning of flight time as a pilot in command: see regulation 61.090 of CASR.

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