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CHAPTER 2 AIRCRAFT PILOTS
SECTION 14 PRIVATE PILOT – GLIDER
Article 71
Private pilot license-glider-applicant shall have completed not less than 10 hours of glider flight time, which includes:
(1) Minimum of 20 sessions of flight training.
(2) Minimum of 2 hours of solo glider flight time and 10 take-offs and landings.
If applicant of private pilot license-glider has a minimum of 40 hours of flight time in either aeroplane or helicopter, the flight training time in glider may be reduced to 3 hours, which includes 10 solo glider flights.
Article 72
Applicant for private pilot license-glider shall demonstrate a level of knowledge appropriate to the privileges granted to the license holder, in the following subjects:
(1) Civil Aviation Act and related laws and regulations.
(2) Air traffic control procedures.
(3) Principles of flight of glider.
(4) Aeronautical meteorology.
(5) Air navigation basics.
(6) Radio telephony and phraseology.
(7) Weight and balance.
(8) General maintenance of glider.
(9) Human factor theory
Article 73
Applicant for private pilot license-glider shall have no less than 3 sessions of dual instruction flight within the preceding 60 days. The applicant's flight check shall be conducted in accordance with the “CAA PILOT RATING REPORT FORM(GLIDER)".
Article 74
The privilege of the holder of private pilot licence-glider includes acting as pilot-in-command to engage in certified glider operation of non-revenue flights.