4.14.4 State the requirements for the completion of a biennial flight review. CAR 61 [vfr_Rule p1=”61.39″]

Requirements for a Biennial Flight Review (BFR) 

Must be completed every 24 months and can be sat up to 60 days early while still being considered to have been sat on the original expiry date.

What is a BFR?

A Biennial Flight Review (BFR) is a flight or a series of flights where the manoeuvres
and procedures applicable to the pilot licence privileges are reviewed.

During these flights the
flight instructor is pilot in command and the flights are dual flight instruction for the purpose of log
book entries.

The
BFR is conducted over as many flights as it takes to achieve competence there are no
optional components.

4.14.2 State the recent experience requirements of a pilot-in-command, by day and by night, who is the holder of a private pilot licence. CAR 61.37(b) and (c)  [vfr_Rule p1=”61.37″ p2=”Private pilots licence” p3=” within the 90 days” p4=” 3 take-offs and 3 landings” p5=” competency” p6=” competence”]

Currency requirements – Day flight

Within the 90 days immediately preceding the flight:

• not less than 3 take-offs and 3 landings during the day; or
• satisfactorily demonstrated to an appropriately qualified Category A or B flight instructor competence in take-off and landing manoeuvres during the day in an aircraft of the same type; or
• satisfactorily demonstrated competence for the issue of the appropriate pilot licence in accordance with this Part, in an aircraft of the same type.

Currency requirements – Night flight 

Within the 90 days immediately preceding the flight:

•  not less than 3 take-offs and 3 landings during the night;
•  satisfactorily demonstrated to an appropriately qualified Category A or B flight instructor competence in take-off and landing manoeuvres during the night in an aircraft of the same type  

4.12.12 State the limitations on the holder of a private pilot licence. CAR 61 [vfr_Rule p1=”61.155(b)”]

PPL Limitations

Cannot act as pilot-in-command or as co-pilot of an aircraft for hire or reward.

Cannot fly as PIC at night unless they have completed the required training and this has been certified in the pilots logbook

Cannot fly as PIC on a cross country unless they have completed the required training and this has been certified in the pilots logbook

Despite the above limitations, an exception has been made allowing a pilot to act as Pilot in command or co-pilot on an aircraft operated for hire or reward, but not for remuneration, if the aircraft is used for glider tow operations and is under the direct control of a gliding organisation or under the authority of an Adventure Aviation Operator

4.12.14 State the requirements and limitations of a PPL holder sharing the cost of a flight.

Note Rule 61.155.  [vfr_Rule p1=”61.155(b)”]  [vfr_Rule p1=”61.155(c)”]

Cost sharing flights 

A private pilot cannot operate an aircraft for hire or reward, however they can share the cost of a flight.

To be considered a cost sharing flight the following requirements must be met:

• All persons carried by the aircraft, including the crew members must share equally in the cost of the flight
• Must be performed solely for the carriage of persons 
• Must not advertised to the public
• Crew members must receive no payment or other reward for their services;
• no payment or other reward is required of a person on the flight 

A cost sharing flight is not an operation for hire or reward

4.12.10 State the privileges of holding a private pilot licence. CAR 61  [vfr_Rule p1=”61.155(a)”]

May act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft of the category for which the pilot licence is granted and for which the pilot holds an aircraft type rating, and may carry passengers in the aircraft 

May act as a co-pilot of an aircraft of the category for which the pilot licence is granted and for which the pilot holds an aircraft type rating, and which is required to be operated with a co-pilot.

4.12.8 State the eligibility requirements for the issue of a private pilot licence. CAR 61 [vfr_Rule p1=”61.153″]

Eligibility requirements for the issue of a private pilot licence

At least 17 years of age

Current class 2 medical certificate or higher

50 hours total flight time

40 hours total flight time if not seeking to exercise private pilot privileges on a cross-country flight

For night flying privileges – 5 hours night flying, of which at least 2 hours of dual and 2 hours solo.

Have a valid written examination credit (Passed all required exams)

PPL Exams

Air Law
Air Navigation and Planning
Meteorology
Aircraft Technical Knowledge
Human Factors
Flight Radiotelephony

4.12.6 State the limitations on a person who does not hold a current pilot licence. CAR 61 [vfr_Rule p1=”61.107″]

Private Pilot License holder cannot not act as pilot-in-command or as co-pilot of an aircraft

• For remuneration
• If the aircraft is being operated for hire or reward;

A person who does not hold a current pilot licence must not act as Pilot in Command

• For hire or reward 
• On an International flight
• Carrying passengers other than a flight examiner or flight instructor.

Land Transport Medical Certificate (DL9) Limitations

• May not act as PIC at night
• May not act as PIC over a city, town or other congested areas except for take off and landing          
• May not act as PIC out of a controlled aerodrome unless evidence of a successful colour vision screening is provided to the Director

4.12.4 State the solo flight requirements on a person who does not hold a current pilot licence. CAR 61  [vfr_Rule p1=”61.105″]

Solo flight requirements

At least 16 years of age 

A current  Class 2 medical certificate or New Zealand Transport Authority DL9 medical 

Sufficient ability in reading,  speaking, understanding and communicating in the English language to enable them to adequately carry out the responsibilities of a pilot-in-command.

First solo must be authorised by a current Category A or B flight instructor rating. Following solo flights may be authorised by a C category instructor

4.12.2 Describe the allowance for a person who does not hold a current pilot licence to fly dual with a flying instructor. CAR 61  [vfr_Rule p1=”61.103″]

A person who does not hold a current pilot licence may fly dual when receiving flight instruction from an appropriately qualified flight instructor who occupies a pilot seat

4.10.6 State the general requirements for entering flight details into a pilot’s logbook. CAR 61  [vfr_Rule p1=”61.29″]

Requirements for logbook

A student pilot and the holder of a pilot licence must maintain an accurate and up-to-date logbook containing:

• The pilot’s name, details of aircraft type ratings, and certifications, authorisations and ratings held
• A record for every flight during which the pilot acted as a flight crew member of an aircraft
• A record of every simulated flight performed for the purpose of crediting time or completing currency requirements for a pilot licence or rating
• A record of each flight test, flight review, competency demonstration and flight crew competency check

If a computer-generated report is inserted into a logbook the pilot must make a written logbook entry summarising the report.

Logbook Corrections

Incorrect entries may be altered by putting a line through and by adding the correct information beside or below.

White-out and other similar types of correction are not acceptable in a pilots logbooks

Logbook Entries

Generally every entry in a pilot’s logbook must be made within 7 days after the completion of the flight.

For an international air transport operation, the entry must be made within 14 days of the flight.

If a pilot is engaged in an operation away from the base where the logbook is normally kept, the entry in the logbook must be made within 48 hours after return to base.