RECREATIONAL PILOT PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

(1) Age 

Minimum age of sixteen years 

(2) Medical Fitness and Validity

Category 4 Medical Certificate valid for a Pilot Permit - Recreational - Aeroplane

(3) Knowledge

Obtained a minimum of 60 percent (60%) in each of the following four mandatory areas, as well as in the overall written examination Pilot Permit - Recreational - Aeroplane (RPPAE)

 (a) Air Law - regulations, rules and orders, air traffic services, practices and procedures, and licensing requirements relevant to the permit;

(b) Navigation - navigation, radio aids and electronic theory;

(c) Meteorology;

(d) Aeronautics - General Knowledge - airframes, engines and systems, theory of flight, flight instruments, flight operations and human factors

(4) Experience

(a) Minimum of 25 hours recreational pilot flight training 

(b) The flight training shall include a minimum of:

(i) 15 hours dual instruction flight time, including a minimum of 2 hours cross-country flight time, and
(ii) 5 hours solo flight time.

 (5) Skill  

Complete a flight test to the standard outlined in the Flight Test Standard - Recreational Pilot Permit - Aeroplane (TP12475E).