Microlight Pilot Certificates
Microlight Pilot Certificates are generically known as a 'microlight licence' and are issued by ourselves on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority. As all microlight pilots are required to belong to a microlight organisation, you need to hold a certificate from us at all times when flying microlights - even if you are just fly solo under instructor supervision, not taking passengers and even if you hold a Private Pilot Licence - you still need to hold a valid microlight pilot certificate
Novice Pilot Certificate
A Novice Pilot Certificate from Sport Aviation Corp is a 'licence to learn'. This allows you to fly solo in the local area under the supervision of one of our instructors as you gain valuable solo experience towards your Intermediate and Advanced Certificates. To fly solo, you need to be a member of Sport Aviation Corp, hold a medical certificate that your own GP can issue and be 16 years of age - but you can start learning at any age
Intermediate Pilot Certificate
An Intermediate Certificate is an ideal qualification for pilots who just want to fly 'low and slow' machines around the local area. You need 25 hours of flying experience (40 for Helicopters), and passes in five short written tests followed by a flight check with one of our Senior Instructors. Then you are free to fly around the local area within a 10 nautical mile radius of the airfield. Once you have 35 hours of solo time, you can apply to have a passenger rating.
Advanced Pilot Certificate
The SAC Advanced Pilot Certificate is the Microlight equivalent of a Private Pilot Licence for small aeroplanes. You can fly anywhere in New Zealand that your plane lets you and if you have 35 hours solo time, you can hold a rating to take passengers too. You need to meet all the requirements of an Intermediate Licence, but also have completed a 10 hour cross country navigation training syllabus. If you already have (or have held) a PPL or higher, you will be issued with an Advanced Certificate
Additional Ratings & Qualifications
Unlike driving cars, there are large differences between each different make and model of aircraft. Accordingly for each, you need a 'type rating' - which involves some dual instruction on the aircraft type followed by some solo practice before you can take passengers. More through details on these, our Pilot Certificates, Instructor Qualifications, Test Pilot Ratings and Aerobatic Ratings can be found in the exposition on the Pilot's Page
Summary of Ratings & Qualifications
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