General Part FCL.800 states holders of a pilot licence for aeroplanes, TMG or sailplanes shall only undertake aerobatic flights when they hold an aerobatic rating It will not be mandatory to hold an aerobatic rating to conduct aerobatics in EASA aircraft until April 2018 There will be no requirement to hold an aerobatic rating to fly aerobatics in non-EASA aircraft (e.g. Bulldog, Chipmunk, Tiger Moth, Harvard, etc) Pre-Course Entry
Ground / Flight Training Complete a training course at an ATO, including:
Qualification The ATO shall issue a certificate of satisfactory completion of the instruction prior to application to the CAA for licence endorsement References AOPA (UK) Basic Aerobatic Certificate Course Syllabus The privileges of the aerobatic rating shall be limited to the aircraft category in which the flight instruction was completed. The privileges will be extended to another category of aircraft if the pilot holds a licence for that aircraft category and has successfully completed at least 3 dual training flights covering the full aerobatic training syllabus in that category of aircraft Regulations SERA.3130 Aerobatic Flight CAP 393, The Air Navigation Order 2016 and Regulations, The Rules of the Air Regulations 2015, Section 3, General Rules, Collision Avoidance and Protection of Persons and Property Conversion Requirements for Aerobatic Privileges exercised on UK National/JAR-FCL Licence To apply for an aerobatic rating the applicant shall: 1. Have received the theoretical knowledge specified in AMC1 to Part FCL.800, and sign to that effect on their application (a) Pilots who have completed the AOPA(UK)/BAeA aerobatic course shall submit evidence of satisfactory completion of the course (b) Pilots who hold or have held a UK Display Authorisation, which includes/included authorisation to perform aerobatics at a display, shall submit a copy of the Display Authorisation (c) Pilots who have completed aerobatic training with the United Kingdom military forces (other than the British Army) shall submit evidence of having completed satisfactorily, either: (d) Pilots who have flown aerobatic manoeuvres at a BAeA sanctioned event (including glider events) shall provide evidence (other than log book records) of having flown aerobatic manoeuvres at such an event (e) Pilots with FI(A) or AFI(A) ratings that have had the “no aerobatic restriction” removed following compliance with UK requirements to instruct aerobatics (f) Glider pilots who have completed any of the BGA’s aerobatic courses shall submit evidence of satisfactory completion of the course Aerobatic ratings may also be granted to pilots who apply on the basis of experience of flying aerobatics alone if they: (a) Provide certified log book evidence of at least 5 hours of aerobatic flying in aeroplanes or gliders that have airworthiness certification for at least the manoeuvres specified in AMC1 to Part FCL.800 Note: The instructor shall be an FI(A) or AFI(A) who holds aerobatic instructional privileges, or a CRI(A) who complies with the requirements of Part FCL.905.CRI(a)(2) Revalidation / Renewal There are no revalidation / renewal requirements |
