South Africa - Apply For Aerobatic Qualification

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for an Aerobatic Qualification in person, the applicant has to visit the office of the South African Civil Aviations Authority.
2. The address and contact details of the South African Civil Aviations Authority can be found in the following link: Link
3. Visit the office and obtain an application to apply for an Aerobatic qualification as required from the relevant department.
4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. Now, complete the application form with appropriate information under relevant sections. Attest it with your signature once completed.
6. Then, pay the applicable fees as directed to the relevant bank account. Find the information regarding payment in the office website or contact the office.
7. After paying the fees, attach all the required documents with the completed application and submit it to the relevant official at the office.
8. Then, the application will be forwarded to the concerned authorities for further verification processes.
9. Once the verification and validation processes are over, the application will be approved and the officials will proceed to take required steps to issue the qualification.
10. When the document is ready to be collected, the applicant will be sent an SMS from the office and the applicant can collect it by themselves or arrange a courier service for collection.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Relevant Skills Test Report
• Proof/receipt of payment
• Any supporting document (as instructed)

Office Locations & Contacts

South African Civil Aviation Authority - Midrand Office,
Physcial Address:Ikhaya Lokundiza
Building 16
Treur Close
Waterfall Park
Bekker Street
Midrand
Postal Address:Private Bag X 73
Halfway House
1685
Tel: 011 – 545 1000
Fax: 011 – 545 1455
E-mail: [email protected]
Website Link


South African Civil Aviation Authority - Southern Region Office,
Physical Address: North Wing, 2nd Floor
Oval Business Park
Freight Rd, Matroosfontein,
Cape Town International Airport,
7525,
South Africa,
Postal Address: PO Box 174
Cape Town International Airport
7525
Tel: 021 – 934 4744
Fax: 021 – 934 1326
Website Link

Eligibility

• For eligibility requirements, refer the 61.27.1 section in the following document: Link
  

Fees

• Please approach the authorities for fees details.

Validity

• An aerobatics rating shall be valid for a period of one year.

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Instructions

• The applicant must ensure all the information sought in the application has been provided properly and all the attached documents are appropriately furnished in order to avoid rejections.
• Applicants should make a pre-booking in case if they want to collect the license by person. Click here to make a booking: Link
  
• In order to know how to make the required payment, applicants can make use of the following document: link
  

Required Information

• First Names and Surname
• Other relevant particulars of the applicant
• Address of applicant
• Contact details of applicant
• ID/Passport number of applicant
• License number
• Aircraft type
• Payment receipt number/Transaction ID
• Name of the signatory

Need for the Document

• A pilot license holder, who wants to fly all the manoeuvres, figures and sequences pertaining to the class for which he or she holds the appropriate rating, must possess an Aerobatics rating.

Information which might help

• Refer “SUBPART 27: AEROBATICS RATING” in the following document for more information regarding Flight Engineer Type Rating: link
  

• South African Civil Aviation Technical Standards relevant to the Aerobatics rating (SA-CATS 61) can be found in the page number 165 of the following document: link
  

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