Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:57 pm
#1874070
Mz Hedy wrote: The fun bit is that purchasers of Ben Ashman's delightful-looking SSDR retractable sub-70 trikes will require formal sign off if they have a pilot's licence but not if they don't (a licence being optional to fly sub-70kg)....and even sub-70 nanotrikes which don't need a licence,
@Mz Hedy
SSDR may be exempt from some airworthiness requirements but there is still a legal requirement to hold a valid pilot licence, whereas for Self-Propelled Hang Gliders (SPHG) there is no requirement for a licence. Therefore, whether a licence is needed or not will depend how the aircraft has been registered.
Clearly, if you are not exercising the privileges of a pilot licence as in SPHG, then there would be no requirement to comply with the differences training requirements associated with the Microlight Class Rating.
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Jon Cooke
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