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Paragraph 5

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Description of AircraftCircumstances of FlightScale of Equipment Required
(1) Aeroplanesflying for purposes other than public transport; andA(1) and (2) and B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6)
(i) when flying by nightC and D
(ii) when flying under Instrument Flight Rules;
(aa) outside controlled airspaceD
(bb) within Class A, B or C airspaceE with E(4) duplicated and F
(cc) within Class D and E airspaceE and F
(iii) when carrying out aerobatic manoeuvresB(8) and (9)
(2) Private aeroplanes for which an individual certificate of airworthiness was first issued on or after 1st June 1990 and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 27,000 kg.when flying on any flightS(6)
(3) Aeroplanes which are powered by one or more turbine jets or one or more turbine propeller engines and which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9;
(a) in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness except any such aeroplanes as come within sub-paragraph (b); orwhen flying for purposes other than public transportX(1) or X(2)
(b) in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness and which have equipment capable of giving warning to the pilot of the potentially hazardous proximity of ground or water installed before 1st April 2000when flying for purposes other than public transport on or after 1st January 2007X(1) or X(2)
(4) Aeroplanes;
(a) powered by one or more turbine jetswhen flying on any flightAA
(b) powered by one or more turbine propeller engines and having a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 5,700 kg and issued with a certificate of airworthiness in the Isle of Manwhen flying on any flightAA
(5) Helicopters and Gyroplanesflying for purposes other than public transport; andA(1) and (2) and B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6)
(i) when flying by day under Visual Flight Rules with visual ground reference;D
(ii) when flying by day under Instrument Flight Rules or without visual ground reference;
(aa) outside controlled airspaceE with E(2) duplicated
(bb) within controlled airspaceE with both E(2) and E(4) duplicated and F with F(4) for all weights
(iii) when flying at night;
(aa) with visual ground referenceC, E, G(3) and G(5) and (6)
(bb) without visual ground reference outside controlled airspaceC, E with E(2) duplicated, G(3), (5) and (6)
(cc) without visual ground reference within controlled airspaceC, E with both E(2) and E(4) duplicated, F with F(4) for all weights, G(3), (5) and (6)
(6) Helicopters and Gyroplanes;
(i) which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 2,730 kg but not exceeding 7,000 kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9 or bothwhen flying on any flightSS(1) or (3)
(ii) which have a maximum total weight authorised exceeding 7,000 kgwhen flying on any flightSS(2) or (3)