Paragraph Flight instructor certificate (restricted) (gyroplanes)

A flight instructor certificate (restricted) (gyroplanes) entitles the holder of the licence to give instruction in flying gyroplanes of such types as may be specified in the rating for that purpose, but—

F1(a)

such instruction must only be given under the supervision of a person who—

(i)

is present—

(aa)

during the take-off and landing at the aerodrome at which instruction is to begin and end;

(bb)

in flight within the circuit pattern of the same aerodrome; or

(cc)

in flight within the local flying area specified by the flight training organisation; and

(ii)

is the holder of a flight instructor certificate (gyroplanes) entitled to instruct on an aircraft of the same type or class as the aircraft on which the instruction is being given;

(b)

does not entitle the holder of the licence to give directions to a person undergoing instruction in respect of the performance of that person's first—

(i)

solo flight;

(ii)

solo flight by night;

(iii)

solo cross-country flight otherwise than by night; or

(iv)

solo cross-country flight by night.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 8 Pt. 2 Ch. 1 s. 3 substituted (1.10.2025) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 16(3)(a)(iii)(bb)