Paragraph 7 Practice instrument approaches

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. rule 5(2)(a) substituted by Rules of the Air (Third Amendment) 1994 reg.2(1)
Sch. rule 25(b)(ii) amended by Rules of the Air (Third Amendment) 1994 reg.2(2)
Sch. rule 25(b)(iii) added by Rules of the Air (Third Amendment) 1994 reg.2(2)
Sch. rule 40 revoked by Rules of the Air (Third Amendment) 1994 reg.2(3)
Sch. rule 44(2) substituted by Rules of the Air (Third Amendment) 1994 reg.2(4)
Sch. rule 51 revoked by Rules of the Air (Third Amendment) 1994 reg.2(5)
Sch, rule 1(1) (defns of apron and manoeuvring area) revoked by Rules of the Air 1993 reg.2(1)
Sch, rule 7 amended by Rules of the Air 1993 reg.2(2)

Within the United Kingdom an aircraft shall not carry out instrument approach practice when flying in Visual Meteorological Conditions unless:

(a)

the appropriate air traffic control unit has previously been informed that the flight is to be made for the purpose of instrument approach practice; and

(b)

if the flight is not being carried out in simulated instrument flight conditions, a competent observer is carried in such a position in the aircraft that he has an adequate field of vision and can readily communicate with the pilot flying the aircraft.