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Private
Balloon Pilot licensing in Australia is administered by the Australian
Ballooning Federation
www.abf.net.au . The
full details of the training requirements for private licences in Australia is
contained in the Federations operations Manual. The following is a summary of
the requirements as of 2006. Please check with the ABF for any updates.
Student
Pilot
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Be
a financial member of the Australian Ballooning Federation (A.B.F.)
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Read,
speak and understand the English language.
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Sixteen
years of age or older.
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Have
no known medical conditions that would prevent the safe operation of a
balloon.
Private
Pilot
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Read,
speak and understand the English language.
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Seventeen
years of age or older.
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Have
no known medical conditions that would prevent the safe operation of a
balloon.
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Complete
at least 15 hours of instructional time of which:
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At
least 9 hours is dual flight time with an A.B.F. Instructor.
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A
maximum of 1 hour of tethered flight;
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A
minimum of 2 hours of solo flight;
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Pass
written tests on Navigation, Air Law, Aerostatics, Land-owner Relations
& Meteorology.
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Pass
an oral and flight test given by an A.B.F. Examiner.
Commercial
Pilot
Commercial
Pilot licencing in Australia is administered by the Civil Aviation Safety
Authority (CASA)
www.casa.gov.au
.
The
requirements for the commercial pilots licence balloons is specified in the
Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, Division 11, 5.138 – 5.148.
In
summary the requirements are as follows:
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Read,
speak and understand the English language.
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Eighteen
years of age or older.
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Hold
and have held an A.B.F. Private Pilots Certificate or Overseas Equivalent
for at least 12 months.
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Pass
a Class 1 or Class 2 medical examination conducted by a designated medical
examiner.
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Complete
8 hours of dual training with a CASA instructor.
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Complete
flights totalling 75 hours or more as pilot in command.
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Pass
a written test given by the CASA.
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Pass
an oral and flight test given by a CASA approved person or testing officer.
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