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ANO-90.0010 - Civil Aviation Authority

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8. GLIDER PILOT LICENCE (GPL)8.1. ELIGIBILITY8.1.1. SPL: Applicant shall hold a valid Student Pilot Licence.8.1.2. AGE: Applicant shall not be less than 16 years of age.8.1.3. MEDICAL: Applicant shall hold at least Class 2 Medical Certificate.8.2. FLIGHT RADIO TELEPHONE OPERATOR LICENCE (FRTOL)8.2.1. FRTOL shall be endorsed on the Glider Pilot Licence.8.3. AIRWORTHINESS8.3.1. Each person operating a Glider shall ensure that the Glider has beenissued with a Certificate of Airworthiness (C of A) by the CAA.8.4. GLIDER FLYING TRAINING8.4.1. A Microlight Organization – Glider may be authorized to conducttraining for Glider Pilot Licence provided it meets the CAA prescribedrequirements of a Flying Training Organization (FTO).8.5. AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE8.5.1. The applicant shall have demonstrated a level of knowledgeappropriate to the privileges granted to the holder of a glider pilotLicence in at least the following subjects:8.5.1.1. AIR LAW: Rules and regulations relevant to the holder of aglider pilot Licence; rules of the air; appropriate air trafficservices practices and procedures;8.5.1.2. AIRCRAFT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Principles of operation ofglider systems and instruments;8.5.1.2.1. Operating limitations of gliders; relevantoperational information from the flight manual orother appropriate document;8.5.1.3. FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING: Effects of loadingand mass distribution on flight characteristics; mass andbalance considerations;8.5.1.3.1. Use and practical application of launching, landingand other performance data;8.5.1.3.2. Pre-flight and en-route flight planning appropriateto operations under VFR; appropriate air trafficservices procedures; altimeter setting procedures;operations in areas of high-density traffic;8.5.1.4. HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS: Humanperformance and limitations relevant to the glider pilot;8.5.1.5. METEOROLOGY: Application of elementary aeronauticalmeteorology; use of, and procedures for obtaining,meteorological information; altimetry;Page 21 of 21

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