Regulations and Government
‘Strong Support’ for Australia’s Helo Training Proposal
The proposal includes an option to qualify for a commercial pilot license with helicopter category rating with 105 hours of training in rotorcraft.

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) received 63 comments to its recent proposal to modify helicopter basic training requirements, the majority of which supported the recommended changes. Respondents indicated “strong support” for the proposal to make available an option to qualify for a commercial pilot license with helicopter category rating with 105 hours of training in rotorcraft. The proposal to remove the requirement of basic instrument flying for the private pilot and commercial pilot licenses received similar backing.


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