Regulations and Government
New CASA Pilot Licensing Requirements To Take Effect
Removes the requirement to include basic instrument flight training to obtain an initial private or commercial helicopter license.

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has removed the requirement to include basic instrument flight training (BIFT) to obtain an initial private or commercial helicopter license. The new rules, which take effect September 1, also make permanent the 105-hour commercial pilot license with helicopter category rating qualification option.