In the back of my GFA logbook are Rules of the Air:
11. Aerobatic flight is permitted only under the following conditions:
(a) At a height of not less than 1,000 feet above terrain during the
whole of the manoeuvres.
(b) Not over town or public gathering.
(c) In two seat aircraft by aerobatic endorsed pilots only.
(d) In single seat aircraft each flight to be authorised by C.F.I.
I commenced this logbook in 2009. Maybe these rules have been superceded
but it would be nice to know if they have.
Leigh
On 24/12/14 22:32, Grant Davies wrote:
1. Regarding spinning; I am under the impression aerobatics is
prohibited under 2,000ft without endorsement. I am also lead to
believe a spin is an aerobatic manoeuvre. I am only a level 1
instructor and the above is how I have been trained and so wouldn't
allow spin training where the intended finish point was going to be
under 2,000ft. This would therefore cater for all types. Spinning with
a start of 1,000ft agl sounds like a recipe for disaster if you ask
me. Rope break training maybe but not spin training. Spinning is most
likely to happen when thermaling, which an ab-initio pilot should not
be encountering at 1,000ft agl.
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