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Show Private Flying Rules Are Eased Nine major changes in the civil air regulations which will affect private flying went into effect July 1, as a result of long study-by study-by the Civil Aeronautics administration admin-istration and the Civil Aeronautics Aeronau-tics board, according to Roice Knight, manager of the Cedar . City airport. Among the changes, as reported by the Iron County Record, are the following: Physical examinations for students stu-dents and private pilots may ibe given by any registered physician. Previously only designated medical medi-cal examiners could do this, and the physical requirements for a certificate were high. Now, the physician uses a relatively simple form, refusing a certificate only when a disease exists which might suddenly incapacitate a pilot. Otherwise, the examiner records the physical deficiencies of the applicant, ap-plicant, and the CAA inspector, or, probably, a certified instructor, will determine whether or not he can fly safely, and under what special conditions. The minimum age for a private pilot's certificate has been dropped from 18 to 17 years. Aeronautical knowledge requirements require-ments for private pilots have been changed to eliminate examinations in meteorology, navigation and general service. Written examinations examina-tions will be given only in air traffic rules, and in a new part of the regulations called general operation rules. These latter are a group of miscellaneous requirements require-ments covering certification and maintenance of ah'craft equipment and instruments, general piloting rules and privileges and limitations of various grades of pilot certifi-(Continued certifi-(Continued on last page) V ' Rules Are Eased (Continued from page 1) cates. Aeronautical experience required re-quired takes another new and important im-portant view of the private flier's problem. Formerly eight hours ol dual- instruction in conventional airplanes or five hours in two-control, non-spinning planes was required. re-quired. To obtain a private certificate, certi-ficate, an additional 35 hours of solo in conventional and 25 in "safety" plans were required. The new rules recognize the importance im-portance of the instructor by requiring re-quiring not less than 10 houi's of dual instruction on the conventional conven-tional plane, of which at least two hours must be after solo, and 30 hours of solo to get the license. Figures for the "safety" plane are seven hours dual, of which two must be after solo, and 20 hours of solo time. In each of these cases cross country time has been dropped from a minimum of five hours to three. Aeronautical skill requirements also have been revised. In flight tests for a private certificate, spirals have been limited. The applicant is required to do three figure eights, with the plane moderately banked, and the angle in the 720-degree power turn has been changed from 60 to 45 degrees. de-grees. The test no longer includes simulated forced landings, and ! several coordination exercises have been eliminated with climbing and gliding turns at .minimum controllable con-trollable speeds added. Instruction may be given now by any pilot, but only commercial pilots may charge for the service. This allows the owner of a private plane to give instruction to his friends and relatives, but not for . hire. However, the private or . commercial pilot who does not . hold an instructor's rating, may not authorize a student to solo, nor- does his instruction reduce the . amount of instruction required by . rated instructors. This change . merely recognizes the inevitability of pilots teaching their friends to ! fly, while it retains the safety precaution pre-caution of rated instructor super- . vision. Type and class ratings have been ' retained but power ratings have been eliminated. Hereafter, no i pilot shall carry passengers unless within the preceding 90 days he . has made at least five takeoffs and i landings in an aircraft of rated horsepower within 50 percent of ! that of the aircraft so flown. A i pilot may fly solo any aircraft of i ' any horsepower. |