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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

 

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICE

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION

OPPOSITE SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT

NEW DELHI-110 003.

 

SI. No.  2/2000

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24th March, 2000

      

 

 

File No.AV.22029/2/2000-FID

 

            The following A.I.C. is issued under the provision of Rule 133A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 for information, guidance and compliance.

 

            AIC No. 05/1993 dated 24th March, 1993 is hereby cancelled.

 

 

 

Sd/-

( H.S. Khola )

Director General of Civil Aviation

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION

 

 

ORDER

 

 

Subject :       Flying More Than One Type of Aeroplane/Helicopter.

 

 

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5A of the Aircraft Act, 1934, the Director General of Civil Aviation, for the purpose of securing the safety of aircraft operations, with immediate effect, directs as follows :

 

1.                  Fixed-Wing Aircraft Operations

 

No operator engaged in public transport operations for the carriage of passengers or cargo shall permit its flight crew to operate, and no flight crew engaged in such flight operations shall operate, more than one type of aeroplane except that a DGCA approved examiner during currency of his approval may operate not more than two types of aeroplanes, on which he has valid ratings provided that no two types of aeroplanes are flown on the same day. However, the examiners flying Boeing 747-400 or Airbus A-320 type of aircraft shall fly only that type of aircraft.

 

2.                  Helicopter Operations

 

2.1       A pilot who has a minimum of 2000 hours of total experience as pilot-in-command in helicopter flying, may operate not more than two types of helicopters within any one group of helicopters listed in Annexure attached, provided that :

 

(a)               the pilot has valid endorsements on  the types of helicopters to be flown;

(b)               the pilot has atleast 50 hours PIC experience on each type;

(c)               the pilot is meeting the flying recency requirements; and

(d)               no two types of helicopters are flown on the same day.

 

2.2       A DGCA approved examiner, during the currency of his approval, can operate any two types of helicopters within a group or inter-group provided he meets the requirements of paras 2.1(a) to 2.1(d) above.

 

3.                  The Proficiency Check/Skill Test and I.R. Test shall be carried out on each type of aeroplane/helicopter to be flown as per the existing requirements.

 

 

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ANNEXURE

 

 

GROUPINGS OF HELICOPTERS FOR FLYING MORE THAN

ONE TYPE OF HELICOPTER

 

Group-I

 

            R-22 Robinson

            R-44 Robinson

            Hiller

            Bell-47

            Schweizer-300

 

 

Group-II

 

            Chetak (ALT-III)

            Cheetah (Lama)

            Schweizer-330 SP

            Bell-206 B3

            Bell-206 L3

            Bell-206 L4

            Bell-407

            AS-350 (Ecureuil)

            MD-520

            MD-500

 

Group-III

 

            AS-365N (Dauphin)

            AS-365N-2

            AS-365N-3

            Bell-222

            Bell-212

            Bell-230

            Bell-430

            Bell-412

            AS-355

 

Group IV

 

            MI-172

 

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