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Owning your own aircraft can be a very rewarding experience, but it comes with obligations to keep everyone safe on the ground, and in the air.

Airworthiness

How to bring an aircraft type into NZ or design and certify an NZ built aircraft.
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Design changes and modifications

How to modify or repair an aircraft.
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Aircraft equipment

Instrument and equipment requirements for aircraft, including the use of Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL).
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Airworthiness directives

See the latest airworthiness directives including continuing, emergency and other authorities airworthiness directives.
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Aircraft maintenance

How to maintain aircraft airworthiness, including Continuing Airworthiness Notices (CANs), advisories, logbooks and defect reports.
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Unmanned aircraft (drones)

You don’t need a license to fly unmanned aircraft, but you do need to follow the Civil Aviation rules.
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