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A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate conducting an adventure aviation operation using a microlight aircraft must ensure that each microlight aircraft used for the operation—
(1) has a current Class 2 microlight flight permit issued by the Director under the Act and Part 103; and
(2) conforms to the type design standards in rule 103.207.
A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate conducting an adventure aviation operation using a microlight aircraft must ensure that each microlight aircraft used for the operation—
(1) is equipped with the applicable instruments and equipment specified in rules 91.509, 103.221(a), and 103.221(c)(2); and
(2) despite rule 91.529(e), is equipped with an AELS, or the pilot-in-command is equipped with an ELT(S) or PLB that meets the applicable standard in Part 91 Appendix A and is maintained under rule 91.605(e)(4).
A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate conducting an adventure aviation operation using a microlight aircraft must ensure that—
(1) each microlight aircraft used for the operation is maintained and inspected under rule 103.217; and
(2) each microlight aircraft used for the operation is maintained under the maintenance programme required by rule 115.61; and
(3) despite rule 103.217(d)(1)(i), each person authorised to perform maintenance on, and perform the annual condition inspection required by paragraph (1) on, a microlight aircraft operated under the authority of the certificate holds an appropriate qualification issued by the Director under the Act and Part 66.
Despite rule 91.601(b)(4), a holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate conducting an adventure aviation operation using a microlight aircraft must provide a technical log under rule 91.619.
A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must not assign a person to act as pilot-in-command of a microlight aircraft performing an adventure aviation operation unless the person—
(1) holds a current and appropriate commercial pilot licence issued by the Director under the Act and Part 61; and
(2) holds an appropriate aircraft type rating for the aircraft; and
(3) has acquired at least—
(i) 200 hours flight time experience as pilot-in-command of an aircraft; and
(ii) 30 hours flight time experience as pilot-in-command of the type of microlight aircraft used for the adventure aviation operation.
Rules 91.311(c) and 103.153 do not apply to a pilot of a microlight aircraft performing an adventure aviation operation under the authority of an adventure aviation operator certificate issued by the Director under the Act and Part 115.
