Was looking at this recently. The information is on the AIS website but I cannot open it at present or I would post the link. There are a number of guidelines although the CAA have to issue a permission with conditions for each flight and are flexible to a degree. From what I remember, the flight has to be on behalf of a registered charity who are not the owners of the aircraft.
Guidelines for these conditions are to be found in AIC 79/2005 (white 114) and include for the pilot; PPL with minimum 200hrs PIC, 25 hours on type, 3hrs PIC and 3 flights as handling pilot in the preceding 30 days. Aircraft requirements are a C of A (not a permit) and the preceding 50 hr check and any subsequent pilot maintenance to be certified by a licensed aircraft engineer. The flight must take place from a licensed or government aerodrome. There are also certain weather minima (2000 cloud base and 8km visibility) together with restrictions on aerobatics and formation flying. The written authority of the CAA must be obtained before the flight and it should be noted that the above requirements are guidelines and the CAA will consider individual proposals on a case-by-case basis.
edited to include the following:
9.1 Completed applications should be sent to: Civil Aviation Authority, General Aviation Department, Operations Section, Aviation
House (1W), South Area, London Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, RH6 0YR (Tel: 01293-573526, Fax: 01293-573973).
10 Maximum possible advance notice should be given for applications (normally not less than 28 days).
11 The organiser is to ensure that the necessary permission (either under the General Permission or by application) is in place prior
to any flight tickets being sold, bid for, auctioned or drawn.
12 Prospective passengers must be made aware that flights do not fully comply with commercial air transport regulations.
Last edited by Legalapproach; 7th June 2006 at 20:24.
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