Proficiency Card endorsements
Pilots competing at BAeA competitions in Standard power /
Sports glider classes and above must have their BAeA Proficiency Card (PPC) endorsed
for that class to show that they have been assessed by a BAeA Flight Evaluator
(FE) and have demonstrated the skill and competence necessary to meet the standard required.
FE's are all current BAeA members who are authorised to endorse PPC's as
shown in the table below. |
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The Flight Evaluation Procedure
The endorsement procedure operates through the use of a Flight
Evaluation Form that specifies the areas to be assessed prior to and
during the endorsement flight. This form must be filled-in initially by the
pilot and, following the evaluation, completed by the FE. The pilot must then
forward the form to the BAeA membership
office in order to be eligible to compete at that level, and it will be kept on
file there for reference. |
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Aresti sequence flights, Masters and Apprentices
Pilot
Proficiency Cards with endorsements that date from assessments
prior to the introduction of the Flight Evaluation Form will remain valid until or unless a further endorsement becomes
necessary, and in the meantime do not require a Flight Evaluation Form
to be submitted to support them. Pilots seeking a new endorsement at a
different class to previous entries however must adopt the new FE
procedures. |
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CIVA Freestyle flights
A separate endorsement is now required for
CIVA Freestyle competition flights:
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Pilots with an existing Unlimited
class Proficiency Card endorsement who have flown a freestyle sequence
at a BAeA or FAI contest in the last two years must discuss
their plans for flying the programme with either an Unlimited
class FE or a
Display Authorisation Examiner. The discussion must review the content
of the Evaluation Form guidance notes together with the pilots planned
sequence, and the BAeA FE / DAE will sign the endorsement provided he/she is
satisfied that the pilot meets the specified standards. |
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All other pilots must follow the
full Flight Evaluation process to gain a Freestyle PPC
endorsement. |
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Lapsed endorsements
Note also .... that if a pilot does not compete during a period
of at least two years (24 calendar months) then his/her endorsement is considered to have lapsed, and
before competing again in a previously endorsed class a new
endorsement must be obtained from a BAeA Flight Evaluator as above. |
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| The following are authorised as BAeA Flight
Evaluators in the disciplines and at the levels shown for those seeking to
obtain an endorsement on their Pilot Proficiency Card: |
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