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(b) Engines: General knowledge of internal combustion engines, and
their various functions; valve gear, carburation, ignition, exhaust.
Characteristics of aero engines and a general knowledge of their construction, adjustment and assembling.
Causes of the faulty running of engines. Fuel and oils. Des- cription of the details of the aero engines used. Adjustments, lubrication, upkeep, dissembling and assembling of the principal parts; causes of breakdown. Use of throttle and other controls.
Practical tests in running repairs.
(c) Knowledge of instruments prescribed for flying machines.
(d) Map reading, use of compass, location of position, and elementary
meteorology.
Knowledge of rules as to lights and signals, general rules for air traffic, and special rules for air traffic on and in the vicinity of aerodromes open to public use.
Practical knowledge of the special conditions of air traffic and of international air legislation.
Provided that, for the purpose of the grant of such licences, persons who are quali- fied as Royal Air Force Pilots may be exempted from the above tests and examination, except as regards the subjects of the examination, specified in (d). Such exemption may be made conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a special flying test.
(3) Flying experience.
(a) An applicant for the issue of a licence will be required to produce satisfactory evidence that he has carried out, during the twelve months preceding the date of application, at least 35 hours flying- as a pilot in sole charge of a flying machine. The evidence normally required for this purpose will consist of the production of a pilot's log-book recording such flying, or of a certificate issued by a responsible authority or person approved for the purpose by.. the Director of Air Services.
(b) An applicant for the renewal of a licence will be required to produce in respect of the preceding twelve months the same evidence as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) that he has recent reasonable flying experience on the class of flying machines for which the renewal is required, or, failing such proof to undergo practical tests. The maximum period for which an applicant for the issue or renewal of a licence may not have flown but yet may be considered to have recent reasonable flying experience is six months.
General.
88. The practical tests specified in paragraphs 86 and 87 respectively shall be carried out within a maximum period of one month.
They may be carried out in any order. They shall be witnessed by at least two properly accredited examiners who will hand over the official reports to the proper authorities.
The practical tests specified in paragraph 86 may be attempted twice during the course of an official flying test. A candidate who fails in any of the practical tests specified in paragraph 87 (1) will be required to carry out a further official flying test, but will be exempted from any part of such a test passed at the first attempt, subject to the provision in the first sentence of this paragraph.
The official reports will give full details of the flights, especially of the landings. The candidates shall furnish, before each test, proof of identity, which the examiners have the right to demand.
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