License Issued by Civial Aviation in HKSAR

General Flight Test (GFT)

An applicant for a professional pilot's licence is required to pass a GFT conducted by a CAD authorised flight examiner, which comprises an assessment of his preparation for flight, pre take-off procedures and four flight sections as follows:

    Section 1:    cross-country flight
    Section 2:    basic aircraft handling
    Section 3:    instrument flying
    Section 4:    night flying

The syllabus for the GFT is given in Part 3 Appendix D of CAD 54.

The holder of a foreign professional pilot's licence seeking a Hong Kong licence will normally be exempt from all sections of the GFT.

The validity period of the results of the ground examinations of the respective group for licence issue is normally 12 months from the date of achieving a full pass. However, where the applicant is the holder of a Hong Kong CPL(A) the validity period of the results of the ATPL (A) ground examination is 7 years from the end of the year of the last validity date of either the Aircraft Rating of a multi-engined aeroplane or the Instrument Rating corresponding to that particular type, whichever is earlier.