Ethiopia - Obtain Special Flight Permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To obtain a Special Flight Permit the applicant has to approach civil aviation authority in Ethiopia contact link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant from the authority officer.
3. Applicant has to fill-in all the necessary details in the application form.
4. Applicant must make sure to carry documents that are listed under “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
5. The receiving officers will check for discrepancies or ineligibility in the application documents.
6. If the receiving officers is satisfied that all the requirements have been met for the issue of a licence and the prescribed application form has been completed and presented in the Personnel Licensing (PEL) Office.
7. You are also to proceed to pay the prescribed application fees and submit the payment receipt to together with the application documents.
8. Upon being satisfied that the application meets the requirements, and that the aircraft is appropriately equipped and safe to fly, the ECAA will issue a Special Flight Permit specifying operating limitations and validity period within 3 days.
   

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Required Documents

The following forms should be duly filled and signed,

• A properly completed General Application Form
• Aeronautical experience form
• A properly executed maintenance endorsement in the aircraft permanent record by a person or organization authorized in accordance with the Civil Aviation (Airworthiness) Regulations, stating that the subject aircraft has been inspected and found to be safe for the intended flight.
• Payment receipt of the prescribed fees
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Ethiopia Civil Aviation Authority
P.O.BOX: 978, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251-11-665-0252
Fax: +251-11-665-0269
Email: [email protected]
Contact details link

Eligibility

The Authority may issue a special flight permit for an aircraft that is capable of safe flight but unable to meet applicable airworthiness requirements for the purpose of:

• Flying to a base where weighing, painting, repairs, modifications, maintenance, or inspections are to be performed or to a point of storage.
• Flying for the purpose of experimenting with or testing the aircraft including its engines and equipment.
• Flying for the purpose of qualifying for the issue, renewal or validation of certificate of airworthiness or restricted certificate of airworthiness and the approval of a modification of the aircraft.
• Delivering or exporting the aircraft.
• Evacuating aircraft from areas of impending danger.
• Operating at mass in excess of the aircraft's maximum certified take-off mass for flight beyond normal range over water or land areas where adequate landing facilities or appropriate fuel are unavailable with the excess mass limited to additional fuel, fuel-carrying facilities, and navigation equipment necessary for the flight.
  

Fees

Fee for the procedure has to be paid as per the authority request.

Validity

• A special flight permit is valid for a period of time specified in the permit.
• A Special Flight Permit is NOT renewable. When it expires, a new application should be submitted for another permit to be issued.
  

Documents to Use

The application form for issue of Special Flight Permit obtained from the Authority officer.

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Processing Time

Processing time for this procedure is within 3 days.

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Instructions

• An application in the form of a letter for a Special Flight Permit should be submitted to the Authority at least ten (10) working days before the date of the intended flight.
• An applicant for a special flight permit should show that the aircraft is properly registered and marked and has identification plates affixed to the aircraft.
• The operator shall inform the State on the conditions of the aircraft and intended flight and the operator must obtain their consent.
• The Authority shall require a properly executed maintenance endorsement statement in the aircraft permanent record by an authorised person stating that the subject aircraft has been inspected and found to be safe for the intended flight.
  

Required Information

• Details of aircraft owner.
• Details of the aircraft.
• Details of proposed flight.
• Details of crew required to operate the aircraft.
• Details of non-compliance with applicable airworthiness requirements.
• Any restriction the applicant considers necessary for safe operation of the aircraft.
• Any other information relevant for the purpose of prescribing operating limitations.
  

Need for the Document

• Lying to a base where weighing, painting, repairs, modifications, maintenance, or inspections are to be performed or to a point of storage
• Flying for the purpose of experimenting with or testing the aircraft including its engines and equipment
• Flying for the purpose of qualifying for the issue, renewal or validation of certificate of airworthiness or restricted certificate of airworthiness and the approval of a modification of the aircraft
• Delivering or exporting the aircraft
• Evacuating aircraft from areas of impending danger; and
• Operating at mass in excess of the aircraft's maximum certified take-off mass for flight beyond normal range over water or land areas where adequate landing facilities or appropriate fuel are unavailable with the excess mass limited to additional fuel, fuel-carrying facilities, and navigation equipment necessary for the flight.
  

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