Main Principles Of The Law

Responsibility

It is the pilot's responsibility, at any time and under any circumstance, to comply with the rules of airworthiness, to take every possible measure to avoid danger to himself and to other pilots, and to behave accordingly.

Flying

Flying is permitted from dawn to sunset, outside clouds, in meteorological conditions that allow continuous visual reference to the ground, to obstacles and to any kind of traffic.

Distance

Flying an aircraft so close to another as to create a danger of collision is formally forbidden.

Priority between different aircraft

Free flight gliders shall give way to every kind of aircraft except microlights.

Overtaking

When these rules require a glider to give way, it shall avoid passing over, under or ahead of the other aircraft, unless well clear.