History — 704.52

704.52 No person shall conduct a take-off or a landing on an unprepared surface in an aeroplane for which the aircraft flight manual does not set out any information relating to unprepared surface operations, unless (a) the aeroplane is propeller-driven; (b) the air operator has set out, in the company operations manual, procedures for take-offs and landings on unprepared surfaces, including (i) procedures for obtaining the air operator’s approval for unprepared surface operations, and (ii) procedures for assessing unprepared surfaces and unfamiliar approach and departure paths; and (c) before acting as pilot-in-command during a take-off or a landing on an unprepared surface, the person has (i) acquired at least 100 hours of flight time in an aeroplane of the same type as the one to be operated, (ii) received ground and flight training that includes the characteristics of take-off and landing surfaces, the conduct of obstacle assessments and the interpretation of the applicable aeroplane performance information specified in the aircraft flight manual, (iii) acquired at least 25 hours of line indoctrination training that includes unprepared surface operations, and (iv) been certifie…