CASA 292/05 Designation of airspace Birdsville race meeting Directions broadcast requirements and radio frequency (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 292/05

I, greg diprose, Manager, Airways and Aerodromes, Air Transport Operations Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 99A (1) and (3) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed G. Diprose]

Greg Diprose
Manager, Airways and Aerodromes
Air Transport Operations Group

28 July 2005

Designation of airspace — Birdsville race meeting
Directions — broadcast requirements and radio frequency

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences at 0800 hours Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 2 September 2005; and

(b)   stops having effect at 1900 hours EST on 4 September 2005.

2          Designation of airspace

            The airspace mentioned in Schedule 1 is designated as an area in which broadcast requirements apply (designated area).

3          Direction — broadcast requirements

   (1)     The broadcast requirements mentioned in Schedule 2 apply in the designated area.

   (2)     The broadcast requirements that would otherwise apply within a circle of 5 NM radius centred on Birdsville Aerodrome under Schedule 2 of instrument CASA 203/05 do not apply while this instrument applies.

4          Direction — radio frequency

            The radio frequency on which broadcasts must be made in the designated area is 126.7 MHz.

Schedule 1       Designated airspace

            The airspace up to a height of 5 000 feet above mean sea level over the area whose boundary is a circle that:

(a)   has a radius of 15 NM; and

(b)   is centred on latitude 25°53’51” south, longitude 139°20’51” east (Birdsville Aerodrome).

Schedule 2       Broadcast requirements

      1     The pilot in command of an aircraft flying in the designated area who intends to land at Birdsville Aerodrome must:

(a)   when the aircraft is over Birdsville Racecourse — make a broadcast consisting of the aircraft’s call sign and type followed by the word “RACECOURSE”; and

(b)   when the aircraft starts the base turn — make a broadcast consisting of:

             (i)  the aircraft’s call sign and type followed by the words “BASE FOR RUNWAY”; and

            (ii)  the number of the runway on which the pilot intends to land; and

(c)   if the aircraft has started an approach to land but is unable to land — make a broadcast consisting of the aircraft’s call sign and type followed by the words “GOING ROUND” when the aircraft starts to go round.

      2     If the pilot in command of an aircraft:

(a)   has taken off from Birdsville Aerodrome; and

(b)   is flying in the designated area; and

(c)   needs to return to the aerodrome for an emergency landing;

            the pilot must make a broadcast stating his or her intention to return to the aerodrome.

      3     Immediately before take-off from runway 14 (RWY 14) at Birdsville Aerodrome, the pilot in command of an aircraft who intends to make a right turn after the take-off must make a broadcast stating his or her intention to make a right turn.