CASA 85/09 – Permission – flying over a public gathering at the Australian International Air Show, Avalon (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 85/09

I, owen richards, Team Leader, Flying Operations, Southern Region, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 156 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed O. Richards]

Owen Richards
Team Leader, Flying Operations
Southern Region

25 February 2009

Permission — flying over a public gathering at the Australian International Air Show, Avalon

1          Duration

          This instrument:

(a)   commences on 5 March 2009; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 15 March 2009.

2          Application

            This instrument applies to operations:

(a)   in connection with the Australian International Air Show 2009, organised by AirShows DownUnder at Avalon, Victoria and commencing on 10 March 2009 (the Air Show); and

(b)   engaged in by a person mentioned in Schedule 1 (a pilot) while acting as pilot in command of an aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 (an aircraft).

3          Permission

(1)     A pilot may fly an aircraft over a public gathering at the Air Show below 1 500 feet above ground level in accordance with this permission.

(2)     For this instrument, the permission extends to flights by an aircraft on or after 5 March 2009 at Avalon, Victoria, in connection with the Air Show.

4          Conditions

          The permission is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1          Pilots and aircraft to which the permission applies

          This permission applies to:

(a)   pilots who are registered with AirShows DownUnder for participation in operations involving flights over a public gathering at the Air Show; and

(b)   aircraft that are also registered with AirShows DownUnder for that purpose.

Schedule 2          Conditions to which the permission is subject

   1     In these conditions:

          flypast means wings-level flight by an aircraft (not in close formation) parallel to, or moving away from, the line of spectators, and with a rate of climb or descent no greater than 500 feet per minute.

          manoeuvres means any movement of an aircraft involving rolling, pitching or yawing.

   2     A pilot and an aircraft must comply with Civil Aviation Order 29.4, other than paragraph 4.2 (2) (Manoeuvring Limitations).

   3     A pilot must not fly a fixed wing aircraft with any rate of closure towards spectators within the following minimum horizontal distances:

(a)   for an aircraft with a display speed of up to 100 knots — 150 metres; or

(b)   for an aircraft with a display speed between 101 and 200 knots — 350 metres; or

(c)   for an aircraft with a display speed greater than 200 knots or a maximum take-off weight greater than 5 700 kg — 500 metres.

   4     A pilot must not conduct a flypast within a horizontal distance from spectators of less than 100 metres.

   5     When taking-off:

(a)   an aircraft, or a close formation of aircraft, must remain on or above the centreline of the designated runway until at a safe height; and

(b)   the pilot or pilots may then manoeuvre away from the spectators to gain appropriate minimum distance from spectators.

   6     When landing an aircraft, or a close formation of aircraft:

(a)   the pilot or pilots must conduct conventional manoeuvres to gain the centreline of the designated runway; and

(b)   an aircraft, or a close formation of aircraft, must remain aligned with the centreline of the runway until the aircraft has slowed down to a safe taxi speed.

   7     A pilot of a fixed wing aircraft must not conduct manoeuvres within the following minimum horizontal distances from spectators:

(a)   for an aircraft with a display speed of 100 knots or less — 100 metres;

(b)   for an aircraft with a display speed between 101 and 300 knots — 250 metres;

(c)   for an aircraft with a display speed greater than 300 knots or a maximum take-off weight greater than 5 700 kg — 350 metres.

   8     A pilot must not fly a helicopter with any rate of closure towards spectators within the following minimum horizontal distances:

(a)   for a helicopter operating at an airspeed of up to 40 knots — 100 metres;

(b)   for a helicopter operating at an airspeed between 40 knots and 100 knots — 150 metres;

(c)   for a helicopter operating at an airspeed above 100 knots — 200 metres.

   9     A pilot of a helicopter must not conduct manoeuvres within the following minimum horizontal distances of spectators:

(a)   for a helicopter with a maximum take-off weight up to and including 5 700 kg — within 100 metres;

(b)   for a helicopter with a maximum take-off weight greater than 5 700 kg — within 150 metres.

10     A pilot must not fly an airship within a horizontal distance of 100 metres from spectators.