CASA 98/07 Permission flying over a public gathering at Australian International Air Show 2007 (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 98/07

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

[Signed M Anderson]

M. J. Anderson
Team Leader Flying Operations
Southern Region Office

9 March 2007

Permission — flying over a public gathering at Australian International Air Show 2007

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on 16 March 2007; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 25 March 2007.

2          Application

            This instrument applies to pilots and aircraft in operations at the Australian International Air Show 2007 (the Air Show) that are approved by Aviation Development Australia Limited (ADAL).

3          Permission

            The pilots mentioned in Schedule 1 may fly the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 over a public gathering:

(a)   at the Air Show organised by ADAL, and held at Avalon, Victoria from 16 March 2007 to 25 March 2007, inclusive; and

(b)   below 1 500 feet above obstacles.

4          Conditions

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

Schedule 1          Pilots and aircraft to which the permission applies

            Pilots in command of aircraft and whose aircraft are registered with ADAL for participation in operations involving flight over a public gathering at the Air Show.

Schedule 2          Conditions to which the permission is subject

      1     In these conditions:

flypast means:

(a)   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; and

(b)   the inverted and knife edge ribbon cutting demonstrations performed by Mr Chris Sperou, Mr Jurgis Kairys and Mr James Leroy.

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)   the 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 take-off weight up to and including 5 700 kg — within 100 metres;

(b)   for a helicopter with a take-off weight of 5 700 kg or more — within 150 metres.

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