CASA EX122/18 — Flight in Class D Airspace near Sunshine Coast Aerodrome (Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators) Instrument 2018 (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX122/18

I, CHRISTOPHER PAUL MONAHAN, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 11.160 (1), 11.205 (1) and 11.245 (1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed Christopher P. Monahan]

Christopher P. Monahan
Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards

9 September 2018

CASA EX122/18 — Flight in Class D Airspace near Sunshine Coast Aerodrome (Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators) Instrument 2018

1          Name

            This instrument is CASA EX122/18 — Flight in Class D Airspace near Sunshine Coast Aerodrome (Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators) Instrument 2018.

2          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day after it is registered; and

(b)   is repealed at the end of 31 August 2019.

3          Definitions

Note   In this instrument certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in CASR. These include ATS provider and hang glider.

                 In this instrument:

AA means Airservices Australia, ARN 202210, in its capacity as the ATS provider at Sunshine Coast aerodrome.

Association means Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators Inc., ABN 50 243 762 940.

duty pilot means the member of the Association responsible for overseeing and facilitating hang gliding and paragliding operations at the Point Cartwright site.

exempt operation means an operation:

(a)   conducted wholly within Class D airspace at the Point Cartwright site; and

(b)   covered by an LoA that is in effect; and

(c)   the pilot in command for which is:

             (i)  a member of the Association; and

            (ii)  a financial member of the HGFA.

HGFA means Hang Gliding Federation of Australia Inc, ARN 217853.

LoA means a letter of agreement between the Association and AA relating to the conduct of the hang glider or paraglider operations from the Point Cartwright site.

Note   The LoA in effect at the commencement of this instrument is Letter of Agreement “LoA_3318”, version 2, dated 26 February 2015.

paragliderhas the meaning given by section 2 of Civil Aviation Order 95.8.

Point Cartwright site means the following locations:

(a)   location A, being defined as the area bounded by:

             (i)  the line from Beacon Lighthouse at coordinates Lat. 26° 40’ 47”, Long. 153° 8’ 18” to the point at the northern end of the residential area at coordinates Lat. 26° 41’ 47”, Long. 153° 8’ 10”; and

            (ii)  the line that corresponds to the line mentioned in subparagraph (i) that is 100 m offshore; and

           (iii)  the lines that connect the corresponding endpoints of the lines in subparagraphs (i) and (ii).

(b)   location B, being defined as the area bounded by:

             (i)  the line following the coastline from coordinates Lat. 26° 40’ 16”, Long. 153° 6’ 36” to coordinates Lat. 26° 40’ 42”, Long. 153° 7’ 8”; and

            (ii)  the line that corresponds to the line mentioned in subparagraph (i) that is 100 m offshore; and

           (iii)  the lines that connect the corresponding endpoints of the lines in subparagraphs (i) and (ii).

4          Exemption

            The pilot in command of a hang glider or a paraglider conducting an exempt operation is exempt from compliance with sub‑subparagraph 7.1 (i) (iii) of Civil Aviation Order 95.8.

5          Conditions

                 The exemption is subject to the condition that the pilot must:

(a)   before commencing the exempt operation, confirm with the duty pilot that the operation has been cleared by AA;

(b)   not conduct the exempt operation higher than 300 ft above mean sea level;

(c)   comply with any conditions set out in the LoA that is in effect at the time of the operation.

Note   Civil Aviation Order 95.8 contains various other conditions for operating hang gliders and paragliders. These include requirements to fly only in V.M.C., to comply with the HGFA operations manual and to comply with rules or directions made by HGFA.

6          Directions — duty pilot

        (1)     The duty pilot must ensure that AA has given air traffic control clearance that covers each exempt operation.

        (2)     The duty pilot must notify AA promptly when exempt operations have finished for a day, or a part of a day.

        (3)     As soon as possible after an incident or accident involving an exempt operation, the duty pilot must report it to CASA.

Note 1   Reports to CASA can be sent by email to [email protected].

Note 2   For regulation 11.250 of CASR, the directions cease to be in force when this instrument is repealed.

7          Direction — Association

                 The Association must ensure that CASA has a copy of the LoA that is in effect in relation to an exempt operation.

Note   For regulation 11.250 of CASR, the direction ceases to be in force when this instrument is repealed.