CASA Ex154/12 Exemption — flight in Class D airspace within 16 kilometres of an aerodrome (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX154/12

I, john francis MccORMICK, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed John F. McCormick]

John F McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety

22 October 2012

Exemption — flight in Class D airspace within 16 kilometres of an aerodrome

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day after registration; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of August 2015.

2          Application

                 This instrument applies to the operation of hang-gliders by members of the Sunshine Coast Hang Gliding Club (the Association) for operations in Class D airspace and within 16 kilometres of the Sunshine Coast Airport.

3          Exemption

                 A member of the Association is exempt from the requirements of subparagraph 7.1 (i) (iii) and paragraph 7.6 of Civil Aviation Order 95.8.

4          Conditions

                 The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule1.

Schedule 1 — Conditions

        1     The operations must be within the 2 areas:

(a)   Area A (Point Cartwright), the line drawn between Beacon Lighthouse, Lat 26° 40’ 47” and Long 153° 8’ 18” south and 100 m offshore to a point at the northern end of the residential area at coordinates Lat 26° 41’47”, Long 153° 8’ 10” and 100 m offshore; and

(b)   Area B within the boundaries of a line following the coastline from coordinate Lat 26° 40’ 16”, Long 153° 6’ 36” and 100 m offshore to a position at coordinates Lat 26° 40’ 42”, Long 153° 7’ 8”.

        2     Operations must not be above 300 ft AMSL.

        3     Operations must be conducted only in V.M.C.

        4     The duty pilot must obtain approval from Airservices Australia (AA) Sunshine Coast Tower on each occasion that flying is planned to occur.

        5     The duty pilot must also advise AA each time flying operations are completed.