CASA EX38/12 Exemption flight in class D airspace within 16 kilometres of an aerodrome (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX38/12

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

15 March 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 February 2015.

2          Application

                 This instrument applies to the operation of hang gliders by members of the Tasmanian Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (the Association) for operations in Class D airspace and within 16 Kilometres of Hobart aerodrome.

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 an area described by the following boundaries:

              the line drawn North South through the top of Single Hill Northwards to Seven Mile Beach Road and eastwards following the coastline 100 metres off shore to a point abeam the northern end of Lauderdale township.

        2     Operations must not be above 1000 ft AMSL.

        3     Operations must be conducted only in V M C.

        4     The duty pilot must obtain approval from Airservices Australia (AA) Hobart control tower on each occasion that flying is planned to occur.

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