{"id":"F2009L00659","name":"CASA EX13/09 – Exemption – night acrobatic flight","slug":"casa-ex13-09-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":77558,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00659-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX13/09 – Exemption – night acrobatic flight","content":"Instrument number CASA EX13/09\n\nI, michael dAVID quinn, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).\n\n\\[Signed M.D. Quinn\\]\n\nMick Quinn  \nDeputy Chief Executive Officer  \nOperations\n\n4 March 2009\n\nExemption — night acrobatic flight\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 13 March 2009; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 13 March 2009.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the following persons when participating in the night display at the Australian International Air Show 2009 at Avalon, Victoria:\n\n(a) Robert Jay Carlton, holder of FAA Commercial Pilot Licence Number 585026603, as the pilot in command of the H101 SALTO jet powered glider, FAA registration N-101AZ;\n\n(b) Kent Pietsch, holder of FAA Air Transport Pilot Licence Number 1932258, as the pilot in command of the Interstate S1A Cadet aeroplane, FAA registration N-37361.\n\n3 Exemption\n\nThe pilots in command of the aircraft are exempt from complying with the requirements of paragraph 155 (1) (a) of CAR 1988.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2527},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to a specific air show event and does not extend beyond its original purpose of facilitating a one-off night aerobatic demonstration."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely narrow temporal scope (single day duration)","Only two named individual beneficiaries (no general application)","Exemption from a single regulatory paragraph only","No interpretation section, definitions, or conditional logic","Applies to specific identified aircraft only"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants a **temporary, one-day exemption** allowing two specific pilots to perform **acrobatic flights at night** during the Avalon Air Show in 2009.\n\nNormally, the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 **ban aerobatic flying after dark** (specifically paragraph 155(1)(a)). This exemption lifts that prohibition for:\n\n* **Robert Jay Carlton**, piloting a jet-powered glider (H101 SALTO, registration N-101AZ); and  \n* **Kent Pietsch**, piloting an Interstate S1A Cadet aircraft (registration N-37361).\n\nThe exemption applies **only** to the night display at the Australian International Air Show 2009 at Avalon, Victoria, and **only** on 13 March 2009. Outside of this specific event, date, and these two pilots, the normal night flying restrictions remain in full force."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex13-09-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex13-09-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex13-09-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex13-09-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex13-09-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex13-09-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight/documents"}}