{"id":"F2011L00285","name":"CASA EX18/11 – Exemption – night acrobatic flight","slug":"casa-ex18-11-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85537,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00285-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX18/11 – Exemption – night acrobatic flight","content":"Instrument number CASA EX18/11\n\nI, john francis mccormick, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).\n\n\\[Signed John F. McCormick\\]\n\nJohn F. McCormick  \nDirector of Aviation Safety\n\n16 February 2011\n\nExemption — night acrobatic flight\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 24 February 2011; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 4 March 2011.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the following persons when participating in the night display at the Australian International Air Show 2011 at Avalon, Victoria:\n\n(a) Robert Jay Carlton, holder of FAA Commercial Pilot Licence number 3454109, as the pilot in command of the H101 Salto jet\\-powered glider, FAA registration number 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 number 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":1579},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted, temporary exemption instrument for a specific aviation event. The scope remains precisely limited to the two named pilots and the specified timeframe, with no expansion beyond the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single exemption applying only to two named individuals with no general application","Extremely limited duration of 9 days","No definitions, interpretation sections, or subsidiary provisions","Simple cross-reference to one existing regulation without nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** Gives two specific pilots special permission to perform acrobatic stunts at night during the 2011 Avalon Air Show.\n\n**Who it affects:** Only two individual pilots:\n* **Robert Jay Carlton** — flying a H101 Salto jet-powered glider (US registration N-101AZ)\n* **Kent Pietsch** — flying an Interstate S1A Cadet aeroplane (US registration N-37361)\n\n**Why it matters:** Normally, Australian aviation law (**Civil Aviation Regulations 1988**) bans acrobatic flying at night for safety reasons. This exemption lets these two pilots ignore that ban for the air show only.\n\n**Key details:**\n* **When:** 24 February 2011 to 4 March 2011 only (9 days total)\n* **Where:** Australian International Air Show at Avalon, Victoria\n* **The rule being waived:** Paragraph 155(1)(a) of the Civil Aviation Regulations — the prohibition on night acrobatic flight"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex18-11-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex18-11-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex18-11-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex18-11-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex18-11-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex18-11-exemption-night-acrobatic-flight/documents"}}