Air Navigation (Essendon Fields Airport) Regulations 2001
12Propeller‑driven aircraft
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12 Propeller‑driven aircraft
(1) A propeller‑driven aircraft may land at, or take off from, Essendon Fields Airport during a curfew period if: (a) the aircraft: (i) has a maximum take‑off weight that does not exceed 8 618 kilograms; and (ii) is not mentioned in Schedule 1; or (b) the aircraft has a maximum take‑off weight that exceeds 8 618 kilograms and the aircraft’s noise emission levels do not exceed: (i) 90 EPNdB on take‑off; and (ii) 95 EPNdB on approach to landing. (2) For paragraph (1)(b), an aircraft’s noise emission levels must be measured in accordance with the procedures set out in Appendix 2 to the Annex, but without allowing any trade‑offs under the process set out in clause 3.5 of Chapter 3 to the Annex.