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CASA EX154/12 - Exemption — flight in Class D airspace within 16 kilometres of an aerodrome

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This instrument exempts Sunshine Coast Hang Gliding Club members from certain Civil Aviation Order 95.8 restrictions so they can operate hang gliders in controlled airspace near Sunshine Coast Airport. It matters because it permits limited coastal flying that would otherwise be prohibited, but only under tight safety controls — confined zones and low altitudes, only in good weather, and with prior clearance and coordination from Sunshine Coast Tower.

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CASA EX154/12 - Exemption — flight in Class D airspace within 16 kilometres of an aerodrome

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 Schedule 1.

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.

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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