4Equipment for flight under the Instrument Flight Rules (the I.F.R.)

4 Equipment for flight under the Instrument Flight Rules (the I.F.R.)

4.1Subject to subsection 3A, an aeroplane must not be operated under the I.F.R. unless it is equipped with:

(a) the flight and navigation instruments specified in Appendixes II, III and IV to this Order, as applicable; and

(b) any other instruments or indicators specified in the aeroplane flight manual; and

(c) the minimum lighting equipment specified in Appendix V to this Order; and

(e) in the case of single pilot RPT operations, earphones for the pilot with boom or throat microphone and a press to transmit control on the control column. The earphones and microphone must be compatible with the radio installation in the aeroplane and must be used by the pilot during flight.

4.1ASubject to paragraphs 4.1B and 4.1C, an aeroplane engaged:

(a) in RPT operations; or

(b) in charter operations; or

(c) in aerial work operations as an air ambulance or for a flying doctor service;

must not be operated under the I.F.R. unless it is equipped with a serviceable automatic pilot approved by CASA that has the following capabilities:

(d) a capability of operating the flight controls to maintain flight and manoeuvre the aeroplane about the roll and pitch axis;

(e) an automatic heading capability;

(f) an altitude hold capability.

Note For the purpose of meeting the requirements of subparagraph 4.1A (d), an automatic pilot is taken to have the capability of manoeuvring the aeroplane about the pitch axis if it does so solely to restore the selected altitude after a disturbance.

4.1BIn spite of paragraph 4.1A, an aeroplane referred to in that paragraph that is not equipped with an automatic pilot in accordance with that paragraph may be operated under the I.F.R., if the aeroplane:

(a) is equipped with fully functioning dual controls; and

(b) has 2 control seats, with 1 control seat occupied by the pilot in command of the aeroplane and the other by a pilot who is authorised under Part 61 of CASR 1998 to conduct the flight.

4.1CIf the automatic pilot fitted to an aeroplane engaged:

(a) in charter operations; or

(b) in aerial work operations as an air ambulance or for a flying doctor service;

loses a capability referred to in paragraph 4.1A, the aeroplane may, if the pilot is satisfied that it is safe to do so, be operated under the I.F.R. by a single pilot at any time within the period of 3 days commencing on the day on which the automatic pilot loses the capability.

4.1DParagraphs 4.1A, 4.1B and 4.1C apply in addition to, and not in derogation of, paragraph 4.1.