Part 21LIGHT AIRCRAFT TIE-DOWN FACILITIES

CHAPTER 21 LIGHT AIRCRAFT TIE-DOWN FACILITIES

21.01 Tie-down facilities

(1) An aerodrome operator may provide tie-down facilities at an aerodrome only if they are of a sufficient strength to securely hold down the aircraft type for which they are provided.

Note CASA recommends that the design of the tie-down facilities should be determined in consultation with an engineering consultant or manufacturer of the anchor system.

(2) Tie-down facilities:

(a) must be fixed to the ground using embedded anchors; and

(b) must not be left loose on the surface of the aerodrome.

(3) For subsection (2) anchors must be:

(a) flush with the surface wherever possible; and

(b) not more than 25 mm above ground level.