Instrument number CASA EX41/07
I, SHANE PATRICK CARMODY, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Strategy and Support, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).
[Signed Shane Carmody]
Shane Carmody
Deputy Chief Executive
Strategy and Support
6 September 2007
Exemption — Sunstate Airlines (Qld) operations into Lord Howe Island
1          Duration
          This instrument:
(a)    commences on the day after it is registered; and
(b)    stops having effect at the end of 31 August 2009.
2          Application
          This instrument applies to operations by Sunstate Airlines (Qld) Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 065667 (the operator), into Lord Howe Island using DHC8-100 or DHC8-200 aircraft (the aircraft).
3          Exemption
          For subregulation 308 (1) of CAR 1988, the operator is exempt from compliance with directions under subregulation 235 (2) of CAR 1988 to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1, subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.
Schedule 1          Extent of exemption
            The exemption applies only to the requirement to comply with:
(a)    subparagraphs 4.1 (a), (b) and (c) of Civil Aviation Order 20.7.1B (CAO 20.7.1B) to the extent that would prevent taking into account the use of the departure end of the runway end safety area (RESA) to calculate the take-off distance and accelerate-stop distance for the aircraft; and
(b)    subparagraph 5.1 (a) of CAO 20.7.1B to the extent that would require consideration of temperature in determining landing weight for the aircraft.
Schedule 2          Conditions
      1     The operator must comply with the following operational specifications:
Dash 8-100 and Dash 8-200 operational requirements for take-off and landing at Lord Howe Island, Runway 10/28

Lord Howe Island Aerodrome
 

Suitable operational runway
Runway 10/28

Landing distance available (LDA)
Runway 10: 886 m (ERSA)
Runway 28: 785 m (ERSA)

Take-off distance available
Runway l0: 1006 m (ERSA + 60 m)
Runway 28: 1006 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Take-off run available
Runway l0: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)
Runway 28: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Accelerate stop distance available
Runway 10: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)
Runway 28: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Line up allowance for take-off
180° turn

Operational limitations
 

Aircraft landing weight
As calculated based upon aircraft flight manual data, and limited to maximum certified landing weight. Threshold speed and prevailing wind must be considered and accounted for in the landing distance calculation. Temperature accountability is not required in the landing distance calculation.

Landing distance required (LDR)
Dry runway: 1.43 x ALD
Wet runway: 1.43 × 1.15 x ALD
Actual landing distance (ALD) is the distance between a point 50 feet above the runway threshold and the point where the aircraft comes to a complete stop.
Contaminated runway operations not approved for landing.

Aircraft performance
 

Braking application
Maximum braking effort

Retarding applications
Power levers at disc

Runway visibility
Daylight operations only

System requirements
 

All brakes and anti-skid
Nose gear steering
Full flight control and rudder
Spoilers (roll spoiler in ground mode – 100 series only)
An aircraft must not take-off for a flight to Lord Howe Island unless these systems are operative and fully functional.

 
      2     Unless stated in clause 1, all of the operator’s applicable operational procedures and limitations apply.
      3     The additional 60 m (RESA) allowed for take-off only must be added to the brake release end of the runway.