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Instrument Number:  CASA 87/05 I, BRUCE ROBERT GEMMELL, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 156 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).       [signed Bruce Gemmell] Bruce Gemmell
Deputy Chief Executive and
    Chief Operating Officer 10 March 2005 Permission — flying over a public gathering at The Australian International Air Show
1          Duration           This instrument: (a)   commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments; and (b)   ceases to have effect at the end of 20 March 2005. 2          Application             This instrument applies to the pilots (the pilots) and the aircraft (the aircraft) mentioned in Schedule 1 in operations at The Australian International Air Show 2005 (the air show), organised by AirShows DownUnder (the organiser) and held at Avalon, Victoria, from 11 March 2005 to 20 March 2005, inclusive. 3          Permission The pilots may fly the aircraft over a public gathering at the airshow below 1 500 feet above obstacles. 4          Conditions           The permission is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2. Schedule 1          Pilots and aircraft to which the permission applies            Pilots in command of aircraft who are registered, and whose aircraft are registered, with the organiser for participation in operations involving flight over a public gathering at the air show. Schedule 2          Conditions       1     In these conditions: flypast means: (a)   wings-level flight by an aircraft (not in close formation) parallel to, or moving away from, the line of spectators, and with a rate of climb or descent no greater than 500 feet per minute; or (b)   the inverted ribbon cutting demonstration performed by Mr Chris Sperou. manoeuvres means any movement of an aircraft involving rolling, pitching or yawing.       2     A pilot and an aircraft must comply with section 29.4 of the CAOs other than paragraph 4.2 (2) (Manoeuvring Limitations).       3     A pilot must not fly a fixed wing aircraft with any rate of closure towards spectators within the following minimum horizontal distances: (a)   for an aircraft with a display speed of up to 100 knots — 150 metres; (b)   for an aircraft with a display speed between 101 and 200 knots — 350 metres; (c)   for an aircraft with a display speed greater than 200 knots or a maximum take-off weight greater than 5 700 kg — 500 metres.       4     A pilot must not conduct a flypast within a horizontal distance from spectators of less than 100 metres.       5     When taking-off: (a)   an aircraft, or a close formation of aircraft, must remain on or above the centreline of the designated runway until at a safe height; and (b)   the pilot or pilots may then manoeuvre away from the spectators to gain appropriate minimum distance from spectators.       6     When landing an aircraft, or a close formation of aircraft: (a)   the pilot or pilots must conduct conventional manoeuvres to gain the centreline of the designated runway; and (b)   the aircraft or a close formation of aircraft must remain aligned with the centreline of the runway until the aircraft has slowed down to a safe taxi speed.       7     A pilot of a fixed wing aircraft must not conduct manoeuvres within the following minimum horizontal distances from spectators: (a)   for an aircraft with a display speed of 100 knots or less — 100 metres; (b)   for an aircraft with a display speed between 101 and 300 knots — 250 metres; (c)   for an aircraft with a display speed greater than 300 knots or a maximum take-off weight greater than 5 700 kg — 350 metres.       8     A pilot must not fly a helicopter with any rate of closure towards spectators within the following minimum horizontal distances: (a)   for a helicopter operating at an airspeed of up to 40 knots — 100 metres; (b)   for a helicopter operating at an airspeed between 40 knots and 100 knots — 150 metres; (c)   for a helicopter operating at an airspeed above 100 knots — 200 metres.       9     A pilot of a helicopter must not conduct manoeuvres within the following minimum horizontal distances of spectators: (a)   for a helicopter with a take-off weight up to and including 5 700 kg — within 100 metres; (b)   for a helicopter with a take-off weight of 5 700 kg or more — within 150 metres.     10     A pilot must not fly a powered parachute within a horizontal distance of 100 metres from spectators.