The latest En Route Supplement Australia has come out dated 16 August and it now states that prior permission is required to land at Gympie Aerodrome.
Remember, this is an aerodrome that was built under the Australian Government system where about half of the funding came from the Commonwealth – that is, taxpayers from all around Australia. I would imagine this is just the start of councils putting this particular requirement in the ERSA.
It would be interesting to find out if
Lead Balloon knows whether they can legally do this. It is a bit like saying if you want to enter the main street of Gympie, please write to us two days before and we may give you approval. It is amazing that our forefathers fought for certain freedoms which seem to be going.
Here is the article covering this in
The Australian this morning.
