From the Australian Manual of Air Traffic Services, effective 10 June 2004:
ATC responsibilities to PJE aircraft
4.6.1.2 ATC shall provide traffic information to PJE aircraft, and, except in Class E or Class G airspace, apply separation between parachutists and non-PJE aircraft.
Pilots of PJE aircraft operating in Class E airspace are required to establish contact with ATC notifying the intent to commence operations before the drop commences.
4.6.1.3 ATC shall make a broadcast on the appropriate frequency before the drop as an alert to pilots of flights operating in the airspace.
4.6.1.4 In Class E airspace, ATC shall also provide traffic information to non- PJE IFR aircraft and aircraft using IFR Pick-up about PJE aircraft.
4.6.1.5 Pilots of parachute jumping aircraft are responsible for notifying ATC when the jump has been completed.
It seems kind of crazy to me (assuming I have interpreted this correctly) that ATC work away at separating IFR traffic and passing radar observed VFR traffic only to then say 'Clear to Drop' to an aircraft who can send 10 parachutists through the path of an IFR turboprop on descent.
Is this really the kind of freedom for GA that RHS was fighting for?
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