G'day guys
1. In ATC page 706 for jepps, para 1.9.5.5, para 1 by day scenario, minimum altitude requirements, it states that: "for an IFR flight, remain not less than 500 ft above the lower limit of the CTA"
And for the night scenario: para b: no.1 "maintain an altitude not less than the route segment LSALT/MSA or the appropriate step of the DME/GPS arrival procedure, or 500 ft above the lower limit of the CTA, ***IF THIS IS HIGHER***"
The question is if we operate an IFR flight into places such as Albury, Tamworth, Hobart, Launceston etc... by night does the 500 ft above the lower limit of CTA if this is higher than the steps of the GPS/DME arrival, still apply since tower has gone home and the controlled airspace by tower is gone and reverts to a MBZ, how does CASA interpret this rule??? ie from the ERSA "outside tower hrs Albury class D & E airspace 8500FT AMSL & BLW reclassified class G"
2. Reference instrument rating flight test report, in flight examination item no. 34, "NDB ident monitored during approach".
When you are performing a DME/GPS approach using the NDB as the azimuthal aid for tracking on a practice or real IMC approach what is CASA's view of monitoring the ident whilst executing the arrival? do we have the morse ident on to tune, test and ident and then turn it off, or leave it on for the entire GPS/DME arrival?
Thanks
DW.
