A grazier Bloke I know, flies a drifter ultralight on his property to spot his cattle and check the waters. About a month ago he helped the local rodeo/campdraft committee (of which he is a member) prepare for the local town's (population under 20) annual rodeo and campdraft event by spotting in his drifter the campdraft cattle for the committee members mustering on the ground on horses and motorbikes.
Soon after the cattle were yarded and everyone was about to head home, the local Plod, (who is not at all popular in this tiny community) approached and took great interest in the drifter.
Yesterday he received a summons in the mail! He is accused of:
-Flying an aircraft without a licence
-Flying an unregistered aircraft
-Flying an aircraft without an airworthiness certificate
-Flying an aircraft without a maintenance release
A couple of us have had a pretty hard look and the CAO's and CAR's and reckon these charges would only apply to someone flying a VH registered aircraft.
Would anyone who has a more intimate knowledge of the regulations care to comment.
