HF radio requirements for private ops?
I have poked around the CASA website with no result so thought I'd throw the question to the forum.
When, if ever, is a HF radio a requirement for private ops within the Aus FIR?
Could a satphone be substituted for a trans Tasman flight?
Reason I ask is I have a clunky old Barret SSB in my aircraft which while it works I have never used and I have been pondering ditching it during the restoration process in favour of something like the small mobile/sat phones that are on the market now.
Poking around in the tail cone I see the huge old 121.5 mgh ELT which is now useless and the HUGE HF tuner box, HUGE panel control head and HUGE antenna causing drag, not to mention all the wiring, and want to turf the lot.