Just bumping this old thread as there seems to be some confusion over NVFR freight . . .
CAR 206 (1) (b) (i) defines "Charter Operations" as:
the carriage of passengers or cargo for hire or reward to or from any place . . .
CAO 40.2.2 Appendix 1 (3.1) states:
a night V.F.R. rating authorises the holder of the rating: (a) . . . to fly as pilot in command of aeroplanes having a take-off weight not exceeding 5 700 kg on private or aerial work flights within Australia by night under the V.F.R
There's nothing in Part 61 to contradict the above.
The grey area seems to be the definition of "Airwork" under CAR 206 (1) (a) (viii), to wit:
carriage, for the purposes of trade, of goods being the property of the pilot, the owner or the hirer of the aircraft
Am I correct to assume that the NVFR freight runs referred to in this thread fall under AWK as per the above?
"For the purposes of trade" could mean anything, after all.
Thanks for any clarification!