East Coast Aviation Dead Zone?
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East Coast Aviation Dead Zone?
Idly looking at Ozrunways trying to figure out a coastal route from say Melbourne to the Brisbane region. From Nowra to Brisbane the airspace seems out of the question for an unfamiliar PPL and impossible for RAA pilots and aircraft. In addition, you would need an ASIC, life jackets are required and I can’t see any friendly looking airfields anywhere - and it’s all tiger country in the event of engine failure. Is it just my imagination or do CASA, AsA, the RAAF and the general public hate little aircraft that much?
It is a heap easier than it looks Sunny. Nowra have always been obliging and helpful, Victor 1 is a must for every pilot and a super spectacular flight, you can avoid Willie and the airspace altogether by following the lane from Maitland and Evans Head is not that active. A great flight I have done many times.
Yeah - you'll need an ASIC, but any flying pilot needs one. And life jackets (easy rented), if you want to go coastal, because no one can swim for long in cold southern waters (assuming you don't have a spare engine!)
But the "coastal" route will be straight forward. Plenty of friendly and accessible airfields - Gippslands has a few, Lakes Entrance used to be fine. What wrong with Mallacoota? Merimbula and Muruya are great, right by the beach and easy into town.
There are VFR routes through Nowra, past Sydney (Victor 1), through Williamtown, etc - you'll have to talk to ATC, but you know how to do that, don't you?
Engage brain, check charts, revise radio procedures, and do it.
But the "coastal" route will be straight forward. Plenty of friendly and accessible airfields - Gippslands has a few, Lakes Entrance used to be fine. What wrong with Mallacoota? Merimbula and Muruya are great, right by the beach and easy into town.
There are VFR routes through Nowra, past Sydney (Victor 1), through Williamtown, etc - you'll have to talk to ATC, but you know how to do that, don't you?
Engage brain, check charts, revise radio procedures, and do it.
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Engage brain, check charts, revise radio procedures, and do it.
the airspace seems out of the question for an unfamiliar PPL and impossible for RAA pilots and aircraft. In addition, you would need an ASIC, life jackets are required and I can’t see any friendly looking airfields anywhere - and it’s all tiger country
And yet people manage it every single day.
Dare I say that the majority of pilots travelling from Melbourne to Brisbane, would take the far more direct, easier and blessed by better weather, inland route.
Swing through the inland route, Sunfish, stop at Scone and I will make you a coffee.
Do both: coastal and inland.
It’s worth the experience and comparison, both as between the flights themselves and what would happen during equivalent flights in other countries.
(I’m only saying this to you and not terrorists, but the enforcement of ASIC requirements at non-Capital city airports is .... mmm ... patchy...)
It’s worth the experience and comparison, both as between the flights themselves and what would happen during equivalent flights in other countries.
(I’m only saying this to you and not terrorists, but the enforcement of ASIC requirements at non-Capital city airports is .... mmm ... patchy...)
the enforcement of ASIC requirements at non-Capital city airports is .... mmm ... patchy...)
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Any chance of re-posting that in English, YPJT?
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You don't need an ASIC - from the CASA site:
"If you plan to fly frequently into a security controlled airport that has RPT services you need to have an ASIC."
Initiative.
"If you plan to fly frequently into a security controlled airport that has RPT services you need to have an ASIC."
Initiative.
It's about time that this clear case of discrimination was brought to the attention to those in charge of this ASIC mess - but then I doubt they would understand?
Once upon a time CASA issued a plastic credit card size licence - why cant they do that now and include a photo?
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It's about time that this clear case of discrimination was brought to the attention to those in charge of this ASIC mess - but then I doubt they would understand?
Once upon a time CASA issued a plastic credit card size licence - why cant they do that now and include a photo?
It's about time that this clear case of discrimination was brought to the attention to those in charge of this ASIC mess - but then I doubt they would understand?
Once upon a time CASA issued a plastic credit card size licence - why cant they do that now and include a photo?
Rhetorical questions??
The answer to the first is: they do understand, and simply do not care, they are more than happy about the present arrangements.
The answer to the second is: they can, but they simply do not care, they are more than happy about the present arrangements.
Until effective political weight is brought to the subject, nothing will change.
There is no likelihood, sadly, under present circumstances, where such political pressure is likely to emerge.
Tootle pip!!