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In case I wasn’t clear, to fly into Flinders Island you will have to land at Whitemark and get cleared and then fly on to any of the other strips on the island. You can’t go direct to the smaller strips.
Same goes when flying in from mainland Tasmania.
The above is not relevant for flying into mainland / the big island Tasmania.
Same goes when flying in from mainland Tasmania.
The above is not relevant for flying into mainland / the big island Tasmania.
A few arrests - and the social firestorm that will follow - will solve the issue..............
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If all state borders are becoming shut, then my heart goes out to fellow ACT pilots.
Would he have said that face to face? Probably not. But writing this here anonymously on PPRuNe, no biggie, hey??
So go on mate, heed your own advice and have a long hard look at yourself. I'm doing just fine.
Oh boy, you're cracking every joke in the book
Truce?
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If I fly from an ALA in Victoria to one of the many ALA’s in Tasmania, take a pee against a tree, jump back in and return to the ALA in Victoria, what’s the health risk? What law/s do I break (other than public urination)?
I believe they are covering this under laws around bio-security hazards. Not unlike fruit fly.
25 March 2020
Michael Ferguson, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
Private airstrips closed to interstate aircrafts
To keep Tasmanians safe against the spread of COVID-19, aeroplanes and aircrafts that commence their flight outside of Tasmania are prohibited from landing on private airstrips in the state.It is absolutely crucial everyone adheres to all the restrictions that are in place to reduce the threat of this virus.
Our messages are necessarily crystal clear:
- Do not travel to Tasmania unless you are returning home or you are an essential traveller. If you are returning home from interstate, you cannot fly into a private airstrip.
- If you are a Tasmanian returning home via the Spirit of Tasmania or on a commercial flight, you must self-isolate for 14 days.
For more information, visit www.health.tas.gov.au/coronavirus
Private airstrips
Last Updated: 25 Mar 2020 6:47pmTo keep Tasmanians safe against the spread of COVID-19, aeroplanes and aircrafts that commence their flight outside of Tasmania are prohibited from landing on private airstrips in the state.This includes Tasmanians returning home from interstate.
Aeroplanes and aircraft cannot land at any place within Tasmania other than at the following airports:
- Hobart International (Strachan Street, Cambridge)
- Launceston (201 Evandale Road, Western Junction, Launceston)
- Devonport (Airport Road, Devonport)
- Burnie (3 Airport Street, Wynyard)
- King Island (Morrison Avenue, Loorana)
- Flinders Island (122 Palana Road, Whitemark)
Don't you just love the silliness of banning aircraft arriving at an airport and identifying those airports by their street address.
Standby, I'll just look up my UBD to find where that address is so I can land
CC
Standby, I'll just look up my UBD to find where that address is so I can land
CC
In an emergency you'll find the Govt can and will do anything they wish
they'll worry about a rap on knuckles from the courts later
they'll worry about a rap on knuckles from the courts later
They certainly do, Sunny, in Victoria and Tasmania under public health laws. They even have the power to seize and destroy items believed to be a risk to public health, so while I don't believe it would be justifiable or carried out, hypothetically if they had a reasonable belief your aircraft was a threat to public health it could theoretically at least be seized and destroyed.
Last edited by De_flieger; 26th Mar 2020 at 10:25.