Recent content by Trooper63

Good example. CASA excludes WIGs as aircraft generally. AMSA includes them for commercial operations as vessels. BUT does the State Government include them as road vehicles? Can you register a hovercraft and drive down a road? My cursory belief is that the State Governments would somehow...

MAvic_South_Oz i was wrong in regards the high water mark in Queensland at least. the State Government (QLD) changed and now allows a LGA to make laws over water IF it is within their boundary set by the State Government. So some LGA in Queensland stop at high water mark, others have been...

Simmo, can you reference where it says "can't fly over people" for me. 101.238 say within 30m of a person. a person does not equal a populous area, which I agree it says you cant fly over a populous area (crowded beach, sporting event - key words density of population in 101.025) I could...

I’m no lawyer, but have had some experience in legislation. I pose the question; “at what height can I fly across someone property before I need authority?” In Queensland, every individual has the right of safe access to any front door of a house, unit, building. So if I can legally walk into...

Hi, I’m fairly new here. Just completed RePL, but have a question. In regards the 30m rule, it was suggested to me that this means 30m horizontal radius around an individual, AND unlimited vertical. So effectively you cannot at anytime fly over anyone even if you are at 100AGL. I don’t...

Choppers seem to push the limits. I was flying a Cessna out of Archerfield on the published procedural track and altitude. I heard a chopper call in on the radio saying he was inbound on the right track and altitude, BUT he wasn’t. One of the scariest things looking for another aircraft and...