At 10:44 PM 19/04/05 +1000, you wrote:
>This is in AIC Sup H18/05. It is not effective until 1600UTC on 8 June
>2005. Refer http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/pilotcentre/training/nas/
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leigh
>Bunting
>Sent: Tuesday, 19 April 2005 10:05 PM
>To: Soaring List
>Subject: [Aus-soaring] Transponder Requirements in Class E airspace
>
>Received a piece of paper from ASA today. The guts of which is:
>
>----------------------------------------
>NEW RULES
>
>The general exemptions against the requirements for carriage of SSR
>transponders for aircraft certified without an engine-driven electrical
>system will apply in all Class E airspace. Aircraft without an
>engine-driven electrical system (eg balloons, gliders and antique
>aircraft) will be able to operate in all Class E airspace, including
>that Class E airspace within 40NM of a Class D tower, without a transponder.
>-----------------------------------------------------
>
>Sanity prevails a little bit.
Not exactly sanity. The 40nm requirement was a temporary requirement and
was to be removed during one of the later stages of NAS implementation. It
was a temporary measure to get some parties to agree to the NAS changes
which were intended to end up with North American airspace organisation.
Now that that has been stopped it is only reasonable that the requirement
be dropped.
Mike
Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments
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