Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00981:body:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00981
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Character Range: 2613–5364

area mentioned in the agreement.
relevant RM/O, for the appointment of a CFI for a GFA affiliate, means the GFA Regional Manager, Operations responsible for appointing CFIs for gliding clubs or associations that are:
       (a) affiliated with the GFA; and
       (b) located within the State or Territory within which the GFA affiliate is located.
relevant sailplane means a sailplane that is employed in private operations.

4 Application
       (1) Subject to subsection (2), this instrument applies in relation to the pilot in command of a relevant sailplane flown in a sailplane operation in class A airspace covered by an LOA, and any GFA affiliate that is coordinating a sailplane operation in class A airspace.
       (2) The instrument applies in relation to the pilot in command of the relevant sailplane if the pilot in command:
       (a) is a member of the GFA; and
       (b) has, before flying the relevant sailplane in the class A airspace:
 (i) confirmed with the CFI or duty instructor that the sailplane operation in the class A airspace is covered by an LOA and has been cleared by AA; and
 (ii) received a briefing, on the day of the flight, from the CFI or duty instructor about the matters mentioned in paragraph 7 (a).
Note   Class A airspace is determined from time to time in a legislative instrument made under regulation 5 of the Airspace Regulations 2007. As at the date of commencement of this instrument, the legislative instrument is CASA OAR 046/22 — Determination of Airspace and Controlled Aerodromes Etc. (Designated Airspace Handbook) Instrument 2022 and is available at https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2022L00757.

5 Approval
       (1) For the purposes of paragraph 91.285 (1) (b) of CASR, the pilot in command of a relevant sailplane is approved under regulation 91.045 of CASR to conduct a VFR flight in the relevant sailplane in class A airspace covered by an LOA.
       (2) The approval is subject to the conditions mentioned in section 6.

6 Conditions
The pilot in command must conduct the VFR flight in the relevant sailplane in class A airspace in accordance with:
       (a) the CFI directions issued in relation to the sailplane operation in which the aircraft is flown in the class A airspace; and
       (b) the conditions and limitations for the sailplane operation in the class A airspace that are mentioned in the LOA that covers the class A airspace, as the LOA exists on the day of the VFR flight; and
       (c) any other requirements for the safe conduct of the flight in class A airspace communicated to the pilot during the briefing mentioned in subparagraph 4 (2) (b) (ii).
Note 1   See also Civil Aviation Order 95.4 (Exemptions from CAR and CASR — Sailplanes and Towing Aircraft)