Civil Aviation Order 95.4 - Exemption from the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 - Gliders, powered sailplanes & power-assisted sailplanes (12/12/2004) (Cth)

Civil Aviation Order 95.4 (as amended)

made under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988. This compilation was prepared on 28 May 2010 taking into account amendments up to Civil Aviation Order 95.4 Amendment Order (No. 1) 2010. Prepared by the Legislative Drafting Branch, Legal Services Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Contents Section 95.4 (Exemption from provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 — gliders, powered sailplanes and power-assisted sailplanes)

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1 Application 2 Definitions 3 Exemptions 3A Licence not required 4 Conditions Notes to Civil Aviation Order 95.4

Section 95.4 Exemption from provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 — gliders, powered sailplanes and power-assisted sailplanes

1 Application This section applies to gliders, powered sailplanes and power-assisted sailplanes used for: (a) sporting and recreational purposes; or (b) practical flight instruction conducted in accordance with GFA Operational Regulations.

2 Definitions In this section: GFA means the Gliding Federation of Australia (ACN 008 560 263). GFA Operational Regulations means the regulations prepared by the GFA and approved by CASA, containing the procedures and instructions necessary to ensure that gliders, powered sailplanes and power-assisted sailplanes to which this section applies comply with the provisions of the regulations applicable to those aircraft, and with the conditions specified in subsection 4 of this Order. glider or sailplane means a non-power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces remaining fixed under given conditions of flight. power-assisted sailplane means an aircraft meeting glider certification standards, fitted with auxiliary power insufficient to meet the take-off requirement specified for a powered sailplane and capable of only limited duration powered flight. The rate of climb of a power-assisted sailplane at the manufacturer's maximum take-off weight, under ISA conditions at sea level, shall not exceed 1 metre per second. Powered sailplane means a powered aeroplane which meets the following limitations: (a) the design value of the ratio of the maximum mass (W), in kilograms, to the square of the wing span (b) in metres does not exceed 3 kg/m2; = (b) the minimum climb rate is 300 metres in 4 minutes; (c) the minimum sink rate does not exceed: (i) 1.0 metre per second for single seat powered sailplane; or (ii) 1.2 metres per second for a 2 seat powered sailplane; (d) the minimum glide slope at maximum landing mass with spoilers/dive brake fully extended must not exceed 1 in 7 (1:7) at 1.3 Vso (stall speed in landing configuration); (e) the maximum number of seats is 2.