In accordance with section 34(1)(a) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, the Minister of Transport hereby gives notice of his intention to make the following ordinary Civil Aviation Rules:
CAR Part 115 - Adventure Aviation - Certification and Operations
The purpose of this rule-making proposal is to
prescribe requirements for the certification and continuing operations of person conducting adventure aviation operations under the proposed new CAR Part 115.
CAR Part 115 will apply to operators wishing to carry passengers for hire or reward while performing the following adventure aviation activities:
- An A to A flight in an aeroplane or helicopter issued with a standard category airworthiness certificate conducting formation flight, aerobatic manoeuvres, and similar non-standard flight manoeuvres such as steep climbs, steep descents, and steep turns;
- an A to A flight (including an interim water landing for amphibious aircraft) in an aircraft issued with an appropriate special category airworthiness certificate;
- an A to A flight in a Class 2 microlight aircraft;
- a flight in a hot air balloon;
- a flight in a glider;
- a parachute-drop aircraft operation;
- a tandem parachute descent;
- a tandem hang glider/paraglider flight.
Consequential Amendments
Parts 1, 12, 43, 61, 91, 101, 103 and 105
NPRM 10-02. CAA Docket 5/CAR/1
The NPRM is available on the CAA website
www.caa.govt.nz
or from the Docket Clerk, Civil Aviation Authority, PO Box 31441, Lower Hutt 5040. Telephone: (04) 560 9603. Facsimile: (04) 560 9481. Email: docket@caa.govt.nz
The NPRM is also available for viewing at Aviation House 10 Hutt Road, Petone, on prior request to the Docket Clerk.
Submissions on the proposed rule should be submitted to the Docket Clerk by 5 November 2010 by post, email or facsimile using the Docket Clerk contact details as above.
Dated at Petone this 23rd day of September 2010.
STEVE DOUGLAS, Director of Civil Aviation.