Newcastle Hang Gliding Club

G'day,

There's been quite a bit of chat/discussion/discourse about the changes to airspace, and the requirements to carry and use VHF airband radio, that were introduced on June 3.

As I see it, its as Billo put in another post, for us in a nutshell, if you're planning on being inside 10NM (19km) of Maitland and/or Dochra (Singleton), you'll need an appropriate radio with all the permissions and trimmings. So treat it the same as what was an MBZ.

While most of us are carrying out our flights travelling hundreds of kilometres at a time, unfortunately they're usually only occurring in our imagination, the reality is a 50km flight is a great day out, and landing at one of the LZ's is the norm. On the days you're going further, skirting around no-go zones is something we all have to live with, that's not changed.

Alas it has changed for the worse for flying in other areas, especially those pilots operating from some aerodromes, or in the vicinity of, we'll be having a presentation at the next meeting about any restrictions, and possible actions and ways forward in the future, please spread the word and bring yourself and other pilots along.

Cheers,
Your pres,
Stuie