Hi Mike Could you clarify the following please :
"You do need to display the nationality mark "VH-" as well as the registration letters" According to GFA AN84 Para 1.1 the "VH" is not required if operating inside Australia ? Many thanks Chris Runeckles On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 2:00 PM, Mike Cleaver <[email protected]> wrote: > Niall > > You are correct that at present there is no requirement for registration > markings under the wings on any aircraft below 5700 kg MTOW operated in > Australia. The exemption was renewed in 2012 and falls due again at the end > of this month: since I am not aware of any formal post-implementation > review of Part 45 I would expect that it will be renewed for a further 3 > years at that time. > > You do need to display the nationality mark "VH-" as well as the > registration letters, in letters at least 150mm high that contrast with the > background, and you do need the fireproof plate mentioned in the exemption > (meeting the requirements of reg 21.820). > > You may also display a contest marking on the vertical fin and rudder (if > the registration is marked on the fuselage sides) - many gliders, > especially those with G as the first letter, use the last 2 letters of the > registration for this, but others display a letter and a number, or two > digits - these are becoming quite popular - for instance 36, W3, 4D, Q7, S7 > are all in use. These are likely to be administered by the GFA so you > should talk to the GFA airworthiness people if you want to use one of > these. > > The convention is that if an aircraft is marked in accordance with the > rules, and the4 rules later change, the markings do not require to be > changed until the aircraft is next painted or refinished - so if the rules > change at the end of the month and you do not have the glider marked yet, > you could have to change to meet the new rules, whatever they may be (but > that may be unlikely to happen). > > Wombat > > > On 7/01/2015 3:00 PM, Niall Doherty wrote: > > All > > My understanding of this page > > http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD:1001:pc=PC_90236 > > is that the only requirement for markings on a glider is letters of at > least 150mm high on the sides. None on the undersides of the wings. > > Am I right? > > Regards > ND > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, > visit:http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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