CAAP 54-1 - THE YEAR 2000's AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT MANUAL DISASTER
Click here to see what airsafety.com.au is doing to minimise this problem.
Click here to see some relevant legislation and official publications.
Click here for a quiz about checking the Flight Manual before take-off.
CAAP54-1 says that the Unique Australian Flight Manual you HAD to have until 16th August 1999 must be replaced by a new kind of flight manual, or by placards, before 16th August 2000. The period of grandfathering, when either the old or the new type of Flight Manual is legal, is only one year. See www.airsafety.com.au/caap5411/ for an unofficial version of this Civil Aviation Advisory Publication. I produced this version myself and cannot guarantee that it is accurate. I offer it as an aid to understanding, because it's a user-friendly version of the official document. But you must not rely on it, and should rely only on the official version.
You can download the official version of CAAP 54-1 in PDF format from CASA's website http://www.casa.gov.au/download/CAAPs/Airworth/54_1.pdf
In my opinion the one-year grandfather period is far too short, and represents a dreadful failure of AOPA to represent its members properly in the legislative process. You can see my views and the views of others on the AirSafety forum .
But my views on what ought to have been done are of little consequence now, because we are stuck with a one-year grandfather period. Everyone must stop using the old Unique Australian Flight Manual on 16th August 2000.
What we now need to do is
get constructive and share our experiences so that
the overall cost to the aviation community is kept
as low as possible. I will publish, on this
website, all contributions that are e-mailed to
me.
I invite anyone who has already successfully
complied with CAAP 54-1 to share his or her
experience with those who have not. Please supply
information about how you complied, and what it
cost, by e-mail to webmaster@airsafety.com.au
(see a suggested form below).
Relevant legislation and official publications.
What airsafety.com.au is doing to minimise the problem caused by CAAP 54-1:- Survey faxed to 2,000 owners of Australian aircraft on 20th June 2000.
- Responses received to that survey.
- List of organisations offering to assist aircraft owners to satisfy CAAP 54-1.
- Do It Yourself Information Sources.
- Suggested letter to your Member of Parliament mailed to every registered aircraft owner in Australia, commencing 28th June.
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Aircraft type:
Registration:
Serial number:
Year of Manuf:
Modifications: (Does the aircraft have any modifications -
if so which)
What I did:
What it cost:
If a person or organization did the work on your behalf,
please give their name and phone number:
How are you sure that what you have done is in compliance
with the new requirements? (for example, it was checked
by a CASA officer, or you studied the CAAP and the regs
carefully yourself, or you got someone else to certify
that you are now in compliance)
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