Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1988 NO. 158 CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - REG 155

155. (1) An aircraft:

   (a)  shall not be flown in acrobatic flight at night;

   (b)  shall not be flown in acrobatic flight except in V.M.C.; and

   (c)  shall not be flown in acrobatic flight of a particular kind unless the
        certificate of airworthiness of, or the flight manual for, the
        aircraft specifies that the aircraft may perform that type of
        acrobatic flight.

(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), straight and steady stalls or turns
in which the angle of bank does not exceed 60 degrees shall be deemed not to
be acrobatic flight.

(3) Except with the permission in writing of the Authority, a person shall not
engage in acrobatic flight in an aircraft:

   (a)  at a height lower than 3,000 feet above the highest point of the
        terrain, or any obstacle thereon, within a radius of 600 metres of a
        line extending vertically below the aircraft; or

   (b)  over a city, town, populous area, regatta, race meeting or meeting for
        public games or sports.

(4) Before engaging in acrobatic flight, the pilot of an aircraft shall take
such action as is necessary to ensure that:

   (a)  any loose articles are removed from the aircraft or made secure in the
        aircraft;

   (b)  all locker and compartment doors of the aircraft are fastened;

   (c)  the safety harness or seat belt of any vacant seat is made secure so
        as to avoid the fouling of the controls of the aircraft;

   (d)  the dual controls (if any) of the aircraft are removed from the
        aircraft or rendered inoperative, unless the control seats are
        occupied in accordance with regulation 226 or the dual control seat is
        vacant; and

   (e)  every person in the aircraft is secured with correctly adjusted safety
        harness or seat belt.