Queensland Consolidated Acts

AIR NAVIGATION ACT 1937 - SECT 12

12 Meaning of in flight

(1) For this part, an aircraft that is lighter than air is taken to be
"in flight" from the moment when it becomes detached from the earth’s surface until the moment when it again becomes attached to the earth’s surface.

(2) For this part, a power-driven aircraft that is heavier than air is taken to be
"in flight" from the moment when power is applied for the purpose of take-off until the moment when its landing run ends.

(3) For this part, an aircraft that is heavier than air but is not power-driven is taken to be
"in flight" from the moment when it becomes airborne (whether or not it is then attached to any other aircraft or machine) until the moment when its landing run ends.