The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2004

Amendment of the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2001

21.—(1) In article 130(1):

“(1) For the definition of “Appropriate air traffic control unit” there shall be substituted: “Appropriate air traffic control unit” means in relation to an aircraft either the air traffic control unit notified as serving the area in which the aircraft is for the time being, or the air traffic control unit notified as serving the area which the aircraft intends to enter and with which unit the aircraft is required to communicate prior to entering that area, as the case may be;”.

(2) For the definition of “Microlight aeroplane” there shall be substituted:

““Microlight aeroplane” means an aeroplane designed to carry not more than two persons which has:

(a)

a maximum total weight authorised not exceeding:

(i)

300 kg for a single seat landplane;

(ii)

450 kg for a two seat landplane;

(iii)

330 kg for a single seat amphibian or floatplane; or

(iv)

495 kg for a two seat amphibian or floatplane; and

(b)

either a wing loading at the maximum total weight authorised not exceeding 25kg per square metre or a stalling speed at the maximum total weight authorised not exceeding 35 knots calibrated airspeed;”.