Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 94 : Operation of Non-Type Certificated AircraftSubpart 4 : Communication and Navigation Equipment94.04.1 Communication equipment |
| (1) | Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 91.05.1 of these Regulations, the prescribed communication equipment is not required for aircraft operated in Class G airspace under VFR. |
| (2) | Unmanned free balloons and unmanned aerial vehicles shall carry the equipment as prescribed in the authority to fly or in terms of regulation 94.06.6. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), at sites where and when paragliding, hang-gliding, or parachute descents takes place, the persons involved shall preferably arrange for the automatic transmission on the applicable flight information frequency of a warning that such activity takes place, or alternatively make use of a hand-held transceiver to warn other aircraft in the vicinity. |
| (4) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1) and (3), at sites where aero-towing of hang-gliders takes place, the use of the appropriate communication equipment, either airborne or ground-based, to warn other air traffic in the vicinity that aero-towing is in progress is mandatory. |
| (5) | The Director may authorise in writing the Central Airspace Management Unit (CAMU) to allocate a temporary segregated airspace (TSA) to separate aircraft operating without radio from other air traffic. |