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    Jumping straight into 2024

    Feb 16, 2024 3 minutes

    n the days leading up to Christmas, Recreational Aviation Australia (RAAus) received its long awaited revised operating certificate (Part 149) from CASA that now gives permission for RAAus to administer aircraft that operate with a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) between 601 and 760 kgs. Whilst this doesn’t sound like much on the surface, what it does mean is that a whole new fleet of aircraft will be able to be operated by Recreational Pilot Certificate (RPC) holders including many of the Van’s RV aircraft, Cessna 150/152, Piper Tomahawks and many, many more. RAAus has advocated for more than

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