Happy New Year

[Grahame Hutchison]

Happy New Year everyone.

Some private aircraft watching the midnight fireworks.

http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/ADS-B 20160101-A.JPG

[Patrick Malseed]

A Happy New Year to you Grahame.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the huge contribution you have given to this forum site and the pleasure it has given to me. Your photos are fantastic.
Your efforts and enduring focus on aviation are much appreciated.
Patrick Malseed.

[Philip Argy]

Does the airship have ADS-B gear? It would be interesting to see its flight path.

[Noel White]

Philip, the airship only has, what I call a Claytons ADS-B, fitted. Transmits everything except the lat & lon info so unfortunately no tracking.

If it is upgraded to the full ADS-B the track would indeed be a very interesting display.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Thank you and Happy New Year Patrick, aviation has been a life long passion, from watching to flying to photography.

[Philip Argy]

Philip, the airship only has, what I call a Claytons ADS-B, fitted. Transmits everything except the lat & lon info so unfortunately no tracking.

Here is the schedule for mandatory ADS-B - I wonder what an airship falls under? Below 10,000 ft and no IFR? And many are UAVs too I gather so maybe different rules in that guise?

http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/projects/ads-b/other-mandates-2014-2017/

The local guys claim their airships are CASA-certified but don't state as what: http://www.airship.com.au/airship_design/casa_certification.html

[Grahame Hutchison]

The IACO Type Code on the Australian Register lists it as "SHIP"