This Operations Handbook has been compiled by the West Coast and Airspace User GroupSouthern Alps MBZ Airspace User Group.

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It is endorsed by the greater Southern Alps MBZ Aoraki West Airspace User Groupparticipating companies of the User Group as operational information for -

• Operators

• Resident pilots

• Itinerant / transiting pilots

• Other interested parties

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who have a role in ensuring the safety of flight operations in the Southern Alps Mandatory Broadcast Zone (MBZ) airspace.

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The content does not absolve operators’ and individual pilots’ responsibilities for compliance with -

• The CAA Rules

• Individual company Operations Manuals and SOPs

• Current aeronautical maps and charts

 

It is a handbook to assist with the promotion of aviation safety within the Aoraki Mt Cook and Westland Tai Poutini areas and foster good airmanship.

 

This Manual is not to be copied by any thirds party without the approval of the Southern Alps User Group, however it is available for use and distribution to any operator intending to fly within the Aoraki Mt Cook and Westland Tai Poutini National Parks and the Southern Alps Mandatory Broadcast Zone [MBZ] B97887.   

 

Anyone using this publication for operational information should reference the version on this website as being the most current version, or contact the West Coast Airspace User Group Chair at westcoastusergroup@gmail.com