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 March 2002 Repository 

Week One
2002
Massive Military Measures for Security over Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Sunshine Coast

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Air Security for CHOGM

 February 23 
Armed FA-18 fighter jets will be authorised to shoot down aircraft that violate a no-fly zone over the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Coolum

The RAAF Hornets - operating in pairs from Amberley air base - would patrol a "danger zone" within 25 nautical miles of the Mudjimba Airport, Maroochydore

Flight restrictions around the Sunshine Coast will apply from Monday February 25 until March 6

Media Source:- The Courier Mail
observation
Dick Smith's Airspace Sandwich

 February 23 
CASA's Ted Anson along with Airservice's John Forsyth have teamed up with Dick Smith to report to the OZ Government by March 25, the preferred plan for low level airspace reform based on LAMP or Dick's NAS


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Media Reference and Details:- Air Safety Australia
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Local News Round-up

 February 25 
TV news media broadcast a Piper Navaho carrying out a successful minimum damage wheels-up

 Media Source :- TV Ch's 7 and 10 

The Queensland Uni's 'HyShot' scramjet rocket, missing since its launch last year, has been found near Woomera in South OZ

Previous News Article HERE
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Night Landing goes Sour

 February 23
Perth's Jandakot airport was a hive of activity after an aircraft that was taxi-ing on the runway for a night flight had a landing Cessna run up its tail

Drama continued when rescue workers became alarmed after they realised an explosive device used to fire parachutes had become active in the crash - the police bomb squad was then called in to disarm it

Media Source:- ABC

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