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Sports Aviation Federation of Australia (SAFA)
The Sports Aviation Federation of Australia (SAFA) is applying for the establishment of a temporary danger area (TDA) in support of the Bright Open 2026 paragliding competition.
The issue
The TDA would be active from 16 - 23 January 2026. The TDA will be within Class G airspace and is proposed to be a 35 nautical mile (n mile) radius cylinder, centred on the town of Stanley, Victoria.
The proposed TDA will make other airspace users aware of up to 100 paraglider pilots flying cross country tasks to set goals. They will not be carrying equipment to enable airband radio communications.
Purpose
In support of the Bright Open 2026 paragliding competition, SAFA is applying for a TDA.
Proposal
The Bright Open 2026 is an internationally recognised and sanctioned, paragliding cross-country racing competition. The competition will run from 11:00 Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) on Friday 16 January 2026 until 18:30 AEDT on Friday 23 January 2026.
A maximum of 100 paraglider aircraft will be competing, flying daily tasks from 11:00 AEDT to 18:30 AEDT.
The task will be confined to the volume of Class G airspace up to 8,500 feet (FT) above mean sea level (AMSL), enclosed by a cylinder of 35 n mile radius, centred on a point in the town of Stanley, located at 36.404987S 146.755287E, as depicted in figure 1 below.
A 50m buffer to vertical and horizontal airspace will be imposed with infringements punished and all points lost before actual airspace infringement. With a second infringement, the pilot is removed from the competition.
In addition to the TDA, SAFA have applied for a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) and an exemption for competing pilots from the carriage and use of airband radios whilst flying. Properly authorised ground-based operators will monitor and conduct airband radio communications and relay information to pilots via ultra high frequency (UHF) radio transmissions.