Spirit Tower Aeronautical Study

Forise Investment Australia sought (and subsequently received) approval to develop an 89 storey mixed used high rise building known as 'Spirit' in central Surfers Paradise.

Aviation Projects prepared an Aeronautical Study in support of the development application. Of particular relevance was the obligation to ensure the development was compatible with the safety, efficiency and regularity of air transport operations at and in the vicinity of Gold Coast Airport.

The Aeronautical Study addressed issues applicable to the City of Gold Coast Planning Scheme, Queensland Government State Planning Policy and Commonwealth of Australia Airports Act 1996. These issues included:

Obstacle limitation surfaces
PANS-OPS surfaces
Public safety areas
Wildlife hazard buffer zones
Lighting area buffer zones
Noise exposure forecast contours
Aviation facilities including navigation aids and communications, navigation and surveillance facilities
air routes and lowest safe altitudes
controlled airspace.

Aviation Projects found that the proposed building would satisfy all acceptable outcomes for the City Plan performance criteria, and that an acceptable level of aviation safety could be maintained providing certain risk mitigations were implemented.

Aviation Projects assisted Mackay Airport Pty Ltd to resolve several strategically significant matters and provide greater certainty about the protection of Mackay Airport's future ultimate capacity through the investigation, analysis and resolution of a number of complex inter-related airport protection problems.

Aviation Projects' responsiveness, expert knowledge, attention to detail, rigorous technical analysis and professional approach to its work contributed to the ability of North Queensland Airports, and in particular, Mackay Airport Pty Ltd, to achieve its strategic intent. As a result, Aviation Projects has become a trusted advisor to the NQA group of companies.

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