Residents at Hervey Bay and Ayers Rock/Connellan will see aircraft flying unusually low next week as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) carries out important flight path safety checks.
The checks are being conducted by CASA to make sure instrument approach procedures at local aerodromes operate safely.
The Hervey Bay checks will be carried out on 22 June using a twin-engine Beechcraft Baron.
The checks at Ayers Rock/ Connellan will take place on 24 June using a twin-engine Cessna 402.
Low-level flying is an essential part of the safety exercise, with the aircraft down as low as several hundred feet at times.
Local residents and workers may notice an uncommon flying pattern, but this is to make sure obstacles are accurately marked on charts and no new obstacles exist. Obstacles can be towers, trees, masts or buildings that can be a danger to aircraft.
If poor weather or other factors do not allow the safety checks to go ahead on the planned days, they will be carried out as soon as possible.
