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Sounds silly, but can you charge an Aircraft unit?

Reading page 13, 2nd paragraph under "Aircraft Engagement Range" we have:

Whenever a model makes any kind of move, it can be moved across Aircraft models (and their bases) as if they were not there, and they can be moved within an enemy Aircraft model’s Engagement Range, but it cannot end the move on top of another model (or its base), and it cannot end the move within Engagement Range of any enemy Aircraft models.

So in a nutshell, you can't end any kind of move within Engagement Range of any enemy Aircraft models. Unless I've overlooked something (entirely possible), this means that you can't end a charge move within Engagement Range of enemy Aircraft models.

Help me Dakka, what am I overlooking?

A charge is a move which isnt done in the movement phase, in the charge phase the restriction that you cant move within engagement range of an AIRCRAFT doesnt apply, thats only during the movement phase. You can move within engagement range of all enemy units in the charge phase (when you declared them as a charge target), otherwise you wouldnt be able to fight.

I agree. The restriction for AIRCRAFT only applies in the movement phase. The Airborne rule on the datasheet then restricts which models can charge it.

Well, you'll see that Normal Move, Advance, and fall back have the line "but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy models", so that kind of covers them, and so charging doesn't need an exception - you can see that in the wording on page 19/20 when it comes to actually charging.

However, if the quoted paragraph only applies in the movement phase, does that mean chargers can't move through aircraft as if they weren't there in the charge phase? I mean, it's right there in the 2nd paragraph, but if you are saying that only applies in the movement phase.

Yes, it means you cant charge through AIRCRAFT. Nothing says they are ignored the charge phase, for the purpose of the charge. AIRCRAFT are ignored for heroic interventions, pile in and consolidations, see movement phase, pg. 13.

Ok, that's cool. I guess I mis-understood the Warhammer Community team when they said "Models can move over Aircraft (and their based) when they make any kind of move." (yeah, I know they aren't an authoritative rules source)

The WC team was right about that, but only in the movement phase.

 p5freak wrote:
Yes, it means you cant charge through AIRCRAFT. Nothing says they are ignored the charge phase, for the purpose of the charge. AIRCRAFT are ignored for heroic interventions, pile in and consolidations, see movement phase, pg. 13.

The AIRCRAFT aren't ignored if the model/unit can FLY (last note on page 13)

 p5freak wrote:
A charge is a move which isnt done in the movement phase, in the charge phase the restriction that you cant move within engagement range of an AIRCRAFT doesnt apply, thats only during the movement phase. You can move within engagement range of all enemy units in the charge phase (when you declared them as a charge target), otherwise you wouldnt be able to fight.

This isn't correct. In fact the charge phase sequence doesn't even prevent you from charging an aircraft. The only prerequisite is being within 12" to declare a charge. Meaning according to your logic, infantry can charge aircraft, only we know they cannot since the advanced rules clearly state you cannot end AMY MOVE within engagement range. It even goes on later an mentions 3 types of move that never occur during the movement phase as further evidence. Pile ins, heroic interventions and consolidations.

It's also not addressed in the designer notes in the back.

Are we going to discuss this in two separate threads now ??