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UK CAA launches funding to help deliver airspace modernisation

UK CAA launches funding to help deliver airspace modernisation The UK Civil Aviation Authority has today launched its next round of funding to help support airspace modernisation projects across the United Kingdom. Airspace modernisation is essential to making sure that invisible piece of the UK’s national infrastructure – the road…
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The Flying Reporter Aerodrome Review: Manchester, Barton

The Flying Reporter Aerodrome Review: Manchester, Barton AOPA are sponsoring a series of The Flying Reporter Aerodrome review videos with an offer of 25% discount for new 1 Year or 2 Year memberships. This is the review of Manchester Barton Aerodrome: You can find out more and follow The Flying…
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ACP-2022-001 - UAS BVLOS in Segregated Airspace – Ipswich and South East Suffolk

ACP-2022-001 - UAS BVLOS in Segregated Airspace – Ipswich and South East Suffolk Skysports Ltd have raised an Air Change Proposal that, if granted, would allow a Temporary Danger Area to be established as below: The lateral limits of the TDA would be: Subject to regulatory approval, the UAS operations…
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Meetings of the Specialised Committee on Aviation Safety – EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Meetings of the Specialised Committee on Aviation Safety – EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement The minutes of the The 2nd Meeting of the Specialised Committee on Aviation Safety held on 14 November 2022 were recently published here. You will also find minutes of the 1st Meeting of the Specialised Committee…
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CAA - Future Lower Airspace Modernisation

CAA - Future Lower Airspace Modernisation The UK CAA have published their concepts for modernised Lower Airspace in the UK, presented diagramatically here : AOPA have been putting the case for GA access to lower airspace in the future and how it might be achieved wthout undue burden on GA,…
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Leaded Aviation Fuel used by GA Aircraft - Joint Statement from AOPA, LAA and BMAA

Leaded Aviation Fuel used by GA Aircraft Leaded Aviation Fuel used in General Aviation - Joint Statement by: AOPA – LAA - BMAA The University of Kent published a study in September 2022: “Mills, Ashley and Peckham, Stephen (2022) Lead exposure from general aviation emissions in the UK: a review…
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GASCo Electronic Conspicuity Research

GASCo Electronic Conspicuity Research GASCo is conducting research into Electronic Conspicuity (EC) aids and equipment to find out more about how GA pilots use them with a view to provide human factors-based advice for use in safety promotion and education which is why we need your help. We are using…
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RAF Syerston ATZ and TDA update

RAF Syerston ATZ and TDA update An updated hot-spot narrative has been published to inform pilots that a Temporary Danger Area (TDA) will be established at Syerston Aerodrome from 9 January 2023 to 7 April 2023 for Royal Air Force aerobatics team display rehearsals.Written by the Aerodrome Controlling Authority at…
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Certifying UK registered aircraft after 1 January 2023

Certifying UK registered aircraft after 1 January 2023 Clarification on engineer licensing requirements certifying UK registered aircraft The UK’s exit from the EU and EASA has changed engineering licensing requirements, particularly in relation to what licences are needed to certify a G registered aircraft from the 1 January 2023. Applications…
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GARMIN GFC 500 AUTOPILOT ISSUE

ASI SAFETY ALERT: 2022-2 GARMIN GFC 500 AUTOPILOT ISSUE Our AOPA colleagues in the USA have avised us of this AOPA Air Safety Alert in case our members may be affected. If action is requred; for certified aircraft check with your maintainers, for : Garmin has identified an issue with…
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Co-operative Surveillance Systems in FIS provision

Co-operative Surveillance Systems in FIS provision The CAA have published these supplementary instructions and updated the associated manuals and publications: Supplementary Instruction SI 2022/10 (CAP493 SI 2022/10) to the Manual of Air Traffic Services Part 1 Supplementary Instruction SI 2022/02 (CAP413 SI 2022/02) to the Radiotelephony Manual Supplementary Amendment SA…
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CAA: Consultation on Pilot Medical Declarations review

CAA: Consultation on Pilot Medical Declarations review The UK Civil Aviation Authority has launched a review of the Pilot Medical Declarations (PMD) process. The consultation runs until midnight on Monday 5 December 2022. A consultation will help the regulator consider how the system is working as it seeks to enhance…
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