Join us at London’s ‘jet-set lifestyle’ event; The Elite London 11th-12th May at Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire This invite entitles you and your passengers, complimentary entry to The Elite London event. All AOPA members receive free landing fees, courtesy of AOPA. Arrive by Air The Elite London's unique airport setting…

European Commission notice on the withdrawal of the UK and EU aviation safety rules The European Commission has published its views on aviation safety rules post-Brexit, if there is no implementation period or other agreements in place. It sets out the scenario from a legal perspective and details how EASA…

Avoiding airspace infringement – EU-wide campaign for GA pilots EASA and EU National Aviation Authorities today launch a coordinated safety promotion campaign on avoiding airspace infringement. The campaign which addresses European General Aviation pilots and flying instructors has been prepared because airspace infringements of General Aviation aircraft have steadily risen…

Extension to Use of National Licences to Fly EASA  Aircraft The CAA has announce an important policy change following the delay to EASA legislative processes.  In effect this permits those pilots currently flying EASA aircraft within LAPL-level restrictions on national licences (UK PPL or NPPL) to continue to do so…

RAF Brize Norton and London Oxford Airport - Airspace Consultations The public consultation period for this stage of the RAF Brize Norton and London Oxford Airport Consultations ends on Thursday 5th April 2018. Full details of the RAF Brize Norton Consultation can be found here. Ful details of the London…

AOPA UK - GRIMASSE Project GRIMASSE (General Aviation Rescue Capacity IMprovement for the worldwide Adoption of a Safe Solution based on European GNSS). AOPA will be part of this consortium project, together with Pildo Labs and Thales. The project is to look at how search and rescue could be improved…

CAA exemptions for GA pilots and training organisations to cover delay to EASA aircrew regulation The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced plans to introduce a series of exemptions to allow UK General Aviation pilots and training organisations to continue to operate during a delay to the publication of…

APPG on General Aviation - Support amendments to the NPPF The All Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA) promotes the objective, as set out by the British Government, of making the United Kingdom the best country in the world for General Aviation, and to stimulate interest in the sector.…

Exemption to allow EASA Aircraft to be flown with a medical Self Declaration in UK Airspace The CAA have published ORS4 No 1254 which details an exemption to allow EASA Aircraft to be flown with a medical Self Declaration from 8 April 2018 until 8 April 2019, unless varied, suspended…

Access to Government Aerodromes Aeronautical Information The CAA has been in dialogue with the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) regarding open access to all users wishing to acquire aeronautical information relating to government aerodromes.Resulting from these discussions the MAA has now made available for download, free of charge, the latest version…