GA Continuing Airworthiness Management Workshops As part of its collaborative approach to improve consistency across the industry, the CAA GA Unit is planning to deliver Continuing Airworthiness Management workshops at locations throughout the UK from the 4th Quarter of 2019. The opportunity will also be used to update on the…

2019 AOPA Annual General Meeting The 53rdAnnual General Meeting of the British Light Aviation Centre Ltd, trading as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of the UK, will be held on Tuesday 17th September 2019 at: AOPA50a Cambridge StreetLONDONSW1V 4QQ commencing at 2.00 p.m. The formal announcement and agenda of…

Lord Kirkhope Inquiry into UK Lower Airspace The Lord Kirkhope Inquiry into UK Lower Airspace report has been published. The Inquiry was commissioned by the All Party Parliamentary Group on General aviation. Pauline Vahey, Chairman AOPA UK, was a member of the Inquiry panel. Inquiry Report Executive Summary points :…

CAA announces relaxation of electronic conspicuity rules At the CAA’s Electronic Conspicuity (EC) conference in London on 27 June Mark Swan, Director of Safety and Airspace Regulation, announced that the CAA will be relaxing the rules around simultaneous transmissions from EC devices that meet CAP 1391 requirements. The move follows…

2019 Infringement Stats and Decisions Infringement statistics for 2019 have been published and can be viewed on the Airspace & Safety Initiative website. Reported Infringements for 2019: This set of data also includes Infringement Coordination Group (ICG) CAP1404 decisions. Each month the CAA will publish statistical data of infringement Mandatory…

Restriction of Flying Regulations: British Grand Prix Silverstone and Turweston 12 - 14 July 2019 There will be restrictions to flying for the British Grand Prix affecting Silverstone and Turweston from 12 to 14 July 2019. Pilots not participating in activities at Silverstone are warned that the area surrounding the…

ICAO: EUR Regional Transition Plan for RNAV to RNP IFP Charts Identification At the Sixtieth Meeting of the European Air Navigation Planning Group (EANPG/60) combined with the Seventh Meeting of the European Regional Aviation Safety Group (RASG-EUR/07), held in Paris, France from 26 to 30 November 2018, the EANPG/RASG-EUR requested…

AOPA @ AeroExpo UK Wycombe Air Park 13 to 15 June 2019 It's not looking like flaming June but we hope to welcome many members and non-members to our Marquee. Members area with refreshments, finger buffet at Lunchtime, Wifi (subject to availability). Saturday lunchtime drinks with buffet. We will have…

Airspace infringements: April figures and moving map tips Figures for reported infringements in April are now available on the Airspace & Safety Initiative website: airspacesafety.com/facts-stats-and-incidents/ Infringement Stats for 2019: Follow @airspacesafety on twitter for tips and guidance on best use of a moving map.

CAA Call for evidence: Electronic Conspicuity Solutions - AOPA UK Response This is the AOPA UK response to the CAA's call for evidence in respect of Electronic Conspicuity solutions which was closed for submissions on 25 May 2019: AOPA has communicated with its members through our magazine, Enews and working…