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GASCo Safety Evening London - 19 October 2023

GASCo Safety Evening London - 19 October 2023

Farnborough Airport - Notice of Consultation

Farnborough Airport - Notice of Consultation Farnborough Airport have given notice of their latest consultation as below. The Airport is seeking your views on their proposals to submit a planning application to amend the Airport’s: • Existing annual flight limit from 50,000 to 70,000 flights per year to meet the…

Home Office Universal Permission to Travel; Submit a General Aviation Report (sGAR), Future Border & Immigration System

Home Office Universal Permission to Travel; Submit a General Aviation Report (sGAR), Future Border & Immigration System In August 2023 the Home Office produced this information pack to provide more information on the Home Office’s new Universal Permission to Travel (UPT) scheme, along with further information regarding the UK Electronic…

CAA: Update on Daventry CTA 6 Airspace Amendment

CAA: Update on Daventry CTA 6 Airspace Amendment After a comprehensive review, the UK Civil Aviation Authority is withdrawing its proposal to amend the base level of Daventry Control Area (CTA) 6 airspace due to safety concerns identified through analysis with NATS En-Route Plc (NERL). The CAA had proposed to…

Belgium: Frequency monitoring code (FMC) 5101 from 7 September 2023

Belgium: Frequency monitoring code (FMC) 5101 from 7 September 2023 Belgium are introducing a single frequency monitoring code (FMC) from 7 September 2023 for any pilot of mode S equipped aircraft within the Belgian FIR (Luxembourg excluded) in Class G airspace and not requesting flight information service, but willing to…

uAvionics: Report on Trial of ADS-B Obstruction Beacons on 978Mhz UAT

uAvionics: Report on Trial of ADS-B Obstruction Beacons on 978Mhz UAT The CAA’s Airspace Modernisation Strategy calls out a requirement for electronic Obstruction Beacons. This report documents a trial of these beacons operating on 978MHz UAT ADS-B from the point of view of the operator and other airspace users. The…

2024 Membership Rates

2024 Membership Rates AOPA membership rates were last increased in 2022 for non-Direct Debit payers and payments by Direct Debit (DD) were last increased in 2019. At the last Board meeting membership rates for 2024 were reviewed against the rising costs being experienced by the business, with the inevitable conclusion…

Airspace Change Proposal ACP-2023-015: Newcastle and Northumbria Area (UAS)

Airspace Change Proposal ACP-2023-015: Newcastle and Northumbria Area (UAS) Apian is a medical logistics company, focusing on the use of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to deliver faster, smarter and greener healthcare. Founded by a team of NHS doctors and ex-Googlers, we are building products and platforms that connect the healthcare…

IAOPA - ICAO Report July 2023

IAOPA - ICAO Report July 2023 The International Council of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associations (IAOPA) is the only GA Association to have a seat at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). This is important as the agreed Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) issued by ICAO form the basis of…

Skywise: Runway Excursions

Reminder: Runway Excursions Summer 2023 flying season is well underway, however when flying or operating please remember to appropriately plan for the departing and arriving phase of flight.Please see some helpful advice and guidance below that we would encourage you to review. SSL: Aerodrome sense Clued Up: Unstable Approaches Clued…

Civil Aviation Authority review: Report and summary of responses

Civil Aviation Authority review: Report and summary of responses A call for evidence on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) was published on 28 November 2022 and remained open for responses until 29 January 2023. The Report, with Ministerial Foreword, Executive Summary and Review Recommendations can…

David Ogilvy OBE FRAeS 1929 to 2023

David Ogilvy OBE FRAeS 1929 to 2023 It is with great sadness that I have been informed that David Ogilvy passed away, aged 94 (1929-2023), on Friday 14 July 2023. David was involved with flying throughout his life. In the RAF he flew the mosquito mostly on PR operations at…
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