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The Future Airspace Strategy VFR Implementation Group Ltd (FASVIG) receives interim funding approval for further work for 3 months starting 1 January 2018. FASVIG Ltd was set up as a not-for-profit company in 2016 to support the Future Airspace Strategy, launched by Government and the CAA in 2011 w...

FASVIG has published Version 2 of its Register of VFR Significant Areas (VSAs) http://fasvig.org/reports/mas-1-vfr-significant-areas The Register of VFR Significant Areas will aid the development/review of new airspace change proposals by providing sponsors with an at-a-glance view as to why subject...

Delivering a Sustainable Future for VFR Operations Part of the UK Airspace Modernisation Programme, this document sets out a plan for sustainable VFR operations in a modernised UKFIR and forms the basis for the FASVIG programme of work 2018/19. Developed from earlier work to understand the causes of...

ADS-B can help reduce airspace infringements and mid-air collisions, says CAA The CAA confirms ADS-B inout using 1090 MHz is its preferred national system to improve electronic conspicuity https://www.caa.co.uk/News/ADS-B-can-help-reduce-airspace-infringements-and-mid-air-collisions,-says-CAA/?cati...

FASVIG announces plans to carry out a trial of real-time traffic displays for Air Traffic Services (ATS) at UK general aviation (GA) airfields. Real-time traffic displays based on ADS-B have the potential capability to enhance GA airfield ATS situational awareness and flight safety. The aim of the t...

Who owns the air?
http://www.ftnonline.co.uk/2017/05/15/who-owns-the-air/

A politician's view of UK airspace management
http://www.ftnonline.co.uk/2017/05/15/p ... anagement/

No problem Chris,
This came on the back of the coverage you may have seen in the national press.
Thanks to Brian Hope and Neil Wilson who assisted the freelanace writer with his initial work.

You can listen to a recording of Alan's interview on the Chris Evans Radio 2 show here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04kmc59

Alan did a great job!

A short survey by EASA on your transponder, GPS, etc, equipment. If you have a minute or two (for most of you, I'm sure that is all it would take), please can you complete and send back? Instructions here: http://fasvig.org/easa-ga-equipment-survey-transponder-gps-collision-avoidancewarning-system T...

TL 2.27 APPROVAL FOR OPERATION OF LAA PERMIT TO FLY AIRCRAFT IN IMC, UNDER IFR OR AT NIGHT http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/engineering/TechnicalLeaflets/Operating%20An%20Aircraft/TL%202.27%20Night%20IFR%20procedure.pdf TL 2.28 ASSESSMENT OF LAA PERMIT TO FLY AIRCRAFT FOR OPERATION IN IMC, ...

FASVIG has submitted a response to the post-implementation review of the Southend Airspace Change:

http://fasvig.org/acp/acp-southend-pir

FASVIG has carried a review of the Farnborough Airspace Change Proposal.
The report has been published today and can be read here:

http://fasvig.org/acp/acp-farnborough-review-by-fasvig

The NATS Report on the GA ADS-B Trial in Southern England has now been published and makes interesting reading. It is a detailed report. You can access the report and other associated announcements, including from the LAA and BMAA, here: http://fasvig.org/reducing-the-cost-of-ads-b The LAA has now u...