Light Aircraft Association

Thanks for posting this. You beat me to it. Delighted to see that as of lunchtime Thursday 13th July, over £13,000 has been raised. A big thank you to Zana McKail for starting the campaign - a true sign of how our flyer's community around the world can pull together to help a friend. https://www.jus...

Hi Neil Yes. Comment was made to EASA at the appropriate time on the NPA, and we maintain good dialogue with them via various forums and committees. However the matter is now out of EASA's hands and now with the European Parliament and its associated committees. Constitutionally, having passed the c...

Thanks Jon, Neil, I deliberately held off responding until we had Jon's summary which makes things clearer, even if it is not necessarily what you as an EASA holder might want to hear. While we can, and do, have proactive input with the CAA on areas such as licensing and medical requirements for the...

The CAA’s General Aviation unit, with whom we work closely, are advertising for two GA Policy Officers. These are full-time posts based at the GA Unit at Gatwick. Interested? Click on the link below: https://www.caacareers.com/jobs/general-aviation-policy-officer The closing date is 30th June, so no...

Our archivist, Stuart Macconnacher is away at the moment, but I am sure we have some at LAA HQ. Alternatively, I may have a set in my personal Luton Minor/Taylor Monoplane archive. Drop me an e-mail to [email protected] and I'll see what I can find.

We’ve been informed by the CAA that seven sites are incorrectly charted on the 2017 500k paper charts, as follows: METFIELD HANG-GLIDING SITE (522151N 0012330E) SALTBY GLIDING SITE (524947N 0004245W) UPOTTERY HANG-GLIDING SITE (505305N 0030921W) WETHERSFIELD GLIDING SITE (515824N 0003036E) ASTON DOW...

LAUREN RICHARDSON BECOMES FIRST ‘LAA AMBASSADOR’. Air display and aerobatic pilot Lauren Richardson has become the first-ever ‘LAA Ambassador’, with the role of communicating the Light Aircraft Association’s message of ‘flying for fun’ to a wider audience. Lauren who displays a Pitts Special S1-S, o...

Help us make the case for the continued issue of the IMC rating In 2013 the CAA along with all the aviation associations successfully campaigned for the EASA Aircrew regulation to include provision for IMC ratings on EASA licences until 8 April 2019. As a result the CAA has continued to issue IMC ra...

CALLING ALL HOMEBUILDERS! Calling all self-build light aircraft enthusiasts! Factual programme producers Off The Fence productions are developing a TV series about UK based aircraft builders and restorers and are looking for potential contributors and presenters for the series. If you are interested...

I guess they must have been, as I noticed your Certificate in the 'out' tray for tonight's post!

(I hasten to add this was normal service, not any special treatment!)

Hi all. In answer to the questions above. 1. We don't necessarily require quite such a comprehensive package of information, certainly for a more simple mod. The MOD-7 form gives you guidance on the supporting documentation required. 2. Yes. The workload for our engineers is high. However, so long a...

The CAA have now published the 8.33 kHz refund claim form. This is the only way to claim funding towards the cost of eligible 8.33 kHz radio installations. All details can be found on the CAA website at the 8.33 kHz funding application page. http://caa.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a13f6185a0a6...

Many congratulations to Ian Bryant and Steve Boxall!

http://www.caa.co.uk/Blog-Posts/First-g ... in-the-UK/

The CAA has announced today that they have published the criteria for users to confirm they are eligible to claim the 20% rebate against the cost of fitting an 8.33kHz spacing radio. The CAA has received EU funding for this, to help offset the cost of the mandatory fitment of these units, which will...

HI Ian Probably not by the end of 2017, the number of aircraft left to transition from CAA Annex 2 to LAA Permit is now smaller, although we are currently reviewing whether, for example, it is feasible to create extra engineering support to accommodate YAK-52s and similar. Unfortunately the CAA is s...