Light Aircraft Association

The CAA will shortly be holding a post implimentation review of the Norwich CAS.

If you have any views or observations on how this has worked from the viewpoint of GAA please post a note here, preferably with specific details, and I will compile an input to the review.

John

LAA Airspace Team

That is a really useful rant. I am presently working with other GA people on the Class G/S&RA part of the Future Airspace Strategy. Our President took the directors of the CAA to task for not giving S&RA enough consideration in the FAS which was entirely focussed on commercial operations. As a resul...

NATS have withdrawn the frequency card that used to come with charts and for the new 1/2 mil south just out you have to download and print the card from their website. The proposition is that this is updated every 28 days with the AIRAC cycle and so you have up to date info. I have been experimentin...

At the NC last week-end I gave a brief on how the frequency arrangement for 8.33 radios works for both 25 and 8.33 spacing. I will write it up and put it in the magazine for your info.

The rules are indeed as per the last magazine article.

John

You may recall that the consultation by Welwyn Hatfield Council to close Panshanger Airfield and build houses on the site closes on 31 January. We really need you all to make a response even if it is only to say you object. You can always say you support the LAA submission about "WGC4 - Panshanger" ...

Sorry I disagree with the earlier post that a BO 208 on a UK permit to fly must be treated as an EASA regulated aircraft. Clearly it is not. It does not have an EASA CofA or and EASA PtF so it is not an EASA aircraft. You might want to call the engineering department at the LAA who should be able to...

Hello again Graham, nothing to do with permit aeroplanes - permits and CofA are treated just the same for TPPF. More a people thing.... I did a lot of work for an airline preparing for the Age Discrimination Act and we spent an awful lot of time worrying about allowing pilots over 60 to fly passenge...

The LAA Airspace Team is in discussion with the ATC managers at Bristol and Cardiff airports to see if there are any parts of the substantial CTR and CTA that commercial operations does not need and that might be given back to Class G airspace. Recently Bristol consulted on adding a small amount of ...

The LAA Airspace Team is working with the CAA and the ATC managers at Liverpool and Manchester to improve access and safety for aircraft transiting the area north/south under VFR. Presently the low level route offers uncontrolled VFR access but the terrain is increasingly built up and the altitude r...

The CAA has issued a consultation on the proposed introduction of RMZs. Not at a specific place but the principle and process that would pertain if an airport were to apply for an RMZ instead of controlled airspace. You can find details and a copy of the proposal by following the "Engagement" link o...

I drafted the response to SERA for all the GAA organisations and went to the meetings with Eurocontrol. I am presently dealing with the AMC to SERA and the final version of SERA itself which is with the EU for ratification. I recall that there was debate about a requirement to book out as an alterna...

LARS is an important facility that helps to reduce collision risk and keeps us out of trouble generally. Usually it does what it says on the tin but sometimes and in some places it falls short. For example in my area there are 2 units which seem to be having a competition as to who can hand off the ...

The Epping Forest District Council (EFDC), the owners of the North Weald airfield, are asking for comments on their 20 year Local Plan and the future of North Weald Airfield. Please would you respond to this as one of the 4 options for the Council is to close the airfield. They itemise four options ...

Dear all, for those LAA members that supported the HIghland Gliding Club's bid for planning permission to be able to accept powered aircraft at their strip - good news. The Moray Council planning Committee announced that "that the application has been approved with conditions" The conditions are two...

Following on from this thread, on Wednesday I am off to see William Moore, Chief Technical Officer at Airbox. I will take the thread with me so if you have anything to add, please do so by 10pm Tuesday.

John