Light Aircraft Association

The Rule 60 of the Rules of the Air presently requires an aerodrome to display signals visible from the ground. They comprise: 1. A black ball suspended from a mast 2. A red and yellow chequered flag or board 3. Two red balls one above the other suspended from a mast 4. Two black numerals on a black...

With the help of other LAA members I am analysing aircraft and radio licensing data to assess what proportion of what class of aircraft are fitted with transponders. I often hear it said that transponders would have saved an airspace incursion or a collision or near miss but nobody seems to know how...

Dear All, You may have noticed that over recent years the CAA has been improving its interface with its customers by changing its application forms. I gather that this has been part of the move towards online applications but that is never going to happen for individual pilot applications because we...

Here are the week-end results from the RV & LAA forum for the provision of a Traffic Service: No 55% Yes 28% Reduced 11% Given but terminated 6% Most of the yes returns were from Farnborough radar or aerodromes in the north of England. John

Thanks for the input so far - keep it coming over the week-end please. To respond to James - there are of course ways to avoid conflicts like flying higher and so on. IFR traffic probably gets a service when VFR does not. However, the issue I am dealing with is: if we make our aircraft more electron...

Dear All, Just lately I have been asking for a traffic service wherever I go and I have yet to get a single acceptance. I am fobbed off with a basic service which I regard as slightly better than a chocolate teapot in terms of anti-collision assistance. So I am forming the view that a TS is not gene...

More information is avaiable in this masterful submission by Steve Slater on behalf of the GAAC John Dear Mr. Dimon. I have been asked to comment on the recent planning application for the construction of wind turbines up to 126.5m in height, as part of a single wind farm of 14 wind turbines at Bull...

The owner of Popham Airfield, has sent the email below asking for help about an application to build a wind farm close to Popham Airfield. You may want to oppose the application using the links on the very helpful website http://www.keephampshiregreen.org The closing date is this Friday 24 May. We s...

Rob, the answers are yes, look in the regs and maybe LAA TTPF regulations apply only to LAA Club Events. You can find the precise definition of an event in the Club Governance Documents section from the Clubs and Struts link on the left sidebar of the homepage. Read and all shall be revealed. The de...

James Tannock led on that so I have copied this to him

John

Good work chaps but no moaning now! Tell me what it is you actually want and why and I will try and get it for you. Don't be negative and tell me what you don't want. I have written about Southend and Farnborough for the next magazine asking pilots to give ATC a call. Listening out is great to mitig...

I don't usually get into this sort of thing but a previous post saying that 8.33 radios are not "backwards compatable" is just nonsense. After and during the change-over 8.33 channels will live alongside 25 kHz frequencies. For example the FIS frequencies and 121.5 will be 25 kHz and your local airf...

A planning application has been lodged which proposes to build 99 houses very close to the threshold of Wellsbourne runway 36. The application also includes business and retail premises which are not a problem but the noise nuisance to the residential development would certainly bring pressure on th...

As mentioned in the April Magazine we would like you to tell us what you would like to see from the CAA's FAS project. The FAS says it endeavours to provide safe, efficient airspace that has the capacity to meet reasonable demand and balances the needs of all users". So can you fly where you want to...

We now have official notification of this review with responses required by 31 May.

Any input please?

John