Light Aircraft Association

I think this came as a shock to all in aviation I have asked the question of various maintainence organisations involved in the certified world and they did not know it was coming. The question was raised what happens with wx radar where the peak power is considerably greater than 200w?

.I recieved the following from OFCOM today as I suspect many have. The calcutation for a comms radio is easy but my transponder is rated at 250W out peak Does anyone know what the nominal duty cycle is for a transponder? Colin Dear Licence Holder, We are writing to make you aware of some important c...

A report from the UK AIRPROX board indicates that CAA may mandate ADSB out from 2024
Anyone else heard anything?

I wonder in view of the closure of many airfields and the prohibition of travel for non-essential reasons if any thought has been given to extending permit validity for say 6 months /50 hours? I would not feel happy to ask my inspector who like me would be classed as a member of the vulnerable group...

Farnborough Airport Sold 30th September 2019 It has been announced publicly today that Farnborough Airport has been sold to MacQuarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA). MIRA owns a majority percentage of AGS, a group that owns a number of airports including Southampton Airport. The sale follows ...

Judgement on Farnborough airspace Judicial review Mrs. Justice Thornton has delivered her judgement on the CAA's grant of airspace to TAG Farnborough following the Judicial Review actioned by Lasham Gliding Society. In summary, Mrs. Justice Thornton did not find sufficient grounds to overturn the CA...

I see Popham has an OGN-R station now , That should help PAW users see the FLARM targets

For Information The judicial review hearing into the challenge against the CAA's decision to grant airspace to Farnborough Aerodrome concluded yesterday. This was an important milestone in the efforts by Lasham Gliding Society, with the support of the wider general aviation community, to have the CA...

Because the CAA are regulators

The hearing date selected by the Court for the judicial review of the Farnborough ACP is now 5th June.

Latest update As we have previously reported to you, in November we were granted leave for a judicial review on two of our three grounds of complaint against the Farnborough ACP. Leave for a third ground was given only in so far as it was linked to the first two. We made an application for renewal o...

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has submitted its airspace change proposal to the CAA. Extensive efforts to encourage LBA to understand the needs of local airspace stakeholders have been made over a significant period of time by the gliding and hang/para-gliding community in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and N...

It is my sad duty to tell you that one of our UK (and Lasham) gliding legends has passed away. Derek Piggott MBE enjoyed a very full and happy life for 96 years and passed away this afternoon with Maria at his side, in the Princess Alice Hospice having suffered a severe stroke on the 15th December. ...

Following a judge's decision in November to grant leave to Lasham Gliding Society to proceed in the High Court for a Judicial Review of the CAA's Decision to implement the Farnborough airspace, a further hearing will take place at the Court in mid-January in which Lasham will make arguments to exten...

J E D Mackie at Popham has a Auster on a permit and has a wealth of knowledge regarding all marks.
He is also an inspector