Light Aircraft Association

LAA WESSEX STRUT FLY-IN CANCELLED. LAA 75 TOUR WILL GO AHEAD. Due to concerns expressed by the airfield operator regarding ongoing Covid risks, the LAA Wessex Strut Fly-In scheduled for Sunday 4th July has been cancelled. “While highly disappointing given the efforts put in by Strut members and the ...

Suggest you drop and e-mail to our head of training: [email protected]

The DGAC has confirmed its agreement that UK pilot licenses, including sub-ICAO licenses, will be accepted for flights in non-Part 21 aircraft in France for periods of up to 28 days. This agreement also includes acceptance of PMDs as well as other medical certificates, on the basis that if the licen...

Here's the release we've just issued.... Ofcom Issues Revised Guidance on EMF Compliance, Prepared in Conjunction With LAA Communications regulator Ofcom has issued revised guidance on electromagnetic field (EMF) license conditions that will apply to radio equipment in light aircraft. Following rece...

New CAA Skywise Announcement has confirmed the previously temporary post-EASA exemption, enabling NPPL and LAPL holders to fly Certificated as well as Permit aircraft, has now been made permanent. It's sometimes easy to be critical of the CAA, but credit to them for getting this one right! https://m...

LAA Response to the Application is in. Have you made your submission yet?

http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co. ... ponse.html

If you were thinking of flying to (in) Cornwall next week, think again.

http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co. ... Summit.pdf

Below is a statement issued by the CAA last night, following a meeting with the LAA. We endorse the CAA position and look forward to working with them in a spirit of continuing collaboration. Please make sure you respond to the consultation, which closes tomorrow. For more, please see the News secti...

Not sure whether everybody's e-mail received the longer three-page document which included further detail for reference. In case you didn't the link to it is here: http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/2021/News/20210517%20CAA%20CONSULTATION%20ON%20DELEGATED%20AIRWORTHINESS%20ORGANISATION%20APPR...

It is unfortunate that none of the sport flying organisations in the UK were made aware of two Ofcom consultations in 2020 on Electro Magnetic Fields from radio equipment until a number of licence holders were contacted in March 2021 telling them they may have to comply with new regulation. The LAA ...

As Donald Walker has highlighted, the latest Arrete, https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000043328559 defines the status of the UK in relation to Permit aircraft overflight, effectively returning us to where we were before leaving the EC. The definition of the letters of recommendation ha...

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it will reduce the sizes of the proposed Temporary Danger Areas associated with SkyGuardian UAS operations at Waddington and Lossiemouth this summer. The LAA and other Associations responded to the Airspace Change Proposal ACP-2020-100 consultation, proposi...

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In line with other organisations, we're issuing advice to pilots planning to fly as we release from Covid lockdown on 29th March or 12th April. Watch out for further information in next month's magazine, which should arrive shortly. Fly Safe! http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/engineering/Saf...

Your Medical - What You Need to Know Prepared by LAA Medical Adviser and AME, Dr Frank Voeten. PPL Holders A PPL can be validated with a Class 2 medical for the duration of its validity. For flying outside of the UK you will need a valid Class 2 medical as this is a medical to the ICAO standard and ...