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- Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:18 am
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: OFCOM Change Of Licence Requirement
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5273
Re: OFCOM Change Of Licence Requirement
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?
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:29 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: OFCOM Change Of Licence Requirement
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5273
OFCOM Change Of Licence Requirement
.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...
- Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:50 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: ADSB out
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1741
ADSB out
A report from the UK AIRPROX board indicates that CAA may mandate ADSB out from 2024
Anyone else heard anything?
Anyone else heard anything?
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:37 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Permit renewal?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5563
Re: Permit renewal?
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...
- Mon Sep 30, 2019 1:35 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Farnborough
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1101
Farnborough
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 ...
- Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:56 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Farnborough Airspace
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1143
Farnborough Airspace
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...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:32 pm
- Forum: Electronic Conspicuity
- Topic: Electronic conspicuity article from the Feb edition of the L
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24667
Re: Electronic conspicuity article from the Feb edition of t
I see Popham has an OGN-R station now , That should help PAW users see the FLARM targets
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:39 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Farnborough Airspace
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1153
Farnborough Airspace
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...
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 2:23 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: CAA Medical Self Declaration
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2475
Re: CAA Medical Self Declaration
Because the CAA are regulators
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:28 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Farnborough Airspace
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4937
Re: Farnborough Airspace
The hearing date selected by the Court for the judicial review of the Farnborough ACP is now 5th June.
- Thu Jan 24, 2019 2:44 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Farnborough Airspace
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4937
Re: Farnborough Airspace
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...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 9:58 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Leeds Bradford ACP
- Replies: 0
- Views: 996
Leeds Bradford ACP
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...
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:25 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Derek Piggott MBE RIP
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1574
Derek Piggott MBE RIP
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. ...
- Tue Jan 01, 2019 7:48 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Farnborough Airspace
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4937
Re: Farnborough Airspace
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...
- Sun Dec 23, 2018 5:01 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Auster on an LAA permit?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2945
Re: Auster on an LAA permit?
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
He is also an inspector