What is going to happen to GA? The more pilots I talk to (who like me, have limited budgets) are thinking about packing in aviation totally or some ending ownership now while their aircraft still have some value and going back to club aircraft or worse, fishing!
I trawled through the proposal and as usual - we all need this as the 'world will end' if we don't become a 'participating state' ... blah blah blah. No doubt the UK will support this, as our masters like to confuse us more...wait a second, my wife says I don't do politics, got to watch the blood pressure! Sorry, I'll try hard not to.
It appears, even though the UK is seeing airfields close the european situation is supposed to be worse, as 'they' are likely to run out of frequencies not us.
"...Without the extension of 8.33 kHz channel spacing, it is likely that only around 70% of the future requirement for frequencies
in Europe can be met. The situation in the core area of Europe is much worse and, by the end of the decade,
it is likely that only 10-20% of the requirement in the core area will be met."
Where are they getting their 'forecast demand' figures from?
Now let's get this straight, VHF signals are not very good at travelling as far as my limited pilot knowledge goes it is line of sight, roughly 60 nm and if you want to work it out, there is a formula somewhere. So the european stations that we (UK) may potentially conflict with, will be fairly limited unless one ventures into EU airspace of course! Whilst I am not a literary giant like John Brady et al, am I right in thinking that this a leftover from the EU frequency grab consultation that I took part in last year?
Are we ever going to left alone instead of being beaten over the head constantly with EU regulation - that may or may not affect us?
Grumble over, now I need a cheap 8.33 radio! Microair perhaps?
Andrew
