FASVIG Programme Coordinator sought

[Brian Hope]

Tim Hardy and John Brady (both LAA members) are co-chairing the Future Airspace Strategy VFR Implementation Group (FASVIG), having taken on the task from the CAA as a follow-on from the Class G Working Group which we did not think was doing GA operations any favours. Eryl Smith has been the programme coordinator but unfortunately he has been head hunted by MOD and has to stand down from 10 June following his appointment as Programme Director for MOD's Gateway transformation programme at RAF Brize Norton.

The FASVIG programme gives us the opportunity to reclaim airspace and change regulations as well as defend more effectively from further airspace growth and limitations. But we and the CAA understand that none of this will be possible without an effective programme coordinator. We thought we had found somebody to take on the task but he has now decided not to join us, so we are now seeking to recruit a replacement programme co-ordinator as soon as possible.

The role reports to the joint chairmen, envisages nominally one day a week on a consultancy basis and is remunerated. The task is to deliver a sustainable future for VFR operations in the UK through the FASVIG. We can send a copy of the Terms of Reference to anyone who is interested.

If you are interested, or know of anyone who might be, please get in touch with us through the LAA office at [email protected], or via [email protected]