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Airspace alerts admin 25/04/2022

Restricted Airspace (Temporary) – Helicopter flight, 27 April

Restriction of Flying Regulations for Helicopter Flight between Sandringham and Windsor on 27 April 2022. Details by NOTAM and in a Briefing Sheet at NATS UK | Briefing Sheets (ead-it.com) Restrictions also apply to the operation of all drones. SW2022/076 The post Restricted Airspace (Temporary) – Helicopter flight, 27 April appeared first on SkyWise. Article…

Aerodrome safety admin 25/04/2022

Publication of UK Regulations

We have published a new set of pages on our website that contain up to date versions of UK law (Regulations and Rules) that have been retained and/or amended since the UK left the EU (and EASA). More regulations are now included, and they are easier to search for and open. Where applicable AMC/GM/CS continues…

Drones admin 22/04/2022

Legacy and Transitional category consultation

We have launched a consultation for drone users on whether the UK should extend the Legacy and Transitional category UAS provisions in the Open category. Let us know your views at https://consultations.caa.co.uk/corporate-communications/legacy-and-transitional-provision/ The post Legacy and Transitional category consultation appeared first on SkyWise. Article Originally Posted Legacy and Transitional category consultation on CAA Skywise

Air traffic control admin 21/04/2022

Infringement update: Causal factor analysis

Analysis of reports from 2020 identified poor planning and threat and error management as a cause in 62% of infringements while 54% of pilots reported distraction as a factor. Read the full Report from the Airspace Infringement Working Group’s Causal Factors Working Group Latest infringement figures and past causal factor reports (from 2017) are available…

Airspace change admin 19/04/2022

Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 Part 1: Enforcement Guidance and Statement of Policy on Penalties

Part 1 of the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act gave the CAA new roles and powers in relation to the Secretary of State’s powers to give a direction to “a person involved in airspace change” requiring them to progress or co-operate in an airspace change where doing so will assist in the delivery…

Airspace change admin 19/04/2022

Additional guidance for the purpose of spaceflight activities

The Secretary of State recognises that the CAA is required to take account of environmental objectives as set out in the Civil Aviation Authority (Air Navigation) Directions 2017 (as amended) (“the 2017 Directions”). The Secretary of State has issued further guidance to the CAA to define how the 2017 Directions should be applied to airspace…

Airspace alerts admin 14/04/2022

Restricted Airspace (Temporary) – Helicopter flight, 20 April

Restriction of Flying Regulations for Helicopter Flight between Windsor and Sandringham on 20 April 2022. Details by NOTAM and in a Briefing Sheet at www.nats.aero/aisRestrictions also apply to the operation of all drones.SW2022/070 The post Restricted Airspace (Temporary) – Helicopter flight, 20 April appeared first on SkyWise. Article Originally Posted Restricted Airspace (Temporary) – Helicopter…

General admin 13/04/2022

Strengthening Cybersecurity in Aviation – EASA EU – Latin America and Caribbean Aviation Partnership project

Within the scope of the EU – Latin America and Caribbean Aviation Partnership project (EU-LAC APP), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) organised the “Conference on Cybersecurity in Aviation – Taking stock!” at the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Chile (April 5 – 7, 2022). The purpose of the event was to…

Flight crew licensing examiners admin 12/04/2022

Upcoming changes to application form for IMC/IR(R) ratings

As part of improvements to our licence application service, we are reducing the use of paper application forms. A new online application form for the initial issue, revalidation and renewal of Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) ratings or Instrument Rating (Restricted) (IR(R)) ratings has been created. This will soon replace paper (PDF) application form SRG1125. A…

Airspace alerts admin 12/04/2022

Removal of references to Ground Based Navigation Aids for VRPs – Update

In December 2021, the CAA outlined its intention to remove references to Ground Based Navigation from VRP tables in the UK AIP in AIC (W) 100/2021. There has been minimal objection from airspace users regarding this change and will now be progressed in accordance with AIC (W) 015/2022. SW2022/068 The post Removal of references to…

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