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Air displays and events admin 16/03/2021

Survey for aviation sponsors who engage with CAA Airspace Regulation Operations

As part of our work the CAA provides a number of notifications, permission, restriction and exemption services. We are looking to improve the service we provide to sponsors of applications. If you have engaged with this service, we would really appreciate your input. We have put together a short online survey – it should take…

Private pilot helicopter admin 15/03/2021

Small Helicopter Safety webinar: Thursday 18 March 7.30pm

Kurt Robinson (President of the Robinson Helicopter Company), Tim Tucker (Robinson’s Chief Instructor) and Captain Rick Newson (Civil Aviation Authority) look at the common causes and the prevention of accidents and incidents involving smaller helicopters. Kurt Robinson will give his thoughts and ideas on improving General Aviation helicopter safety across the industry followed by Tim…

Autogyros admin 15/03/2021

Safety Evening: Wednesday 17 March

An hour and a half packed full of information and advice on how to avoid accidents and prepare for that first flight when the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. The visiting speaker for this event is Gerry Humphreys, an expert on Upset Prevention and Recovery Training, who will provide advice on avoiding situations that lead to…

Air displays and events admin 15/03/2021

ALERT FOR RESTRICTED AIRSPACE (TEMPORARY) Firth of Clyde and Long Loch 15th March – 21st March 21

Restriction of Flying Regulations for Firth of Clyde and Long Loch 15 Mar – 21 March 21. Details by NOTAM and in briefing sheet at http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com. Restrictions also apply to the operation of all drones SW 2021/050 The post ALERT FOR RESTRICTED AIRSPACE (TEMPORARY) Firth of Clyde and Long Loch 15th March – 21st March…

Aerodrome safety admin 15/03/2021

CAA 2021/22 Statutory Schemes of Charges

We have published today under CAA UK Official Record Series 5 our revised 13 Schemes of Charges that will be legally implemented with effect from 1 April 2021. The current 13 Schemes of Charges will be effective to and including 31 March 2021. Following the waiving of the proposed charge increase in 2020/21, the CAA…

Autogyros admin 12/03/2021

SkyWay Code Version 3 published

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today published version 3 of the Skyway Code. Designed to provide General Aviation pilots with quick and easy access to key information relevant to their flying. Version 3 brings the publication up to date with changes to reflect the UK’s departure from the European Union, as well as…

Airline operations admin 12/03/2021

CAP 999 Revision 3

CAP 999 Helicopter SAR Operator National Approval Guidance updated to Revision 3 SW 2021/46 The post CAP 999 Revision 3 appeared first on SkyWise. Article Originally Posted CAP 999 Revision 3 on CAA Skywise

Airspace change admin 12/03/2021

Inverness Airport Airspace Change Proposal: Call-in Window Open

Following the publication of a redacted version of the Sponsor’s final proposal, any stakeholder may submit a ‘call-in’ requesting that the final decision about changes to the design of UK airspace is made by the Secretary of State for Transport rather than the CAA. Stakeholders can review the airport’s proposal to assess whether or not…

Air displays and events admin 11/03/2021

New Flying Display Standards Document (CAP1724) published

Following an earlier consultation, we have published a new edition of Flying Display Standards Document (CAP1724). This provides a single point of access to guidance for Display Authorised pilots (DAs) and Display Authorisation Evaluators (DAEs) in areas such as preparation, standardisation and evaluations; and contains regulatory guidance material to enable those people to perform their…

General admin 09/03/2021

EASA issues guidelines for management of drone incidents at airports

COLOGNE, March 8, 2021 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published guidance to help aviation operators and national authorities manage drone incidents near airports, a response to a number of recent events which have disrupted Europe’s air traffic at considerable expense to aviation operators, bringing inconvenience for passengers and posing a potential safety…

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