UK pilots with a non-EASA pilot licence will not be able to fly an aircraft with an EASA Certificate of Airworthiness from 8 April 2020. … Read more
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UK to leave EASA says Shapps
The UK is to leave the European Aviation Safety Agency. That was confirmed by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps speaking in Washington on Friday. Mr Shapps … Read more
CAA issues advice on medical self-declarations
The CAA has just issued this advice to pilots affected by the 8 April expiry of the current exemption that allows General Aviation (GA) pilots … Read more
How safe is recreational flying in the UK?
How safe is the flying we private pilots do? That was the question that a new independent review commissioned and funded by the Department for Transport … Read more
New Farnborough airspace comes into effect
A huge block of new controlled airspace serving Farnborough Airport comes into effect from 27 February 2020. The contentious airspace will affect pilots of all … Read more
CAA’s General Aviation Unit reports on its achievements
Did we do OK? The General Aviation (GA) Unit of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has reported on its 2019 work and achievements. It’s … Read more
CAA consultation on ab initio training in Permit aircraft
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched two related consultations that propose expanding the types of aircraft allowed to be used for initial paid … Read more
SkyEcho 2 and other ADS-B devices cleared for use
The CAA has cleared various electronic conspicuity devices to transmit ADS-B data on the frequency 1090MHz when carried on an aircraft already operating a 1090MHz … Read more
A year in the life of the CAA’s GA unit
The CAA’s General Aviation Unit has issued an update of its work over the past year as it seeks to live up to its promise … Read more
CAA starts consultation on 600kg ‘opt out’ of EASA regs
Should light aircraft weighing between 450kg and 600kg move from pan-European EASA certification to the UK CAA’s national regulations? The CAA has just launched a … Read more