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
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Bagshot VRPs: see and avoid says CAA
The absurd design of some parts of UK airspace has been highlighted by the CAA itself in its latest update on infringement hotspots – in … Read more
CAA issues no-deal Brexit advice for PPLs
The CAA has issued advice for private pilots should the UK leave the European Union without a Brexit deal. “If no deal is agreed between … Read more
Yaks to come under LAA oversight
The CAA has confirmed that oversight of the continuing airworthiness of UK registered Yak and Nanchang CJ-6As aircraft with Permits to Fly has been delegated … Read more
Lasham loses Farnborough airspace review
Lasham Gliding Society has lost the judicial review in the High Court in its attempt to overturn the CAA’s decision to award Class D airspace … Read more
Pilot fined £3,200 for glider near-miss
An unnamed pilot has been fined £3,200 following an airspace infringement over a glider launch site that resulted in a near-miss with a glider. The … Read more
CAA relaxes electronic conspicuity rules
The CAA has said that it will be relaxing the rules around simultaneous transmission from low-cost Electronic Conspicuity devices that meet its requirement. The announcement … Read more
Three pilots suspended for infringements in May
Three pilots had their licences provisionally suspended during May after repeat infringements – two of them had previously attended the CAA’s Airspace Infringement Awareness Course … Read more
BMAA to issue new microlight pilot licences
The CAA’s policy of deregulating where possible has reached a new high – soon the British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA) will be able to issue … Read more
Aviation Minister announces plan to modernise UK airspace
The UK’s airspace is to be modernised over the next few years with grand ambitions to become more efficient and better environmentally. Aviation Minister Baroness … Read more