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
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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
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