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The growth in the use of drones has a number of potential implications for VFR flight. Drones are also know by their more official name of Unmanned Aircraft Systems or UAS. The Package of Change in the FAS VFR Implementation Programme (FASVIP) related to UAS is ATA.7 UAS Policy Compatible with VFR Operations Therein it […]
The Future Airspace Strategy VFR Implementation Group (FASVIG) has 98 Champions who have volunteered to help deliver the FAS VFR Implementation Programme (FASVIP). These Champions include air traffic controllers, current and ex military and airline pilots, flying instructors, private pilots, glider pilots, hang glider and paraglider pilots, located across the UK. FASVIG will soon be […]
Source: CAA • Announcement signals the first major development of the Future Airspace Strategy project to modernise UK airspace. • Change helps reduce aviation’s environmental impact removing 30,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. • Aircraft flying to London City Airport will now fly over the Thames Estuary for significantly longer – reducing noise for many. […]
FASVIG supports the introduction of a common UK Transition Altitude. See: VEE.10 Common UK Transition Altitude Today the CAA has announced a consultation on the Concept of Operations for a revised UK Transition Altitude of 18,000ft. The closing date is 24th February 2016. The consultation can be accessed here: CAP 1349 The Commonly Asked Questions document […]
FASVIG is highly supportive of initiatives to increase the voluntary adoption of ADS-B in General Aviation and is working to help make the implementation of ADS-B Out as quick, simple and cost effective for users as possible. See FASVIP VEE.5 ADS-B Out Implementation FASVIG applauds the announcement by the LAA (previously reported here) to open up […]
For those wanting to check whether their Mode S ES transponder ADS-B Out configuration is setup correctly the latest version of PilotAware software provides a handy new tool. The 20151114 release of PilotAware will gather and display some of the more technical elements of ADS-B messages. This will be of particular interest to those going through the Light Aircraft […]
From Air Traffic Management.net Agreement has been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation. The frequency band 1087.7-1092.3 MHz has been allocated to the aeronautical mobile-satellite service (Earth-to-space) for reception by space stations of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) emissions from aircraft […]
FASVIG support the concept of a common high Transition Altitude (TA) throughout the UK. See FASVIP VEE.10 The CAA has now published Information Notice IN–2015/104, which provides advanced notice of a consultation on a UK-wide harmonised Transition Altitude (TA) of 18,000 ft. 1 Introduction 1.1 The CAA will be launching a consultation on 23 November […]