The GA Alliance are seeking an Airspace Support Consultant to provide contracted remunerated airspace project support services to GA Alliance member organisations through the GAA airspace team. In particular, the role includes ongoing proactive awareness, research and analysis of strategic and local airspace issues as well as the development with others of potential solutions resulting […]
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ATS Traffic Display trial to be launched at UK GA airfiel...
FASVIG announces plans to carry out a trial of real-time traffic displays for Air Traffic Services (ATS) at UK general aviation (GA) airfields. Real-time traffic displays based on ADS-B have the potential capability to enhance GA airfield ATS situational awareness and flight safety. The aim of the trial is to gather evidence to enable the […]
NATS Blog: What is a Lower Airspace Radar Service?
As part of a series addressing the services available to pilots, NATS have recently published a Blog providing a description of Lower Airspace Radar Service: NATS Blog: What is a Lower Airspace Radar Service?
Non-Certified GPS ADS-B ‘Quick Win’ Actions – A CWG Actio...
FASVIG attends the CAA’s Conspicuity Working Group to represent the interests of the VFR flying community. As part of this effort, and focussing specifically on shorter term ‘Quick Win’ objectives, back in January 2017 FASVIG presented a paper to the CAA documenting some of the challenges facing this community in adopting ADS-B together with recommendations […]
AIM Effectiveness for Single Pilot VFR Operations
FASVIG has published a new 5 page document proposing improvements to AIM data. Here is an extract from the document, which can be accessed via the link below. Introduction 1.0 The FASVIG Implementation Programme (FASVIP) contains an AIM efficiency enablers element which has significance to airspace safety and infringement reduction. FASVIG sought views from VFR stakeholders […]
FASVIG Programme Update – March 2017
FASVIG is now well established and in its second year of operation, with over 500 members – including a number who are active in helping to drive forward the various packages of change that are broadly linked to the CAA’s Future Airspace Strategy (FAS). With the experiences of the first year of operation in mind […]
FASVIG Paper – Integration of RPAS into Class G Air...
The FASVIG Implementation Programme contains a number of airspace efficiency enablers. Package ATA.7 entitled “UAS Policy Compatible with VFR Operations” was enabled during FASVIG year 1 work and sought to initiate dialogue with the UAS community to seek to improve mutual understanding. This successful engagement led to further funding being agreed in year 2 work, […]
FASVIG Proposal to Raise the Base of Airway Q41 Approved ...
As part of its programme to deliver operational improvements to aircraft flying VFR, FASVIG identified that the airspace between Solent and The Channel Islands needed to be modernised. The lower levels or Airway Q41, which had a base of FL35, were barely used by commercial aircraft but because it was Class A airspace, VFR aircraft […]
FASVIG Infringement Data Analysis
Recommendations for Infringement Workshop on 12 July 2016 Introduction Infringements of controlled airspace by GA and other users continue to occur despite the efforts of NATS, CAA and the Airspace Infringement Working Group (AIWG). There are approximately 1000 infringements every year and although reporting processes have changed, the number has remained unacceptably high. Following a […]