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The CAA confirms ADS-B inout using 1090 MHz is its preferred national system to improve electronic conspicuity. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today confirmed that ADS-B ‘in/out’ using 1090 MHz is its preferred national system to improve electronic conspicuity for general aviation, ideally used through transponders. The CAA is already working with the GA […]
The CAA has announced their consultation on revisions to the Airspace Change Process (CAP 725). It closes on 15th June 2016. Seeking improvements to this Process is one of FASVIG’s Packages of Change in the FAS VFR Implementation Programme (http://fasvig.org/fasvip/poc/mas/mas-6) The link to the consultation is: https://consultations.caa.co.uk/policy-development/proposals-for-revised-airspace-change-process/consult_view The actual consultation document is here: https://consultations.caa.co.uk/policy-development/proposals-for-revised-airspace-change-process/supporting_documents/CAP%201389%20March%202016.pdf FASVIG […]
The CAA/MOD are currently reviewing the utility of having AIAA (area of intense aerial activity), ARA (advisory radar area), and ATA (aerial tactics area) marked on maps and charts. To that end, they would like to know what the GA community think of the concepts and have asked FASVIG to survey the UK GA community. […]
In the FAS VFR Implementation Programme (MAS.6 CAP 725 Process), FASVIG put forward a need to review the CAP 725 Airspace Change Process Guidelines. The CAA has today published the report from the independent review by Helios of the Airspace Change Process. CAA Tweeted: Today we have published Helios’ independent review of the airspace change […]
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 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 […]
14 August 2015 Policy Statement POLICY FOR RADIO MANDATORY ZONES AND TRANSPONDER MANDATORY ZONES 1 Introduction 1.1 This document details the policy and guidance for the establishment and operations within Radio and Transponder Mandatory Zones (RMZs/TMZs). 1.2 The CAA’s statutory obligations within reference A include the need to ‘satisfy the requirements of all airspace users’, […]
5th Aug 2015 The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today confirmed that some of the UK’s existing exemptions from the Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) will continue. The CAA will continue to work closely with the European Commission, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and UK Department for Transport (DfT) regarding the development and implementation […]
By John Brady, Joint Chair of FASVIG. The CAA’s press release on targeting infringement hotspots has caused a fair amount of consternation amongst the GA community, particularly the concept that if airports fail to reduce infringements they will be rewarded with more regulated airspace. We need to know more about this and how this will […]