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Today (1st Sep 2018), the Future Airspace Strategy VFR Implementation Group Ltd (FASVIG) is renamed as Airspace4All Ltd (A4A). FASVIG was incorporated in June 2015 to be the legal entity behind applications for funding for what was then the Future Airspace Strategy (FAS). That strategy is now being changed in line with the CAA’s new […]
28th March 2018 Following FASVIG’s unsuccessful bid for continuation funding from the FAS Investment Board in November 2017 we were invited to bid for a 3-month period of work to achieve 6 short-term tasks (one of which was to develop a 21-month application with new constraints). The 3-month work programme is now almost complete, and […]
9th February 2018 In June 2017 FASVIG submitted a document to the CAA proposing improvements to Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) data. Please see below for details of the proposals. The CAA have now responded to FASVIG’s proposals. The response from the CAA can be read here: http://www.fasvig.info/docs/CAA/20180209-CAA-response-to-FASVIG-proposals.pdf 14th June 2017 FASVIG has published a new […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
As part of its programme to deliver operational improvements to aircraft flying VFR, FASVIG has been working with the CAA to publicise the availability and use of listening squawks and lower airspace radar services. In support of the airspace infringement seminar held in London last year, FASVIG analysed airspace infringement data from across the country […]
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 […]
By Steve Hutt – 23rd June 2016 30th June 2016 will mark the end of my second year as FASVIG Programme Coordinator. During that time I believe FASVIG has begun to have an increasing and beneficial influence on the way General Aviation’s needs are viewed on issues related to airspace in the UK. I am proud of […]
The CAA are carrying out a post-implementation review of the Southend Airspace Change Proposal. FASVIG has submitted a response, which can be read here: http://docs.fasvig.info/ACP/20160513-FASVIG-SouthendPIRresponse.pdf