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The CAA has put the TAG Farnborough ACP on hold with a requirement that further GA stakeholder engagement take place. In discussion with the CAA, it was agreed that FASVIG should undertake a review of the TAG Farnborough ACP. This review is now complete and the Report is being made public today. Please see document […]
The ACP submitted to raise the base of Solent CTA-6 by 500ft to make it level with the base of CTA-7 has been approved by the CAA and will be implemented on 26th May 2016. From CAA Skywise: Solent CTA RoCSA Decision The CAA has approved the FAS VFR Implementation Group’s proposals to disestablish a portion of […]
Today, FASVIG is announcing the launch of its Champion Project Teams. The Project Teams will be working to further develop the Packages of Change published in the FAS VFR Implementation Programme. Nearly 100 members of the General Aviation community have volunteered to be FASVIG Champions. Working together in virtual teams, they will help develop solutions to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Yesterday, 23rd October 2015, the number of subscribers to FASVIG email Newsletters passed the 500 mark. Thanks everyone for your support ! It is easy to subscribe – just follow this link: Subscribe for FASVIG Newsletters Past issues of the Newsletters are available here: Newsletter Past Issues FASVIG’s following on Twitter is growing too, with 90 […]
The formal Release of Controlled and Segregated Airspace Change Proposal “Solent CTA-6: Reclassify to Class G below 3000ft” document has been submitted to the CAA today, 21st September 2015. Read the proposal here: http://fasvig.org/acp/acp-solent-cta-6
The Royal Aero Club (RAeC) has been a major supporter, and indeed a sponsor of FASVIG since the very beginning but was never actually listed as such. We are putting that right and the Royal Aero Club now take up their rightful place on the list of Members of FASVIG with the additional status of […]
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 […]