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GASCo Director Appointed as the CAA's new General Aviation Programme Manager
GASCo Director Mike Barnard is appointed to be the new CAA General Aviation Programme Manager. Commenting on the appointment Andrew Haines, CAA Chief Executive, said "GA is an extremely important sector of UK civil aviation and Mike's appointment is part of our commitment to work more closely with GA to ensure that our oversight is both appropriate and helping improve safety. Mike is obviously passionate about GA and this enthusiasm, coupled with his industry background, will help to ensure the success of the programme."
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Second Amateur Meteorologists Conference
06 June 2013
The Royal Meteorological Society’s Second Amateur Meteorologists’ Conference aims to look at how the weather impacts our lives – from weather observing and photography, to sharing our passion of meteorology with others. The Conference is open to all with an interest in weather and climate, including observing and photographing the weather.
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Statistics - Analysis of Pilots' Survey Returns
18 April 2013
Did you know that for a couple of years now, pilots who have had an airspace infringement in NATS-controlled airspace the UK have been asked by NATS to fill out a survey against a number of questions about the incident?
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New Safety Methods for Light Aircraft Design
- Published in The Aerospace Professional10 March 2013
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The Royal Aeronautical Society's General Aviation Group Conference on 19th November 2012 discussed methods and tools used in light aircraft design. A report on the conference by John Edgeley which contains idea to improve safety is available to download.
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CAA Safety Information for General Aviation
- Published in CAA News Release 18 February 2013
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The CAA has announced that it is to strengthen its provision of safety information to General Aviation pilots from Spring 2013. Three editions of a revamped version of Clued Up will be distributed to all UK registered holders of PPLs, NPPLs and LAPLs. One edition will be dedicated to Airprox reports formerly collated in the UKAB Bi-Annual Report which will now not be distributed widely. The new arrangement will also see the cessation of the publication of the General Aviaiion Safety Information leaflet (GASIL) but the list of General Aviation Occurrences will still be available on the CAA website. The new arrangements affect the free distribution of GASCo Flight Safety magazine.
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Microlight Design Competition
07 February 2013
The RAeS General Aviation Group aims to encourage innovation in light aviation. The 2012-13 design competiton - run in association with the British Microlight Aircraft Association - offers awards for the design of a low cost, factory built, single seat, Microlight aeroplane, taking advantage of the deregulated, SSDR, category.
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