The CAA and the Military Aviation Authority jointly run a Flying Display symposium each spring, supported by strategic partners within the Flying Display environment.
The Pre-Season Symposium is held in the spring.
The aim of the symposium is to provide:
- regulatory feedback
- safety awareness
- human factors training
- identification of lessons learnt and to disseminate best practice to display pilots, event organisers, and Flying Display Directors (FDDs).
They also give the Flying Display community an opportunity to share feedback with regulators in order to improve the Flying Display environment as a whole.
DS26 Flying Display Symposium
The 2026 Pre-Display Season Symposium will be held on 24 and 25 March 2026 at the Defence Academy Shrivenham.
To apply to attend, please use our sign up form on our website. The deadline for applications to attend is strictly 2 March 2026.
You will need to complete a security application to attend. If you have attended a Pre-Season Symposium or FDD Course within the last 12 months, then your security clearance will be valid.
Please email ga@caa.co.uk to request the security application forms if you require them, or if you have any questions.
Previous display symposium information
- Flying Display Pre-Season Symposium 2025 – Presentation Slides
- Flying Display Post-Season Symposium 2024 - Presentation Slides
- Flying Display Pre-Season Symposium 2024 - Presentation Slides:
- Flying Display Pre-Season Symposium 2023 – Presentation Slides
- Flying Display Post-Season Symposium 2023 - Presentation Slides
- Flying Display Pre-display Season Symposium Presentations 2022
- Flying Display Post Display Season 22 Symposium - Presentation Slides