Version 4 now available.
The Skyway Code is designed to provide private pilots with easy, quick access to the key information they need and includes:
- Pre flight checks and flight planning
- Key operating regulations
- Airspace regulations
- UK air traffic services
- Aerodromes operations
- Safety guidance
- Emergencies
- Flying outside the UK
- Links to useful safety and regulatory resources
The Skyway Code can be viewed online or downloaded for later use. The latest version will always be available here:
Latest updates
Key updates in Version 4 (November 2023) of The Skyway Code includes:
- Improved presentation and readability
- Key retained EU law for aviation
- Links to the Aviation Regulatory Library
- Links to new and revised Safety Sense Leaflets
- Updates to aeronautical information, including UK Flight Information Service (FIS) frequencies and Frequency Monitoring Codes
- Use of the VHF Low Level Frequency
- Updated operational guidance, including fuel management and crossing controlled airspace
- Revised ‘Safer Flying’ chapter, including threat and error management and decision making
Future updates
Amendments will be listed on this page before being incorporated into future editions.
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