The UK’s regulatory approach to recreational General Aviation delivers acceptable safety performance – a new independent safety review has concluded
A new independent review commissioned and funded by the Department for Transport, to assess the current level of risk to private pilots, their passengers and third parties has concluded that the current safety performance of recreational General Aviation (GA) in the UK is acceptable.
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Proposals to increase options for training aircraft among latest achievements for the CAA’s General Aviation work
New update from the CAA's GA Unit
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CAA launches consultations on proposals to allow initial paid flight training on Permit to Fly aeroplanes and amateur-built microlights
Consultation open until 17 February 2020
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Significant changes made to help General Aviation
CAA’s General Aviation Unit
releases update on work completed this year
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BMAA sign new licensing agreement with CAA
Organisation can now issue new pilot licences
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Class D airspace consultation – VMC changes on the way
Current SERA exemption due to expire in September 2019
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Listening Squawks update for GA flying season
Frequency monitoring codes continue to help reduce infringements of controlled airspace
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Causal factor analysis of airspace infringements published
Analysis of 2017’s airspace infringement reports from private pilots
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Over 6,000 GA pilots given 8.33 EU grants
Funding helped convert UK GA fleet to new radios
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Hueys get risk approval for paid flights
First helicopter type to get such approval
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