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CAP 700 (PDF)

Background knowledge  CAP 168 – Licensing of Aerodromes  UK Regulation (EU) No 139/2014  CAP 393 – Air navigation: the order and the regulations  Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC)  Aircraft priority status and rules of the air  Aviation fuel specifications  General knowledge of aircraft performance/limitations  Integration with environment requirements  LVPs  Marshalling procedures  MATS Parts I & II  Regulations relating to exhibitions of flying and flying displays  Requirements of and hazards related to all aerial activities, including;  fixed wing; rotary wing; glider flying; banner towing; parachute dropping; flying training; balloon and kite flights; microlights, fireworks, pyrotechnic and light displays; airship operations; special flight activities including calibration of navigational aids and aerial photography; military training requirements; special tasks and non-deviating flights; Royal, Diplomatic

Last updated: 29 November 2024

CAP2013 (PDF)

CAP2013 Annex A - Consolidated ANO UAS Articles Annex A - Consolidated ANO UAS Articles (as applicable from 11pm 31 December 2020) December 2020 Page 12 Exceptions from application of provisions of the Order for certain classes of aircraft 23. (1) This article applies to— (a) any small balloon; (b) any kite weighing not more than 2kg; (c) any unmanned aircraft other than an unmanned aircraft subject to certification; and (d) any parachute including a parascending parachute

Last updated: 17 December 2020

CAP1710 (PDF)

Borough of Hounslow  London Borough of Newham  Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead  Runnymede Borough Council  St Albans City & District Council  Transport for London  Warnham Parish Council  One individual (not responding in an official capacity), who preferred not to be identified Elected political representative (5)***  Councillor David Hilton  Salfords and Sidlow Parish Council  Whitehall Town Council  two councillors who preferred not to be identified Representative or national organisation/institute (28)**** Airport Consultative Committees (4)  Aberdeen International Airport Consultative Committee  Doncaster Sheffield Airport Consultative Committee  Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee (GATCOM)  Liaison Group of UK Airports Consultative Committees (UKACCs) Other (24)  Aviation Communities Forum  Aviation Environment Federation (AEF)  Board of Airline Representatives (BAR UK)  British Helicopter Association  British Kite

Last updated: 17 December 2018

CAP2965(Part 10) (PDF)

No records of black kite during 2018 surveys.

Last updated: 29 January 2024

CAP3181 (PDF)

OFFICIAL - Public • Gliding, hang gliding and paragliding sites • High intensity radio transmission areas (HIRTA) • Military flight training areas • Kite and tethered balloons • Other sporting and recreational activities • Prohibited, Restricted and Danger Areas • Training aerodromes • Unusual activity aerodrome Air Traffic Services • Basic service • Deconfliction service • Procedural service • Traffic service • Aerodrome Terminal Information service (ATIS) • Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS) • Air Ground Communication Service (ACGS) • Distress and Diversion Service (D&D) Aerodrome procedures • Flight within an ATZ • Prior permission required (PPR) • Access to and movement on the manoeuvring area • Collision avoidance and rights of way on the ground • Dropping of tow ropes • Signals on the ground • Light signals to aircraft • Marshalling signals International flights • Permission requirements for aircraft and for flight

Last updated: 01 September 2026

CAP2527 (PDF)

The range of bird species that are attracted to airfields include: • Gulls (common, black-headed, herring, lesser black-backed and great black-backed); • Waders (lapwing, golden plover, oystercatcher and curlew); • Corvids (rooks, carrion crow, hooded crow and jackdaw); • Waterfowl (swans, geese and duck – largely associated with flightlines across airfields, as opposed to grazing on airfield grassland); • Pigeons (wood pigeon, feral pigeon, stock dove); • Small birds (starlings, swifts, swallows, martins, skylarks, meadow pipits, fieldfares redwings); • Raptors (kestrel, buzzard, red kite). 19 Information on bird strike occasionally considers disturbance from the perspective of increasing risk of strike.

Last updated: 06 May 2026

CAP3084 (PDF)

It is an overview of the UK CAA internal study, commissioned by UK Research and Innovation, enabling the UK CAA and UK Government to better understand the benefits and drawbacks of using Mobile Communications Networks in an aviation context. 6.16 In July 2024 the UK CAA has also published CAP 3008, a guide for operators who wish to carry out Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations in the Specific Category in the UK under current regulations47. 6.17 The Airspace Coordination Obstacle Management Service portal has been updated, and it now allows users, including Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operators, to notify the UK CAA about activities needing Notice to Aviation (NOTAM) alerts for other airspace users, such as recreational pilots, kite fliers, airports, Unmanned Aircraft System operators and commercial entities.

Last updated: 15 September 2025

CAP 715 (PDF)

., Kite, K. (1994) Flight Stress: Stress, Fatigue and Performance in Aviation.

Last updated: 22 January 2002

CAP2965 (PDF)

Jan Mayen EEZ of the EZI Exploration and Pre-development Reuters (2013) Faroe Islands marine renewable energy Minesto have signed an agreement to install two tidal kites in Faroese waters.