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• Additional funding for electronic conspicuity devices announced

  Published on: 26 February 2021 | Category:General aviation

  Rebate scheme extended until September 2021

• UK to revert to previous rules for visibility and distance from cloud minima

  Published on: 28 January 2021 | Category:General aviation

  From 20 May 2021, the UK will revert to the rules on flight visibility and distance from cloud in class D airspace that existed up to 26 March 2020

• Pilot fined for flying in and out of military aerodrome without permission

  Published on: 20 January 2021 | Category:General aviation, Category:Prosecutions

  Guilty plea for two offences of flying within RAF Valley’s Aerodrome Traffic Zone

• General Aviation Unit finishes 2020 with a focus on life after EU Exit

  Published on: 11 December 2020 | Category:General aviation

  The GA Unit continues to work to follow its remit of regulating only when necessary and deliver on our top-level principles for better GA regulation

• New procedure for reviewing the classification of airspace

  Published on: 30 November 2020 | Category:General aviation, Category:Airspace

  The CAA's new procedure to review the classification of airspace

• Consultation on General Aviation opportunities after leaving EASA

  Published on: 06 November 2020 | Category:General aviation

  In preparation for the end of the EU transition period, the CAA has launched a consultation

• Interim Head of Civil Aviation Authority’s General Aviation Unit announced

  Published on: 06 November 2020 | Category:Corporate, Category:General aviation

  The CAA has appointed Sophie O’Sullivan as the interim Head of its General Aviation Unit

• Airfield Development Advisory Fund goes live

  Published on: 29 October 2020 | Category:General aviation

  From today, UK airfields and associated businesses are able to apply for access to Government funded professional and business advice on a range of topics, aimed at supporting future airfield development

• CAA launches new online PPL e-Exams system

  Published on: 09 October 2020 | Category:General aviation

  The new Private Pilot Licence e-Exams online system replaces Part-FCL PPL aeroplane and helicopter paper-based exams

• Aviation communities benefit from electronic conspicuity device subsidy

  Published on: 05 October 2020 | Category:General aviation, Category:Aviation safety

  Rebates of up to £250 for new Electronic Conspicuity (EC) devices are now available thanks to funding from the Department for Transport (DfT)