RULES OF THE AIR TO CHANGE
01 Apr 2010
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THE European Parliament has tasked Eurocontrol to develop standardised rules of the air as part of the Single Sky programme, reports the LAA (Light Aircraft Association).
The LAA says, "Much as our present UK rules do, these set out in law what is in the ICAO rules except where differences are filed. The present UK differences would go leaving only those in the Eurocontrol proposal. Click here for the proposal [opens in new window].
There are a number of significant issues for aviation in the UK including:
1 Minimum height of 500ft agl except when taking off and landing (no more msd)
2 No more practice forced landings and EFATO
3 Flight plans required for VFR flights needing any ATC service
4 Flight plans required where any portion of a flight is IFR
5 When conditions are worse than 1500ft/5km, no VFR flight in a CTR, ATZ or the vicinity of an aerodrome
6 Navigation lights (where fitted) to be displayed by day
7 Aircraft parked at night to be illuminated
8 All marshallers to be qualified and approved by the CAA
9 VFR below 3000ft when 1500m/clear of cloud not allowed in C,D and E airspace
10 Special VFR would now mean approved VFR flight in weather below VFR limits
11 VFR at night allowed but with some constraints.
More at the LAA website and how you might care to respond during the consultation period which ends on 12 April - click here
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