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Preparing for air display season
In this episode, we hear from organisers, pilots, regulators and industry experts from across the air display community.Recorded at the CAA’s Air Display Symposium earlier this year, we speak to the…
Fuel sampling and trim runaways
This episode highlights two key safety topics for GA pilots: trim runaways and fuel contamination.We explore how to recognise the early signs of a trim runaway, the immediate actions pilots should…
Post consultation licensing simplification project update
In March 2024, we launched a 10 week consultation on phase two of the general aviation pilot licensing and training simplification project. In September we released the consultation response…
Spring back to flying
Spring is now upon us and it’s time to start thinking about returning to flying! If you’ve had the winter off, we’re here to guide you through the important things to consider before getting back…
Winter flying
As the temperatures drop in the winter months, there are a number of challenges that come with flying in cold and unpredictable conditions. For this episode, we’re joined by Joe Hadley and Richard…
Summer flying season update
In this episode, we talk with the CAA’s policy lead on our project on cost sharing, we hear an update from Ed Bellamy on the Safety Sense Leaflet project and our latest published documents including…
Active carbon monoxide detectors
We chat about the latest on our active carbon monoxide detector project. In particular our latest survey which we launched at AeroExpo in June. We also hear from members of the GA community on their…
A BMX park in the sky
We speak with Dave Boxall, Chief Airworthiness Engineer at Cameron Balloons on their recent adventure with Red Bull on the Don’t Look Down project.You'll hear how this project came to be and the…
How Local Airspace Infringement Teams work
One of our infringement specialists talks to Chris Sellen, a member of the Wessex Local Airspace Infringement Team (LAIT) based at Popham, about the team’s work to help reduce infringements in the…
Project update on private pilot licensing and training in the UK
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) launched a once in a generation consultation on proposals to simplify General Aviation (GA) pilot licensing and training.In this episode we speak with Laurence…
Talking Radio Telephony
We speak with David Woodward and Anthony Hatch, whose work with Local Airspace Infringement Teams, along with their pilot, FISO, ATCO, flight instructor and RT examiner experience, led them to want…
Return to flying
Spring is here and many pilots are returning to GA flying after the winter months. We speak with Lucy Wootton, Chief Inspector at the Light Aircraft Association who explains how to prepare for…
The role of the GA licensing working group
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a once in a generation consultation on proposals to simplify General Aviation (GA) pilot licensing and training.In this episode we speak with…
Answering your questions on the GA licensing consultation
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a once in a generation consultation on proposals to simplify General Aviation (GA) pilot licensing and training.In this episode we invite Laurence…
Help simplify private pilot licensing and training in the UK
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a once in a generation consultation on proposals to simplify General Aviation (GA) pilot licensing and training. In this episode we speak with…
The Women's World Gliding Championships 2022
The CAA spent a day at the Women's World Gliding Championships 2022. We spoke with Liz Sparrow, Director of the Championships and Pete Stratten, CEO of the British Gliding Association learning about…
Safety sense leaflets – Commonwealth games airspace
This episode includes updates on our project to update our suite of Safety Sense Leaflets and the work that has gone into the temporary airspace restrictions for the Commonwealth Games.Flying in…
Our review of airspace in the Cotswold region
We have now published our final report on our review of airspace in the Cotswold region. Join Nikki Deeley and Emma Simpson from the Airspace Classification team to learn more about which volumes of…
Airworthiness – Carbon monoxide – STEM
This episode includes updates on recent work across three areas; Airworthiness, a Carbon monoxide project and STEM.AirworthinessWe published our latest Virtual Voyage session in April with a special…
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