The CAA’s ACP-2022-082 ‘Consideration of the removal of Doncaster Sheffield Airport airspace’ is at Stage 5b ‘CAA decision’. The City of Doncaster Council (CDC) has submitted a ‘pre-emptive’ ACP-2024-039 ‘Doncaster-Sheffield Airport’ that aims to restore the controlled airspace and procedures around the former Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) in anticipation of…

The MoD has noted that EGR313 overhead Scampton will be disestablished as an approval condition of ‘ACP-2019-018 Enabling RPAS and RAF Aerobatic Team Operations out of RAF Waddington’. The proposed removal of EGR313 from the UK AIP is planned to take effect in AIRAC 01/25 on 23 Jan 25. Should…

The Silverstone Grand Prix and surrounding events and activity result in temporary restricted airspace over the period 4-7 July. AIC 2024 M 115 provides details. As published timings within the AIC are in UTC (see note 17 in the AIC), a polite reminder that UTC is one hour behind British…

We have been advised that disrupted ATC datalink events recorded by Eurocontrol on the 15th June were possibly caused by inappropriate use of the frequency range 136.500 to 136.975. The 15th of June was a non-flying day for many clubs due to poor weather. Pilots are reminded that in addition…

The RAF is arranging a flypast of several military aircraft on the 15th of June 2024 to celebrate the Kings birthday. The flypast will result in airspace restrictions to the ENE and to the W of London. Current details are available here in AIC 2024 M 049. As ever, please check…

British Aerobatics will be hosting a competition at Compton Abbas airfield (EGHA) between 0900 on Friday 31st May to 1600 on Saturday 1st June. A NOTAM will be in place. Pilots are reminded to check their own NOTAMS before setting off. You can read more about airspace and NOTAMS here….

A Restricted Area (Temporary) also known as a RA(T), is a temporary airspace structure established under article 239 of the Air Navigation Order (ANO) 2016 to ensure the safety of participants or attendees during specific events/activities or for reasons of National Defence or any other reason affecting the public interest….

A magazine for NHS executives has published a well-balanced article that largely undermines the case for drones in NHS healthcare.  You can read the article here.  With thanks to our BMAA colleagues who spotted the article.

Integration of drones into all airspace is an element of the CAA’s Airspace Modernisation Strategy. National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control commercial services, is consulting on its vision of supporting integrated airspace.  According to NATS, ‘OpenAir’ aims to provide a universal data sharing…

Refused access to airspace? Don’t shrug it off – report it. You can read more here.