A restriction of flying has been notified for an aerobatic competition at Saltby on the 22-25 May 2026. You can read the detail in AIC M 040/2026 here.  

We have been asked to pass on to UK pilots who are flying or intend to fly in the S French Alps important information supplied by the FFVP regarding soaring in the Vanoise National Park. You can read the information here (which has been reformatted from an email). Further details…

Skydiving /  parachuting takes place at DZs identified in the AIP and on charts and temporarily elsewhere as notified by NOTAMs. To help raise the awareness of skydiving activity, the BGA has liaised with British Skydiving and subsequently published a glider pilot self-briefing that highlights the key issues. You can…

Following helpful engagement with operators at Oxford airport, the BGA is passing on information to glider pilots via a self-briefing document ‘Safe Shared Airspace – Oxford airport’. Pilots who fly in the vicinity of Oxford airport are encouraged to view the self-briefing here.

Following dialogue between the BGA airspace committee, local clubs and with NATS, the OSSEP LoA is being removed during April 2026. The door remains open to consider more relevant access to the related airspace should that be required.

Following intervention by the Vale of White Horse GC supported by the BGA, the TMZ that is 8nm radius centred on Fairford established to support US military operations now has a segment removed to facilitate non-transponder equipped club activity from Sandhill Farm airfield.

Following helpful engagement with the USAF from Lakenheath and Mildenhall, the BGA is passing on information to glider pilots via a self-briefing document ‘Safe Shared Airspace – Lakenheath and Mildenhall’. Pilots who fly in the vicinity of Lakenheath or Mildenhall are encouraged to view the self-briefing here.

An 8NM radius TMZ has been applied to Fairford airfield SFC-FL100 ‘for the foreseeable future’. Pilots are reminded of their legal obligation to comply with the TMZ requirements at SERA.6005 (b)(1) i.e. All flights operating in airspace designated by the competent authority as a transponder mandatory zone (TMZ) shall carry…

The CAA has published its response to the consultation on the Electronic Conspicuity Technical Concept of Operations (ConOps). The response document summarises the feedback received through the consultation, sets out the key themes raised by respondents, and explains how this feedback will be used to inform the next phase of…

A military flying exercise involving up to 90 aircraft is expected to take place in northern England and the Scottish borders during 26-29th January 2026 and 2-5th February 2026, as detailed in CAA Airspace Co-ordination Notice AR-2025-8163. ACN AR-2025-8163 can be viewed here