Oxford Airport (fully described as ‘London Oxford airport’) intends to add RNAV approaches to both ends of its runway to facilitate ‘small-scale’ Commercial Air Transport (CAT) operations. CAA policies determine that controlled airspace is needed to facilitate that type of operation. Oxford airport has put forward an ACP Stage 1…

RAF Waddington’s Temporary Danger Area ACP-2023-003 designed to fill the gap before their main ACP-2019-018 goes live has been approved by the CAA. RAF Waddington’s Permanent Danger Areas ACP-2019-018 changed half way through the ACP process due to an MoD decision to relocate the RAF Aerobatic Team to RAF Waddington….

The CAA has previously consulted on volumes of airspace that could be reasonably released as Class G. As part of that ongoing process, the CAA is withdrawing its proposal to amend the base level of Daventry Control Area (CTA) 6 airspace due to concerns raised by NATS En-Route Plc (NERL),…

Restriction of Flying Regulations apply to for Red Arrows air displays, including: Clacton Airshow, 24-25 August 2023 Sidmouth Regatta Airshow, 25 August 2023 Rhyl Airshow, 26-27 August 2023 RAF Marham Families Day, 31 August 2023 Bournemouth Air Festival, 31 August – 3 September 2023 Southport Airshow, 9 September 2023 Scottish…

The CAA has published the report into the completed uAvionix ADS-B beacon trial that was supported by Burn Gliding Club, Cambridge Gliding Centre, Derbyshire and Lancashire GC, Lasham Gliding Society, and The Gliding Centre. The Executive summary includes; “Feedback showed that 978MHz UAT ADS-B Obstruction Beacons do deliver their function…

An Airspace Change Proposal (ACP) for a Temporary Danger Area (TDA) is under consultation with a closing date of 22 September 2023. The ACP is here. The two commercial drone companies intend to extend a previous Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) trial into a larger trial protected by segregated…

Restriction of Flying Regulations apply for for Red Arrows displays at: Blackpool Airshow 12-13 August 2023 Whitby Regatta 13 August 2023 Cromer Carnival 16 August 2023 Eastbourne International Airshow 17-20 August 2023 RAF Odiham Families Day 18 August 2023 Folkestone Air Display 20 August 2023 RAF Syerston 23 August 2023…

The British Aerobatic Association is holding several aerobatic competitions this summer. 20-23 July 2023 Sleap 04-05 August 2023 Compton Abbas 24-26 August 2023 Peterborough/Conington 16-17 September 2023 Leicester As ever, please check notams before flight.  

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Following the RAF’s Aerobatic Team operations move to Waddington from Scampton and associated temporary and proposed airspace changes, restricted area EGR313 overhead Scampton is deactivated by NOTAM between 6 July and 31 August 2023. Meanwhile, there is an ACP underway that proposes to change the EGR313 entry in the AIP…