Laws and Rules
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A guide to registering on the CAA portal
A guide to registering on the CAA portal. With thanks to Oxford GC.
View DocumentAcceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Part-FCL
562 pages
View DocumentAccident and Incident Reporting Requirements
Laws and Rules Accident and Incident Reporting (compliant with EU Regulation on occurrence reporting)
View DocumentAdding a rating or privilege to an SPL during conversion - application
To be used where privileges obtained within the BGA DTO need to added to an existing SPL during the period...
View DocumentAdvice to SPL and LAPL(S) holders re EU-exit with no EASA membership
BGA advice to SPL and LAPL(S) holders. Please note that EU-Exit dates are in flux. Please apply the most recent...
View DocumentApplying for an FRTOL at the same time as an SPL
View DocumentBGA Medical Requirements
Laws and Rules BGA Medical Requirements v2.0 May 2021 Incorporating CAA medical requirements.
View DocumentBGA Safety Management System Manual
BGA SMS Manual v10.2. Amended 1 Feb 18. Amendments in red.
View DocumentCAA Aircraft Registration Fees.
View DocumentCAA Aircraft Registration Home Page
All about registering aircraft with the CAA
View DocumentCAA Exemption 1269
Temporary exemption permitting pilots of EASA aeroplanes and TMGs to continue to fly those aircraft using a valid UK national...
View DocumentCAA IN-2013/018
CAA information about requirements for 8.33kHz channel-spaced radios
View DocumentCAA IN-2014/139
Flying Single-Seat Microlight Powered Sailplanes
View DocumentCAA Medical Appeals Process
Link to CAA web site
View DocumentCAA Medical Guidance
Links to CAA web site
View DocumentCAA Radio Licensing Home Page
View DocumentCAA UK PPL Medical Declaration
CAA UK national PPL medical declaration Form
View DocumentCAP 413 - UK Radiotelephony Manual
CAP 413 - Radio Telephony
View DocumentCAP 747 - Mandatory Requirements for Airworthiness
View DocumentCAP 766: Light Aircraft Maintenance Programme (LAMP) - Aeroplanes
View DocumentCAP1369: Camera Mounts Guide
CAA document providing policy and guidance on mountimng small self-contained cameras on non-EASA aircraft which come under CAA regulatory control.
View DocumentCAP393: Air Navigation - The Order and the Regulations.
View DocumentEASA Regulation 2042/20043 - Part M
Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval...
View DocumentEC Regulation 1178/2011 - The Aircrew Regulation
View DocumentEssential Rules of the Air
Extracted from the CAA publication CAP1535 Skyway Code dated March 2021. CAP1535 is available at https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP1535P%20Skyway%20Code%20Version%203.pdf
View DocumentEuropean Aviation Safety Agency
Link to EASA web site
View DocumentG-INFO Database
CAA aircraft registration database search engine
View DocumentGliding and autism
Guidance
View DocumentGuidance Bulletin for the Aircrew Domain End to UK Transitional Period
EASA guidance supplied to EU CAA's dated 19th Nov 2020.
View DocumentGuidance for SPL holders
Guidance for SFCL SPL (including LAPL(S)) holders.
View DocumentInterception procedures and signals
Extract from SERA for use by glider pilots
View DocumentLAPL medical - an insiders guide
A practical guide to obtaining a LAPL medical, written by Tracy Ashton, a GP and BGA medical advisor.
View DocumentLAPL Medical Certificate
A quick guide for pilots
View DocumentLinks to CAA web site
Links to CAA web site
View DocumentList of Authorised Flight Radiotelephony Operators Licence Examiners
View DocumentNCO SPEC sailplane towing generic risk assessment and checklist
Applicable to sailplane towing with EASA aeroplanes and TMG's
View DocumentNPPL website
NPPL (National Private Pilot Licence) applications
View DocumentPart-SFCL Sailplane Pilot Licence Conversion Application Form (including completion guidance)
For use by pilots applying to convert their existing BGA sailplane qualifications to a Part-SFCL SPL Updated to include the...
View DocumentRailways & Transport Act 2003
Legislation covering alcohol and drug use when flying
View DocumentReal-life Example of Mayday Radio Use
View DocumentSkyway Code
The CAA's Skyway Code is designed to provide private pilots with easy, quick access to the key information they need...
View DocumentThe Air Navigation Order 2016
View DocumentThe LAPL(S) explained
This CAA guide provides an example to the new look Part-FCL licence, with particular reference to the Light Aircraft Pilot...
View DocumentThe SPL explained
This CAA guide provide an example to the new look Part-FCL licence of the Sailplane Pilot Licence (SPL).
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