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January 2021
Newsletter January 2021

Newsletter January 2021

Welcome to the January issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Image supplied by the Austrian Aero Club.

Newsletter January 2021
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October 2020
Newsletter October 2020

Newsletter October 2020

Welcome to the October issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Celebrating some of your ‘Guards’. See pages 3 and 4 for some of the work these volunteers do on behalf of us all.

Newsletter October 2020
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July 2020
Newsletter July 2020

Newsletter July 2020

Welcome to the July issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! A perfect summer day, off the coast of Southern England in a Duo Discus glider (Photo Diana King)

Newsletter July 2020
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April 2020
Newsletter April 2020

Newsletter April 2020

Welcome to the April issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! The Alps near Asiago in February (Andrea Anesini)

Newsletter April 2020
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December 2019
Newsletter December 2019

Newsletter December 2019

Welcome to the December issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Winter soaring on the border between England and Wales, with the Welsh mountains in the distance (Photo: Simon Hodges)

Newsletter December 2019
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October 2019
Newsletter October 2019

Newsletter October 2019

Welcome to the October issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! ASK 16 at Grenchen (René Meier)

Newsletter October 2019
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July 2019
Newsletter July 2019

Newsletter July 2019

Welcome to the July issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! An aerial view of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Newsletter July 2019
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April 2019
Newsletter April 2019

Newsletter April 2019

Welcome to the April issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Carlos Trigo (President of the Portuguese Aero Club) welcoming delegates to the 2019 General Conference, with Diana King and Pierre Léonard in the background (photo René Heise)

Newsletter April 2019
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March 2019
Newsletter February / March 2019

Newsletter February / March 2019

Welcome to the February / March issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Spring came early in England this year! (Photo Diane King)

Newsletter February / March 2019
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February 2018
Newsletter February 2018

Newsletter February 2018

Welcome to the February issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Helsinki, where the Conference on drones took place Senate Square with the monument to Emperor Alexander II (photo Dave Phipps)

Newsletter February 2018
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November 2017
Newsletter Autumn 2017

Newsletter Autumn 2017

Welcome to the Autumn issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Miroslav Novotny’s EGO Trike (Markus Jegerlehner)

Newsletter Autumn 2017
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August 2017
Newsletter Summer 2017

Newsletter Summer 2017

Welcome to the Summer issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Monte Avena in Italy, the site of the 2017 World Paragliding Championships. The site is south-west of the Dolomite mountains in the Italian Alps. The region is very popular for its beautiful scenery and natural reserve parks. Usually flights take place towards Belluno where the highest peaks are more than 2000 m ASL.

Newsletter Summer 2017

List of abbreviations

This is a list of commonly used abbreviations in our documentation and articles.

ABA

Aircraft-relevant Bird Area

AMC

Acceptable Means of Compliance

ANS

Air Navigation Services

ARO

Authority Requirements for Air Operations

ATCO

Air Traffic Control Officer

ATM

Air Traffic Management

ATO

Approved Training Organisation

ATSP

Air Traffic Service Provider

BIR

Basic Instrument Rating

CAT

Commercial Air Transport

CEF

Connecting Europe Facility

CPL

Commercial Pilot’s Licence

DAR

Dynamic Airspace Reconfiguration

DTO

Declared Training Organisation

EAPAIRR

European Action Plan for Airspace Infringement Risk Reduction

EC

Electronic Conspicuity

ED

Executive Director

ELT

Emergency Locator Transmitter

EPAS

European Plan for Aviation Safety

EPIRB

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

EPL

Electronic Personnel Licensing

FAA

US Federal Aviation Authority

FCL

Flight Crew Licensing

FDM

Flight Data Monitoring

GM

Guidance Material

MVCA

Manned Vertical Take off and Landing capable Aircraft

NAA

National Aviation Authority

NCC

Non-commercial operations with complex-motor-powered aircraft

NCO

Non-complex aircraft

NPA

Notice of Proposed Amendment

OPS

Operations

ORO

Organisation Requirement for Air Operation

PLB

Personal Locator Beacon

RFFS

Rescue and Firefighting Services

RMT

Rule Making Task

SAB

Stakeholder Advisory Board

SAF

Sustainable Aviation Fuel

SAR

Search and Rescue

SARP

Standards and Recommended Practice

SERA

Standardised European Rules of the Air

SES

Single European Sky

SPA

Operations requiring Specific Approvals

SPO

Specialised Operations

STC

Supplemental Type Certificate

TEL

Tetraethylead

UAS

Unmanned Aviation System

USSP

U-space service provider

VTOL

Vertical Take Off and Landing