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Newsletter
April 2016
Newsletter April 2016

Newsletter April 2016

Welcome to the April issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Fouga Magister outside the Aerocampus Aquitaine Conference Centre (photo René Meier)

Newsletter April 2016
Newsletter
January 2016
Newsletter January 2016 (part 2)

Newsletter January 2016 (part 2)

As promised, here is the second half of our first 2016 Newsletter. Winter soaring in Scotland (photo Roy Wilson)

Newsletter January 2016 (part 2)
Newsletter
January 2016
Newsletter January 2016 (part 1)

Newsletter January 2016 (part 1)

Our Programme Manager, René Meier, has been working hard on several Notices of Proposed Amendment (NPA) and would now like to hear from you with your views, so that he can respond on behalf of all of us. But the deadlines are very soon! So I bring you here ‘January Part One – Consultation’. Please look at these texts and, if you are able to make some comments on them, please respond as quickly as you can.

Newsletter January 2016 (part 1)
Newsletter
October 2015
Newsletter October 2015

Newsletter October 2015

Welcome to the October issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! There has been a lot going on and this newsletter aims to bring you up to date with recent progress. We include a review from our President David Roberts on some of the successes that Europe Air Sports has achieved over several years. Those of you able to attend the Technical meeting next month will have the opportunity to hear more detail about the work currently under way.

Newsletter October 2015
Newsletter
August 2015
Newsletter August 2015

Newsletter August 2015

Welcome to the August issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! This issue has a major focus on Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), commonly referred to as drones. They are a potential threat to many of us, and in particular have the potential to cause damage to the model flying community. Model aircraft flown for pleasure and sport are not the same as drones, but there is a risk of models being swept up in newly drafted regulations.

Newsletter August 2015
Position paper
July 2015
ADS-B – Position Paper on the Evolution of the SPI Mandate

ADS-B – Position Paper on the Evolution of the SPI Mandate

Europe Air Sports represents some 650,000 sports and recreational pilots across the European ECAC area. The bulk of air sports and recreational activities are carried out according to VFR rules. Our members fly either on aircraft of their own or in flying clubs, but always at their own expense. For some activities (e.g. hang- and para-gliders, microlights) equipage with ADS-B is not even technically feasible.

ADS-B – Position Paper on the Evolution of the SPI Mandate
Newsletter
July 2015
Newsletter July 2015

Newsletter July 2015

Welcome to the July issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! To enable many of us to keep our aircraft maintenance as simple as possible, members of the EAS team have been working long hours reviewing and commenting on several large and complex topics from EASA. In this newsletter we focus on technical and maintenance topics, with detailed reports from our Programme Manager René Meier.

Newsletter July 2015
Newsletter
May 2015
Newsletter May 2015

Newsletter May 2015

Welcome to the May issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Deutschlandflug participants at Bremen Airport, where the Deutschlandflug 2009 ended.

Newsletter May 2015
Newsletter
February 2015
Newsletter February 2015

Newsletter February 2015

Welcome to the February issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Aerial view of Friedrichshafen – see page 4 for details of Europe Air Sports attendance at the AERO exhibition

Newsletter February 2015
Newsletter
December 2014
Newsletter December 2014

Newsletter December 2014

Welcome to the December issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! There is no snow here in England, so Saint Nicholas was unable to use his reindeer and had to fly in by gyrocopter instead, with one of his elves in the back seat. Wherever you are, whether you have snow or warm sunshine, we wish you a Happy Christmas!

Newsletter December 2014
Newsletter
November 2014
Newsletter November 2014

Newsletter November 2014

Welcome to the November issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! We have reports here on the recent major developments within EASA and we will very soon also send you some news on technical matters.

Newsletter November 2014

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