Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:25 am
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Just announced by the Dept for Transport: https://www.flyer.co.uk/mandatory-id-fo ... een-paper/
Mandatory ID
This leads on to the GA section where the government is proposing mandatory identification of all aircraft in UK airspace.
This would be achieved by electronic conspicuity devices to allow an aircraft to determine its own position and then broadcast that information to other aircraft in its vicinity, and receiving stations on the ground, providing greater situational awareness.
“Mandating such technology would mitigate the significant risks of mid-air collisions, and increase the ability to regrade airspace to enable greater sharing of airspace,” said the paper.
In addition, the government proposes to introduce civil sanctions for Air Navigation Order offences to give the CAA options other than a warning letter on the one hand and court action or the removal of licenses and permissions on the other.
“Mandating such technology would mitigate the significant risks of mid-air collisions, and increase the ability to regrade airspace to enable greater sharing of airspace.”
Greater sharing of airspace means higher flight density, not more space for G A. It is just doubletalk.
York Aviation wrote:The network of GA airfields in the UK is an important asset for the UK economy and is associated
with significant economic benefits. However, the economic cost of the constraint in the UK
housing market is potentially an even greater economic driver. Hence, the current dynamic of
airfields being sold for housing is probably rational in many cases and will ultimately result in a
net gain to society. There is, however, some reason to believe that the market for GA services
in the UK does suffer from some market failures that suggest that changes to the network
should always be assessed carefully. The primary purpose of this research is to improve
understanding of the network and its value to enable society to make better decisions about
the allocation of the resources in the economy.
patowalker wrote:Mandatory ID
This leads on to the GA section where the government is proposing mandatory identification of all aircraft in UK airspace.
This would be achieved by electronic conspicuity devices to allow an aircraft to determine its own position and then broadcast that information to other aircraft in its vicinity, and receiving stations on the ground, providing greater situational awareness.
“Mandating such technology would mitigate the significant risks of mid-air collisions, and increase the ability to regrade airspace to enable greater sharing of airspace,” said the paper.
In addition, the government proposes to introduce civil sanctions for Air Navigation Order offences to give the CAA options other than a warning letter on the one hand and court action or the removal of licenses and permissions on the other.