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NOTAM Checking
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Description
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AIS
Summary
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A summary guide by NATS of all the Aeronautical
Information Service (AIS) available to pilots, including contact
numbers and web addresses.
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July 2007
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The
official AIS Site Guide
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The official NATS/AIS user guide to the use of the
AIS Website - 32 page pdf. A pictorial (screenshot) and text guide
to take you through the ais website
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July 2007
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NOTAM
CHECKING
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A GASCo Magazine article by Nigel Everett on
practical NOTAM checking.
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July 2007
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AIS
NOTAM/AIP/AICs
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The official live NATS/AIS site for checking
Notams, the UK AIP and AICs. Free registration.
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July 2007
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Danger
Areas Activity
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The NATS operational page providing Danger Area
activity status and back up FIR summaries of NOTAMs in case the
normal AIS site server is down.
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July 2007
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Specific (Named) Airspace Guides
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Link
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Description
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The
Manchester Low Level Corridor
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A pictorial and text guide to visually flying the
Manchester Low Level Corridor, with photos of features en-route,
written by a 'local'.
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July 2007
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The
East Midlands
(pictorial pdf)
The
East Midlands
(Website for local pilots)
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A pictorial and text guide (pdf) to visually flying in
the East Midlands around an in the controlled airspace en-route,
written by a 'local'.
NEW:There is now a whole website too dedicated to
the VFR pilot in the East Midlands area, giving all sorts of useful information and allowing 'feedback' - for example, photos of what each VRP looks like from the air.
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July 2007
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Glasgow
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A pictorial and text guide to visually flying in
and around Glasgow airspace written by a 'local'.
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July 2007
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Other
Guides
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IN ADDITION from the locally written guides above,
the CAA produce 'standardised format' guides to flying near and
through airspace in (at least) SEVEN areas of the country (maybe
more - check the link). These include: SOUTHAMPTON/BOURNEMOUTH,
EDINBURGH,
HEATHROW/GATWICK,
MANCHESTER/LIVERPOOL,
NEWCASTLE,
STANSTED/LUTON,
and EAST
MIDLANDS. There could be more added at any time so if your
local airspace is not in thist list, try the 'other guides' link
to see the very latest.
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July 2007
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General Navigation Advice
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Link
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Description
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VFR
Navigation Safety Sense
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A pictorial and text guide to visual navigation -
part of the Safety Sense series by the CAA.
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Sep 2007
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Radio
Safety Sense
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A pictorial and text guide to the radio, including
typical calls to Air Traffic Units en-route. One thing not included yet is the London D and D
phone number - 01895 followed by 426150 which you can put in your mobile phone in case you are flying and
have a complete radio failure and want to communicate with them.
(NB: mobile phone signals can affect GPS and Nav equipment.)
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Sep 2007
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FIS/RIS/RAS
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Safety Sense leaflet on ATC Services Outside Controlled Airspace (FIS, RIS, RAS)
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Sep 2007
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GPS
Use
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A pictorial and text guide to sensible GPS use,
part of the CAA Safety Sense series
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Sep 2007
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"Easy Digest" CAA Advice
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Link
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Description
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Link Verified
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Reminder
Kneeboard
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An A5 sized kneeboard insert giving pre-flight
reminders and also a 'mask' for better zone transit radio calls.
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Sep 2007
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Safety
Evenings
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Timetable for coming CAA Safety Evenings.
Dates/Locations
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Sep 2007
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VFR
Guide
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A comprehensive look at all the topics for simply
VFR flying in the UK. All those things that have been puzzling you
about symbols on the VFR chart, rules and regulations, explained
in one VFR Guide. On the same link, you will also find links to various CAA advice posters, free to
download.
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Sep 2007
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VFR
Supplement (CTR/CTA) Guides
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A great way of looking at a guide including pictures and advice if you happen to be flying near
one of the UK's CTR/CTA combinations - i.e. near one of the UK's main provincial or London airports. The readable guides
include photos of VRPs so you know what you are looking for, and suggestions of any VFR routes through or nearby.
These guides form a great library for the VFR pilot flying near controlled airspace around any main airport around the country. Well worth reading the one nearest to you to see what information it contains.
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May 2007
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Safety
Sense
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All CAA Safety Sense Leaflets and Safety Posters.
The index to a free comprehensive library of easy to read advice -
something for all aviators. Also available: Posters on 'hot
topics', free to download.
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Sep 2007
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Infringement
Poster
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Poster giving basics of Airspace Infringement - what it means, what it leads
to, what it costs and why you should KNOW YOUR AIRSPACE.
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Sep 2007
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Air
Traffic Services
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Poster giving basics of Service Outside Controlled
Airspace - Flight Information Service, Radar Information Service
and Radar Advisory Service. For all other posters see item above.
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Sep 2007
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Airspace
VFR/IFR
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The well-known one sheet poster diagram giving all
the legal minimum visibility and cloud separations for VFR at
various levels, and if/how ATC separate traffic, in each
classification of airspace and Radar Advisory Service.
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Sep 2007
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Chart Questions
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The CAA Frequently Asked Questions about CHARTS -
with further CAA links on the subject.
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Sep 2007
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1:500000 VFR Charts Amendments
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The CAA usually issues a new edition of charts once per year, but things change during that 12 months.
You can update your own VFR half-million scale chart with these simple amendments that happened AFTER your current chart was published. The link
on the left takes you directly to the CAA page for half-million scale (10 nm to the inch) VFR chart recent amendments.
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Sep 2007
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1:250000 VFR Charts Amendments
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The CAA usually issues a new edition of charts once per year, but things change during that 12 months.
You can update your own VFR quarter-million scale chart with these simple amendments that happened AFTER your current chart was published. The link
on the left takes you directly to the CAA page for quarter million scale (5 nm to the inch) VFR chart recent amendments.
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Sep 2007
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Official Reporting Processes
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Link
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Description
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UKAB
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UK Airprox Board (Airprox is the official term for
the old 'Air Miss'
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Sep 2007
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MOR
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CAA Mandatory Occurence Reporting System - for
bringing serious incidents formally to the attention of the CAA.
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Sep 2007
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AAIB
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Air Accident Investigation Board - Reports of previoous accidents, how to report one.
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Sep 2007
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Bird
Strike Reporting
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Report a Bird Strike. (Important to prevent future
ones)
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Sep 2007
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CHIRP
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UK Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting
Programme - Report a human factors incident confidentially
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Sep 2007
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Official Documents, Studies
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Link
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Description
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LASORS
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UK CAA Interpretation of rules and regulations
(large pdf)
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Sep 2007
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ANO
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UK Air Navigation Order - the official law (large
pdf)
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Sep 2007
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JAA States
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JAA States - Current List of 'Recognition Countries' for JAA Licences (FCL-1),
medicals (FCL-3), etc.
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Sep 2007
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LARS
South East
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Official Report (2002) on Lower Airspace Radar
Service (LARS) in the South East
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Sep 2007
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Funding
LARS
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Dept of Transport review of funding for Lower
Airspace Radar Service (LARS)
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Sep 2007
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