This is a list of some web sites and pages that I’ve found useful and interesting. Social media and organisations EuroGA – A friendly pan-European discussion forum for general aviation pilots. You will find all kinds of people from student pilots, through highly experienced private pilots and even some professionals. The discussions usually have high … Continue reading “Some useful links”
Category: Discussions
National regulations vs. EASA regulations
Within the EU we have a combination of national legislation and EU legislation (regulations). Beginning with the first EASA Basic Regulation in 2009, the EU has introduced more and more regulations concerning aviation. A principle of the EU is that regulations completely replaces national legislation for the areas they cover. I.e. EU member states are … Continue reading “National regulations vs. EASA regulations”
Do-it-yourself instrument approaches
(Updated in November 2022 due to revisions of part-NCO effective October 30, 2022.) With GPS it is easy to add an instrument approach to virtually any runway. (At least as long as the obstacle situation is reasonable). Still, we have not – at least not in Sweden – seen any such approaches to airports that … Continue reading “Do-it-yourself instrument approaches”
Add-on to the DA of a CDFA?
(Updated to reflect new EASA regulations in force from August 2022.) When a 2D instrument approach procedure (a procedure without glidepath guidance, previously known as a “non-precision” approach or NPA) is flown using the recommended Continuous Descent Final Approach (CDFA) technique a decision altitude/height (DA/H) is used. Just as with 3D approaches the pilot decides … Continue reading “Add-on to the DA of a CDFA?”