IAOPA Europe112th Regional Meeting

Brussels 9 April 2005

Martin Robinson

Death by Power point

• European Aviation Safety Agency

• Single European Sky

• The Draft Implementing Rules

• SESAME

• Some other issues affecting GA

• Questions

Representation

• National • DoT- various meetings

connected with EASA & SES

• CAA- ERG, SRG & DAP.• ATMAC, other national

working groups covering airspace,equipment , Licensing,aerodromes,Met,AIS etc

• Europe• DGTREN SES: ICB• EASA- SSCC & ABIP• Eurocontrol-

Airspace• JAA: CNS/ATM Pilot

Licensing• ICAO: EANPG• ECAC: ANCAT

Representation cont.

• Single Sky Committee: Member states

• Non consolation at European level with industry on new Regulations in this group.

• ICB• Industry

Consultation Body to give technical advice to the Commission

DGTREN

• Single European Sky is a Commission initiative –

• New EC Regulations include:

• The Frame work regulation,

• Functional Airspace Blocks (FAB)

• Interoperability

• Common Requirements for ANSP’s

SES Issues

• Charging; and• Common Requirements for ANSP’s

• The Charging Regulation may see airspace charges applied to VFR & sub 2 Ton IFR flights?

• ANSP’s includes GA aerodromes;more regulatory compliance more costs

SESAME

• Single European Sky ATM for Europe.• Or PPP of ATC across Europe.• Tender out for definition phase approx 60

million Euros.• Main bidder Airbus through 4 consortiums

which IAOPA has agreed to sign up to airspace users.

• Work expected to begin in June / July.• Our interest is mainly defensive.

Impact for GA

• More Regulation to comply with.• Difficult for UK Government to consult

at national level using existing systems.• Little Parliamentary Oversight- high

level discussion; Detail left to civil servants & the Devil is always in the detail-

• Probably additional costs!

2 Million Square Miles

• European airspace is approximately 2 million square miles.

• If an airliner fly’s in airspace which is equal to 200 Sq NM (plus 1000 feet above & below)

• Above FL200 approximately 5% of the airspace is used at any one time- i.e. approximately 5000 aircraft.

Capacity is not an overall Capacity is not an overall airspace problem.airspace problem.

Up to FL 195

High performance GA

& AW

Below FL 165 little CAT en-route traffic

Below FL 150 GA VFR & IFR

Some Military operations

MilitaryMilitaryFL 195FL 195

Above FL195 Above FL195

No VFR is No VFR is permitted unless permitted unless the entire flight is the entire flight is coordinated with coordinated with

ATCATCComplex Complex design design

structure structure below Fl195below Fl195

Wide range of operational Wide range of operational performance of GA aircraft performance of GA aircraft

Below Fl 100 TMA’sBelow FL100 mainly GA & AW operations plus TMA’s

Above FL200 mostly CAT

operations & some

Business aircraft

ICAO Classifications.ICAO Classifications.

Class C VFR as per Rule L2 in a Know environment above Fl165.Class D as per ICAO at or below FL165 for a known environmentClass G as per ICAO for an Unknown environment.

VFR operations:VFR operations:- 80% piston engine80% piston engine- no icing protection- no icing protection- Oxygen & pressurisation.- Oxygen & pressurisation.

CURRENTCURRENT MajorMajorrestructuringrestructuring

Between FL160 & FL200Some CAT operations

Above FL195 Class C :Limited GA access as per Rule L1

CAT Ops

Some high altitude GASome high altitude GA•Gliding Gliding •BallooningBallooning•ParachutingParachuting

FAB:FAB:Will accept GA?

Outside of TMA’s AirspaceBelow FL 100 could be class G

NEWNEW

Even if CAT ops double by 2020 it would only represent 10% of the total Even if CAT ops double by 2020 it would only represent 10% of the total available enroute airspace above FL 200- The problem is: the Honey pots.available enroute airspace above FL 200- The problem is: the Honey pots.

EASA

• Agency• Headed by Patrick

Goudou• SSCC committee

required by regulation to give advice to the Agency Director

• IAOPA Representative Dr. Michael Erb of AOPA Germany

• Current issue IR-M

• Management Board• Made up of the member

states civil servants from DoT.

• ABIP provides advice to the MB on Budget/Fees & charges, direction etc.

• IAOPA representative on ABIP Martin Robinson

IAOPA Europe’s Goal

• To ensure that the needs of our members are met under Single European Sky Regulations;and

• EASA• We support improved:

– Safety– Efficiency– Costs– as it applies to GA & AW operations

Website: http://www.iaopa.org

Quote

• William Lloyd Garrison stated, "I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. . . . I am in earnest -- I will not equivocate -- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- AND I WILL BE HEARD.“

• I am sure that our members voice is being heard in all the right places.