Pilots Guide to the Manchester Low Level Route (LLR)
A Pilots guide to the Manchester Low Level Route (LLR) has been published on the Airspace & Safety Initiative.
Dated: September 2021
Infringement hot-spot: Edinburgh
The Airspace & Safety Initiative’s latest hot-spot narrative looks at preventing airspace infringements in the vicinity of Edinburgh Airport. It includes details on how using the Frequency Monitoring Code can be of great benefit to pilots and controllers as well as other tips to avoid infringements.
Dated: August 2021
Farnborough hot-spot update
The Airspace & Safety Initiative has updated the Farnborough hot-spot narrative:
Read: Preventing airspace infringements in the vicinity of Farnborough Controlled Airspace
Dated: July 2021
New infringement narrative: Newcastle CTA
The latest infringement occurrence narrative from the Airspace & Safety Initiative looks at an infringement of the Newcastle Control Area (CTA).
It includes air traffic control and pilot perspectives, causal and human factors and threat and error management analysis – as well as links to pre-flight planning resources.
Read Infringement of the Class D Newcastle Control Area (CTA)
Dated: June 2021
New pre-flight planning guidance
The second set of guidance from the Airspace Infringement Working Group is now available on the Airspace & Safety Initiative website.
This new content covers route planning and preparation with two views of threat and error management in action – looking at planning not to infringe and weather.
Read more https://airspacesafety.com/pre-flight-planning/
Dated: May 2021
New infringement occurrence narrative: London TMA
The Airspace & Safety Initiative‘s latest infringement occurrence narrative looks at an infringement of the Class A London Terminal Control Area with air traffic control and pilot perspectives, causal factors and analysis.
Read Infringement of the Class A London Terminal Control Area
Dated: May 2021
Infringement update: New series of narratives launched
While we understand that many pilots are currently unable to fly due to COVID-19 restrictions we aim to continue to release safety education and awareness material to support the future return to flying and continue to help promote longer-term safety awareness.
To meet that aim we have launched a new series of narratives focusing on infringement occurrences.
Dated: January 2021
Infringement update: Index and summary
Over the last twelve months Local Airspace Infringement Teams and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) have produced 25 narratives to help pilots avoid infringing airspace at known hot-spots around the UK.
This final update sets out a simple ‘index’ of the narratives and a summary of the key points that may help pilots avoid infringing notified airspace.
Dated: October 2020
Infringement update: Farnborough CAS
The twenty-fifth in the Airspace & Safety Initiative’s hot-spot narrative series has been written by the team at Farnborough Air Traffic Service Unit and members of the Wessex Local Airspace Infringement Team.
It focusses on the Farnborough Controlled Airspace (CAS) structure to help pilots learn directly from factors identified in the 7 months since the airspace was implemented on 27 February 2020.
Dated: October 2020
Infringement update: Luton Controlled Airspace
The latest hot-spot narrative highlights the risk of airspace infringements around Luton Control Areas (CTA) and Control Zone (CTR).
Written by members of the Luton Local Airspace Infringement Team (LAIT) it includes guidance and suggestions to help reduce the risk.
Dated: September 2020
Infringement update: London Control Area
The latest hot-spot narrative from the Airspace & Safety Initiative focuses on helping avoid infringements within the London Control Area (LTMA) – a volume of airspace made up of 24 different areas, approximately 100 NM from West to East and, in parts, 90 NM from North to South.
Dated: August 2020
Infringement update: Blackbushe Airport
The latest infringement update is focused on preventing infringements of Farnborough Controlled Airspace in the vicinity of Blackbushe Airport.
It has been written by the team at Blackbushe Airport, Farnborough Air Traffic Service Unit and members of the Wessex Local Airspace Infringement Team.
Dated: July 2020
Infringement update: Southend
The latest infringement update has been written by the team at Southend Airport Air Traffic Control and sets out tips for avoiding Controlled Airspace infringements at Southend,
Dated: July 2020
Infringement update: Controlled Airspace Deactivation NOTAM
This infringement update is the seventeenth in a series of narratives focusing on helping pilots avoid airspace infringements in the UK.
It has been written by a number of industry partners to help pilots understand NOTAM relating to the deactivation of controlled airspace.
Dated: June 2020
Brize Norton infringement hot-spot
The latest infringement hot-spot narrative has been written by members of the Air Traffic Control Unit at Royal Air Force Brize Norton.
Ten more hot-spot narratives can be found on the Local area information page on the Airspace & Safety Initiative website.
Dated: March 2020
Preventing airspace infringements around Farnborough Controlled Airspace
This update has been written to provide a comprehensive guide to the Class D and Class E Farnborough controlled airspace which become effective on 27 February 2020.
It follows the format of the other narratives that focus on identified ‘hot-spots’ to help prevent airspace infringements.
Dated: February 2020
Solent CTA-3 and CTA-5 infringement ‘hot spot’
The latest narrative in the Airspace & Safety Initiative series sets out advice from the Solent Local Airspace Infringement Team, Southampton Airport and Southampton Air Traffic Control on how to avoid airspace infringements when flying around, or under, Solent CTA-3 and CTA-5.
Dated: February 2020
Infringement hot-spots: East Midlands Controlled Airspace
The latest narrative in the Airspace & Safety Initiative series to highlight known ‘hot-spots’ focuses on preventing airspace infringements in the vicinity of East Midlands. It has been written by members of the Midlands LAIT including East Midlands ATC and operators at Nottingham Aerodrome.
Highlighting infringement hot-spots: Barton ATZ
The Airspace & Safety Initiative series to highlight known ‘hot-spots’ continues into 2020. The first of the new year focuses on preventing ATZ infringements at Manchester Barton Aerodrome. It has been written by the Aerodrome Flight Information Service Officers at Manchester Barton Aerodrome who are members of the Northwest LAIT.
Dated: January 2020
Highlighting infringement hot-spots: Hawarden RMZ
The sixth in the Airspace & Safety Initiative series to highlight known ‘hot-spots’ focusses on preventing infringements of the Hawarden Radio Mandatory Zone (RMZ). It has been written by the air traffic control team at Hawarden aerodrome which is a key member of the Northwest LAIT.
Dated: December 2019
Highlighting infringement hot-spots: Sandtoft Aerodrome
The fifth in the Airspace & Safety Initiative series to highlight known ‘hot-spots’ focusses on preventing infringements in the vicinity of Sandtoft Aerodrome.
This update has been written by members of the Yorkshire LAIT including ATCSL at Doncaster Sheffield and Liverpool, operators at Humberside, Yorkshire Aero Club and Sandtoft Aerodrome.
Dated: December 2019
Highlighting infringement hot-spots: Solent
The fourth in a series of narratives focusing on identified infringement ‘hot-spots’ in the UK has been published.
This update has been written by members of the Solent Local Airspace Infringement Team (LAIT), Southampton Airport and Southampton Air Traffic Control.
Dated: November 2019
Highlighting infringement hotspots: Warwick
The third in the Airspace & Safety Initiative series to highlight known ‘hot-spots’ focusses on preventing infringements in the vicinity of Warwick.
This update has been written by members of the Midlands Local Airspace Infringement Team (LAIT): Birmingham Airport Air Traffic Limited, the Flight Information Service Officers at Coventry Airport and Wellesbourne Mountford Aerodrome.
Dated: November 2019
Preventing airspace infringements around the Manchester low-level route
The second in a series of narratives focusing on identified infringement ‘hot-spots’ in the UK has been published on the Airspace & Safety Initiative website.
This infringement update has been written by members of the Northwest Local Airspace Infringement Team (LAIT): NATS Manchester; ATCSL, Liverpool; Barton Aerodrome; and Ravenair, Liverpool Airport.
Dated: October 2019
Infringement updates: Highlighting known ‘hotspots’
The first in a series to highlight known ‘hotspots’ focuses on the southwestern corner of the London Control Zone (CTR) in the vicinity of Bagshot.
Dated: October 2019
Infringement update: Textbook application of an FMC
New infringement report published on the Airspace & Safety Initiative website shows how the textbook application of an FMC allowed the early resolution of an airspace infringement in a busy volume of airspace.
Dated: September 2019
Infringement update: Birmingham CTA/CTR
59% of reported Birmingham CTA/CTR infringements so far this year have been inside CTA2, the Control Area immediately to the south of the CTR.
Main causal factors and a reminder of tips to avoid infringing CTA2 now published.
Dated: August 2019
Infringement update: RAF Syerston ATZ infringement
On 3 July 2019, a pilot pleaded guilty to an airspace infringement of the RAF Syerston Aerodrome Traffic Zone in November 2018. The pilot was ordered to pay over £3,200 in fines.
Dated: July 2019
Infringement Coordination Group decisions
The CAA has published decisions from the Infringement Coordination Group’s review of infringement Mandatory Occurrence Reports under CAP1404, the review and actions process for airspace infringements. Course of action, number and a short summary will be published monthly.
Reported infringements from May are also available in the 2019 table.
Dated: June 2019
Airspace infringements: April figures and moving map tips
Figures for reported infringements in April are now available.
Dated: June 2019
Frequency Monitoring Codes: Updated squawk guidance
Updated Frequency Monitoring Code/Squawk guidance from the Airspace Infringement Working Group has been published on the Airspace & Safety Initiative website.
This new content covers the who, what, why and how – along with a downloadable Frequency Monitoring Code area map and squawk/frequency card.
Dated: April 2019
Airspace infringements: March figures and pre-flight planning
A breakdown of reported infringements in March is now available on the Airspace & Safety Initiative website.
Updated resources on preparing R/T transmissions for transit and flying within an ATZ have also been added under Pre-flight planning.
Dated: April 2019
Squawk and LARS cards
Frequency Monitoring Code and Lower Airspace Radar Service cards are now available from the Airspace & Safety Initiative website.
Dated: April 2019
Airspace infringements: February figures and controller’s stories
February saw 78 reported airspace infringements. A breakdown of figures is now available: Airspace & Safety Initiative – Facts, stats and incidents
NATS have published the first in a series of controller’s stories.
Amanda Rhodes, NATS air traffic controller at Swanwick Centre, talks about her experience with airspace infringements: Airspace Infringement Series: A controller’s story
Dated: April 2019
January infringement statistics now published
Airspace infringement statistics for January 2019 are now available.
In January the Infringement Coordination Group provisionally suspended the licences of two pilots – one due to repeat infringements and one due to safety matters. An additional 21 pilots were referred to attend the Airspace Infringement Awareness Course.
Dated: March 2019
Airspace infringement statistics update
Reported airspace infringement figures for 2018 are now available. These latest statistics are compared to 2017
Dated: February 2019
Infringement update: Causal factor analysis
Analysis of airspace infringement reports from 2017 has shown that that correct use of a moving map could have helped avoid 85% of airspace infringements.
Occurrence reports from private pilots were assessed against four key measures that could have helped prevent the infringement or reduced its impact on other air traffic or controllers.
The report was carried out by a sub-group of the CAA’s Airspace Infringement Working Group, made up of three experienced General Aviation pilots.
Read the full report: Causal Factor Analysis of Airspace Infringements 2017
Latest infringement statistics showing total reported infringements for 2017 and 2018 are now available
Dated: January 2019
Airspace & Safety Initiative update: Hawarden RMZ
Details of Hawarden RMZ infringements and how to avoid them now available at airspacesafety.com.
See Infringement updates for more information.
Dated: January 2019
Airspace & Safety Initiative update: Solent rules
Solent LAIT ‘Golden Rules’ for avoiding airspace infringements are now available.
Dated: November 2018
Airspace infringement statistics update
Latest infringement statistics plus details of Barton ATZ Infringements and how to avoid them.
Latest infringement statistics
Barton ATZ infringments and how to avoid them
Dated: November 2018
Birmingham airspace infringments and how to avoid them
Details on Birmingham airspace infringements and how to avoid them now available.
Dated: November 2018
Alert for airspace infringement statistics
Statistics of reported annual airspace infringements as of 30 September 2018 are now available