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Charity Flights
The CAA has recently reviewed
the contents of the AIC relating to
Charity Flights, and the new
version has been re-issued as AIC
25/2007 (White 136) which
contains all the conditions that
are applicable to conducting a
charity flight.
One change to the previous
conditions is a clarification of the
licensing requirements. Another
is that pertaining to the pilot’s
age. The upper age limit for
conducting a passenger Charity
Flight in aeroplanes and
helicopters has been increased
from 60 to 65. The age limit for
conducting a passenger flight in a
glider has been increased to 70,
and over 70 with a JAA Class 2
medical. For balloons, the age
limit has been removed.
Full details will be available
from the www.ais.org.uk website.
Follow the link to Publications,
then AIC, then White, and look for
“Charity Flights”.
Class C airspace above FL195
On the 15 March 2007, all UK airspace at or above Flight Level (FL)195 became Class C controlled
airspace. The upper limit of aeronautical information on the CAA 1:500,000 chart has been reduced to FL195.
AIC 1/2007 (Yellow 227) contains detailed information on the subject, including charts showing TRAs and
TRAs (G) (gliding).
As detailed in the last issue of GASIL, there are a number of key points which pilots should note:
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A flight plan must be filed and an ATC clearance will be required to access the airspace.
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All flights crossing a TRA should be planned to operate as IFR, but
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Only VFR flights are allowed in a TRA (G), IFR flight in a TRA (G) will not be permitted.
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A pilot who has filed IFR on a Class C ATS route will not be able to subsequently cancel
his IFR plan and continue on the ATS route under VFR.
CONTENTS
Charity Flights ..................... 26
Class C airspace ................. 26
Aeronautical Info Circulars
27
CAA VFR Charts .................. 27
GA Safety Evenings
26