Handglider pilot license uk

In order to meet the conditions of the exemption, the aircraft must have an unladen mass including full fuel , of no more than 70 kgs.

An additional 5 kgs is permitted if the aircraft is equipped with an emergency parachute. To limit the performance of the aircraft, the chassis and wing combination must have a stall speed or minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration of no more than 20 knots. This is to ensure that the overall performance and kinetic energy of the aircraft is kept similar to existing foot-launched aircraft.

The exemption is also limited to single occupancy. It will be issued for a 12 month period and the impacts carefully monitored in co-operation with the GA community. A number of factors are behind the decision to issue this exemption. In the past, the CAA periodically received enquiries from people who were unable to foot-launch paramotors due to physical injury or disability. We have a duty to make our regulations proportionate and we believe this exemption offers a more equal access to the activity while retaining appropriate limitations.

It is the responsibility of pilots to familiarise themselves with these rules and not endanger other airspace users or third parties on the ground in the course of their flying activities. Ground and Mobile Transceivers. The CAA also license ground based and mobile transceivers operating on gliding and balloon frequencies, Application is made on the Form available at this link. You will also need to include a Certificate of Conformity which is issued by the radio supplier and confirms that the transceiver meets current technical standards.

Channel Spacing On 1 Jan 80, the use of 25 KHz radio equipment became mandatory for all new aircraft installations, including gliders. At that time, existing glider and mobile radios fell into 2 groups; those that were initially designed for use on aviation frequencies and those that were designed to meet the requirements of the private mobile radio bands and have subsequently been modified for aviation use.

Generally, radios in the first group built before 1 Jan 80 will have 50 KHz filters fitted and will need re-aligning or the filter changing to enable them to discriminate between transmissions spaced 25 KHz apart. For instance, a radio fitted with 50 KHz filters and tuned to The second group will already be fitted with either These channel sets can only be used in installations that were originally licensed before the introduction of 25 KHz spacing; they cannot be used or licensed in new installations.

Introduction of Channel Transceivers. This 1 MHz extension provides an additional 40 channels increasing the total available from to Checking of Aircraft Transceivers A statutory requirement exists for the checking of the frequency accuracy of all transceivers, both airborne and ground mobile, every 4 years. This is not a new regulation and has been a mandatory requirement for some time.

However, during recent years the CAA have carried out regular checks of the regulations including: Examination of all licences for gliders, tugs and ground mobiles. Examination of 4 year frequency accuracy certificates where appropriate. Carrying out specific performance checks on randomly selected installations.

Checking that all radio equipment, both mobiles and airborne, is of an approved type. Handheld Transceivers The regulations regarding the licensing of handheld transceivers are a grey area. However, the following is believed to be correct. Handhelds can be licensed as ground mobile transceivers as outlined above.

If this is done, then transmission is only authorized on those specific frequencies listed on the licence. If however, you are standing on the airfield with the radio in your hand and in use, then this defence is unlikely to carry much weight and you require a ground mobile licence to be legal.

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