The CAA has just embarked on a consultation that could see an increase in the number of instrument approaches available at smaller airfields in the UK.
The consultation, which runs until the end of December, suggests approaches to runways that don’t meet full instrument runway specifications, to unlicensed airfields or to those that don’t have approach control services should be considered on an individual risk-based basis. It also suggests and encourages the use of satellite based approaches. <a href=”http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=1350&pagetype=90&pageid=15347″>Click here for more</a>
