Regulatory matters

2. Regulatory matters • The newly created European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is harmonising most regulations in aviation across Europe: • Licensing • Operations • Certification • Maintenance • Airspace • EASA regulations apply directly in all EU countries

3. Licensing • EASA issued NPA 2/2004 with a draft of Essential Requirements (ER) and a questionnaire • EGU answered via Europe Air Sports • We asked for having a license, which can be managed by the Federations, with different medical standards • EASA issued a CRD 2/2004 and proposed to create a PPL “with restricted privileges” (RPPL). • About medicals they “consider necessary to introduce flexibility trough less stringent common rules” • EASA Opinion submitted to the EC and EP • Most NAA oppose. Lobbying is needed ! • Implementing Rules

4. Operations • In the NPA 2/2004 EASA has also published Essential Requirements on Operations • They intend to keep the Implementing Rules (IR) at high level (JAR Ops 0) for air sports • We are working on a proposal for the Implementing Rules • We need to have our own statistics on accidents

5. Certification • JAR 22 has been transcripted into EASA rules as CS 22 without any change • Ultra light gliders with MTOM < 80kg (single seaters) or 100kg (two seaters) remain under national regulation (do not need to be certified) • EGU will file a proposal to increase these limits ( 120 kg for single seaters) • We work also on a proposal for removing the request for certification of variometers and GPS from Part 21

6. Airworthiness and Maintenance • Implementation of EASA rules for light non-commercial aircraft ( Part M) has been postponed in most EU countries to 2008 • EASA has directed a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) on Part M, to be carried out by Air Eurosafe • Our Technical Committee on Maintenance worked out an extensive answer which was sent to Air Eurosafe • A common model for maintenance was also set up • We will have soon a meeting with the Rulemakers

7. Operations • EASA has published Essential Requirements (ER) on Licensing • They intend to keep the Implementing Rules (IR) at high level (JAR Ops 0) for air sports • We need to work out a proposal for IR • We must set up a Technical Committee on Operations • We need to have our own statistics on accidents

8. Airspace • We have sent an updated version of our position paper to Eurocontrol • We have answered the Eurocontrol consultation ENPRM04-005 on a Common Charging Scheme for Air Traffic Services • We are preparing an answer to the Eurocontrol consultation ENPRM/05-001 on Single European Sky • Fransois Van Haaff monitors all developments concerning instruments ( LAST, 8.33 , ADSB etc)

9. Relationship with EASA • Positive evolution: • We have now a direct contact with the EASA “rulemakers” • They have a liberal attitude to air sports • The consultation process is quite democratic • They listen to us and accept us as competent partners

10. EGU and Europe Air Sports • EGU has strengthened its collaboration with EAS • EGU is now full member of EAS • Close contact with Sir John Allison, the new President of EAS and with Rudi Schuegraff • EAS has recruited a professional Program Manager Michael Paul • EGU has provided significant financial assistance to EAS for this project

11. Communication and PR Work • EGU has now a decent website: www.egu-info.org • Information on our activity are sent regularly to all European Gliding Magazines • We intend to write a paper for explaining what is going on at EASA to non specialists • We were invited to give a presentation of EGU at the German Segelfliegertag in Mainz

12. Conclusion • EGU is healthy • EGU is well organised • EGU is active • But: • We need the support of the Federations or Gliding sections of NACs from ALL EU countries !

13. The 16 EGU members