AIRSPACE FOR PARACHUTINGAIRSPACE FOR PARACHUTING

European StatisticsEuropean Statistics

IPC ANNUAL FIGURESIPC ANNUAL FIGURES

AVERAGED FOR THREE YEARSAVERAGED FOR THREE YEARS

FOR THE 25 EU COUNTRIES IN 2004FOR THE 25 EU COUNTRIES IN 2004

120,000120,000 PARTICIPANTSPARTICIPANTS

2,000,0002,000,000

PARACHUTE JUMPS PER YEARPARACHUTE JUMPS PER YEAR

250,000 AIRCRAFT 250,000 AIRCRAFT FLIGHTSFLIGHTS

PARCHUTING AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTSPARCHUTING AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTS

GROUND LEVEL UP TO FLIGHT LEVEL 155GROUND LEVEL UP TO FLIGHT LEVEL 155

RADIUS OF 2NMRADIUS OF 2NM

DAYLIGHTDAYLIGHT

VFRVFR

CAN BE SHARED WITH OTHER TRAFFIC IF CAN BE SHARED WITH OTHER TRAFFIC IF PROPERLY MANAGEDPROPERLY MANAGED

1.5 nm radius

FL 155

GROUND LEVEL

FL 155

GROUND LEVEL

2 nm radius

7500 feet

1 nm

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLPERSPECTIVEPERSPECTIVE

PARACHUTING IN CONTROLLED AIR SPACE IS PARACHUTING IN CONTROLLED AIR SPACE IS EASILY MANAGEDEASILY MANAGED

FIXED SMALL OPERATIONAL AREAFIXED SMALL OPERATIONAL AREA

PRE ARRANGED FLIGHT PATTERNSPRE ARRANGED FLIGHT PATTERNS

DAYLIGHT VFRDAYLIGHT VFR

ALREADY SUCCESSFUL IN TMAs & CTRsALREADY SUCCESSFUL IN TMAs & CTRs

AND MANY LICENSED GA AIRFIELDSAND MANY LICENSED GA AIRFIELDS

OTHER AIRSPACE USERSOTHER AIRSPACE USERS

DROP ZONE RADIUS ONLY 2NM max.DROP ZONE RADIUS ONLY 2NM max.

CALL AHEAD FOR INFORMATIONCALL AHEAD FOR INFORMATION

IF NOT SURE THEN DON’T TAKE A IF NOT SURE THEN DON’T TAKE A CHANCECHANCE

IN SUMMARYIN SUMMARY

AIR SPORTS ARE A LEGITIMATE AIR SPORTS ARE A LEGITIMATE USE OF AIR SPACEUSE OF AIR SPACE

MANAGE CONFLICT PROBLEMS AT MANAGE CONFLICT PROBLEMS AT LOCAL LEVELSLOCAL LEVELS

SEEK ENABLING SOLUTIONS NOT SEEK ENABLING SOLUTIONS NOT PROHIBITIVE ONESPROHIBITIVE ONES

SHARESHARE

THETHE

AIRAIR

THANK YOUTHANK YOU