The World ofThe World of General General AviationAviation

International Council of International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Aircraft Owner and Pilot

AssociationsAssociations

Founded 1962Founded 1962 61 Countries61 Countries 470,000 members470,000 members

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““To facilitate the To facilitate the movement of general movement of general aviation aviation internationally…”internationally…”

RepresentationRepresentation InformationInformation GA/AW PromotionGA/AW Promotion

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Austria Iceland Poland

Belgium Ireland Portugal

Bulgaria Israel Romania

Croatia Italy Russia

Cyprus Latvia Slovenia

Czech Republic Lebanon Spain

Denmark Lithuania Sweden

Finland Luxembourg Switzerland

France Malta Turkey

Germany Monaco United Kingdom

Greece Netherlands

Hungary Norway

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Provides a voice for GA in:Provides a voice for GA in: European Commission European Commission ECACECAC EASA/JAAEASA/JAA EurocontrolEurocontrol ICAO EuropeICAO Europe

General AviationGeneral Aviation

““An aircraft operation other than An aircraft operation other than commercial air transport and aerial commercial air transport and aerial work”work”

Everything else…Everything else…– Personal transportationPersonal transportation– Business aviationBusiness aviation– Recreational flyingRecreational flying– Sport aviation.Sport aviation.

Worldwide General Worldwide General AviationAviation 350,000 conventional aircraft350,000 conventional aircraft 100,000 ultralights100,000 ultralights 1,500,000 pilots1,500,000 pilots

By comparison –By comparison –– 50,000 airliners50,000 airliners

General AviationGeneral Aviation

Connects communitiesConnects communities Provides personal transportationProvides personal transportation Fills transportation gapsFills transportation gaps Provides jobsProvides jobs Brings economic growthBrings economic growth

The most important road in any The most important road in any town is its airport runwaytown is its airport runway

IssuesIssuesIssuesIssues

AccessAccess AirspaceAirspace AirportsAirports

AirspaceAirspace

IFR vs. VFRIFR vs. VFR– Airlines fly in closely controlled Airlines fly in closely controlled

airspaceairspace– GA operate outside controlled airpaceGA operate outside controlled airpace

Terminal areasTerminal areas– Class B and C for all with a clearanceClass B and C for all with a clearance– Around the outside for GAAround the outside for GA

We are compatible…We are compatible…

But…But…

Airspace designers favor closely Airspace designers favor closely controlled airspacecontrolled airspace– More control is better?More control is better?

GA aircraft are effectively GA aircraft are effectively excluded from large segments of excluded from large segments of terminal areasterminal areas

We don’t need much…We don’t need much…

AirportsAirports GA pilots don’t want to use airline GA pilots don’t want to use airline

airportsairports We want our own --We want our own --

– SafeSafe– Close to citiesClose to cities– AffordableAffordable

But, airports are now more valuable But, airports are now more valuable as shopping centers and housing as shopping centers and housing developmentsdevelopments– We are losing GA airports worldwideWe are losing GA airports worldwide

The Cost to ParticipateThe Cost to Participate

FeesFees– Licensing, registration, landing, Licensing, registration, landing,

environmentenvironment TaxesTaxes

– Fuel, use, propertyFuel, use, property Required equipment Required equipment

– Radios, instrumentsRadios, instruments RegulatoryRegulatory

– Proficiency, airworthiness, Proficiency, airworthiness,

What is NeededWhat is Needed

Recognition by governments that GA --Recognition by governments that GA --– Provides a useful service to the peopleProvides a useful service to the people– Has a legitimate place in aviationHas a legitimate place in aviation– Needs support as much as the airlinesNeeds support as much as the airlines– Must receive services for its taxes and Must receive services for its taxes and

feesfees– Has unique regulatory requirements Has unique regulatory requirements – Needs a voice in the regulatory systemNeeds a voice in the regulatory system

Airspace for Airspace for GA/AWGA/AWAirspace for Airspace for GA/AWGA/AW

Achieve a high degree of Achieve a high degree of freedom of movement in all freedom of movement in all types of airspacetypes of airspace– Maximize the amount of Maximize the amount of

available unmanaged airspaceavailable unmanaged airspace Permit VFR access to managed Permit VFR access to managed

airspace wherever possibleairspace wherever possible Maintain the option of VFR Maintain the option of VFR

operations in all types of operations in all types of airspace under the “see and airspace under the “see and avoid” ruleavoid” rule

SecuritySecurity

ICAO Aviation Security PanelICAO Aviation Security Panel– Annex 17 & Security HandbookAnnex 17 & Security Handbook

Best practicesBest practices– Self-interest Self-interest – AwarenessAwareness– Local effort Local effort

Airport WatchAirport Watch

Cooperate closely with Cooperate closely with national authorities national authorities

Future General Future General AviationAviation

Safe and affordable infrastructureSafe and affordable infrastructure– Airports, AIS, communications Airports, AIS, communications

Appropriate regulatory structureAppropriate regulatory structure– Cooperative, something for everyoneCooperative, something for everyone– Based on cost-benefit analysesBased on cost-benefit analyses

Fees to fit needsFees to fit needs– Specific services for GA, use of fuel Specific services for GA, use of fuel

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Creating a new general Creating a new general aviation in Europeaviation in Europe