The European Aviation Safety Agency to simplify and improve General Aviation (GA) regulations

Cologne, Germany, 2014-04-18 — /Travel PR News/ — The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published a Decision on the 1st April to accompany the recently published regulation on new and more accessible instrument ratings (IRs) focused on General Aviation (GA) pilots. This is part of the Agency’s on-going work to simplify and improve GA regulations. This decision is expected to provide more flexibility in obtaining such ratings, thereby allowing more pilots to safely operate in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), for example in low visibility.

With this regulation and the Decision (AMC/GM1) the European Commission and the Agency introduce three new pathways towards obtaining a rating with the privilege to fly in IMC: the competency-based instrument rating (CB-IR), the En-route Instrument Rating (EIR) for private and commercial aeroplane pilots, and the cloud flying rating for sailplane pilots.

The regulations and the AMC/GM material are the result of extensive consultations with experts from national authorities , flight crew organisations, training schools, and the GA community.

EASA is on the road towards simpler, lighter, better rules for General Aviation.

Click here to access the regulation and here to access the ED Decision.

[1] Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM)

Note to editors: 

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is the centerpiece of the European Union’s strategy for aviation safety. Our mission is to promote and achieve the highest common standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation. Based in Cologne, the Agency currently employs more than 650 experts and administrators from all over Europe.

For further information: 
Dominique Fouda, Safety Information & Communications Officer
Tel.: + 49 (221) 89990 2007 – Fax: + 49 (221) 89990 2507 –dominique.fouda@easa.europa.eu

Ilias Maragakis, External Communications Officer
Tel.: + 49 (221) 89990 2030 – Fax: + 49 (221) 89990 2530 –ilias.maragakis@easa.europa.eu