Author name: Ian Sheppard

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GAAC Exhibits at Private Flyer 2022

The General Aviation Awareness Council exhibited at the Private Flyer event held at Booker Airfield (Wycombe Air Park), 13-14 May 2022. The event was held by Elite Events alongside the British Golf Show and included a fly-in with aircraft arriving from all over the UK, and a gathering of Classic Cars. For Aircraft on Display […]

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Drone Association Presents to APPG Airfields Working Group

GAAC Supporting Organisation and Board Member, ARPAS-UK (the not-for-profit trade association for the UK Drone Industry), recently gave a presentation to the Airfields Working Group of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for General Aviation. You can view the presentation HERE. Please note that GAAC will be exhibiting at both Private Flyer UK at Wycombe Air Park

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New Article on GAAC Website

A new article has been posted on the GAAC website: ‘Seven Reasons Why Local Airfields are an Important Asset to the Community’ – By Ben Lovegrove. Please see https://www.gaac.org.uk/7-reasons-airfields-are-important/

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Airfields Update…plus: “Biodiversity”

Please visit the GAAC website for the latest list of airfields under threat: https://www.gaac.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AERODROMES-UPDATE-Q1-22.pdf Please also see this new page on our website relating to Biodiversity at airfields following the success at Bodmin: https://www.gaac.org.uk/biodiversity/

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Airfields Continue to Close…

Please click here for the latest Aerodromes Update, compiled by John Walker, who comments: “The past year has seen the closure of both RAF Henlow airfield and RAF Linton-on-Ouse and the civilian aerodromes at Chiltern Park, Maypole, Oakley and Scatsta.  It is expected that during 2022 the future of several more of the aerodromes listed

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GAAC Board Meets at Private Flyer Event

The Board of the General Aviation Awareness Council (GAAC) met at Wycombe Air Park (Booker Airfield) for its AGM and Board meeting on Friday 17th September 2021. This was during the Private Flyer event and the GAAC Board expressed thanks to the organisers for use of their Board Room and also for the provision of

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Latest Update on Aerodromes in the British Isles…

Please see latest update as a PDF HERE as we take another step towards emerging from the shadow of Covid-19 and flying activity continues to increase… In September 2021, aviation trade events have started to be held again after a long hiatus. The Air Charter Expo (ACE) at London Biggin Hill Airport was a great

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