IAOPA Europe Regional Meeting Heidelberg September 2013 EASA OPS

EASA OPS Finally adopted Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 on Air Operations was adopted by the European Commission on 05/10/2012 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 25/10/2012.

EU-OPS for GA adopted

Part NCC & NCO included as appendixes Part NCC – Non Commerciel Complex Part NCO – Non Commercial non-complex No big surprises – but a few noteworthy items

Entry into force Effective immediately But each state may postpone the entry into force until 25. august 2016

Dangerous Goods Alleviation removes approval requirement for ELA2 aircraft (Non-complex - MTOW < 2t)

Introduces Declarations for NCC 1 PAGE !!

No FTL regulation for NCC Refers to applicable national rules until EU rules are adopted and apply

Free to switch between commercial and non-commerciel ops Now clearly stated that an AOC holder may operate non- commercially provided he has described the standards for non-commercial operations in his OPS manual It means for instance that an aircraft owner can now get his aircraft under an AOC (to generate revenue) and yet continue to fly it himself non-commercially with a PPL This was previously a grey area and not allowed in many countries.

A little practical info...

Published as ammendments

Free consolidated version from EU Book shop – link from

OPS already being revised Revisions to OPS are already on their way through the EASA Commitee (Comitology Procedure) Agenda and many working documents are available online – use link from

Now is a really good time to contact your national representative and tell him to support the new EIR/IR regulation!!!

Previous Committe Meeting: Excluded from defintion of commercial – Cost sharing for up to 6 private individual – Competition Flights and Flying Displays – introductory flights, parachute dropping, sailplane towing or aerobatic flights (within clubs or non-profit organisations) NCC take-off performance – Exclusion of turboprop < 5.7t from accelerate-stop distance requirement

Part SERA – national action required Approximately 30 places where the detailed implementation is left to the ”Competent Authority” You need to make sure that your national authority is using this power favourably Otherwise you might no longer be able to do what you can do today

Part SERA national attention required VMC requirements. Minimum VFR visibility is 5km unless your country decides otherwise Night VFR is not allowed unless your country decides otherwise Minimum altitude for night-VFR similar to IFR unless your country decides otherwise Also consider: – ATC Flightplan – preserve the possibility for an abreviated flightplan – Closing of flightplan by phone

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