1. GA Roadmap Project Dominique ROLAND 6th May2017
Head of General Aviation & Remotely Piloted Aircraft Sys. (RPAS) & GA Roadmap Champion
6th May2017

2. Motivation and problem
Avert a dramatic loss of activity as a result of complex and disproportionate rules
Necessary to adopt a specific new approach for GA in order to assure a sustainable development of the sector in Europe
A GA analysis by members from the MB and GA community lead to the Agency/Commission paper ‘Road map for the regulation of General Aviation’ that was adoption by the MB in December 2012.
The EASA committee agreed on the risk hierarchy that are now a cornerstone for the GA Roadmap rulemaking activities.
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GA Roadmap Project overview - IAOPA Regional Meeting Vienna

3. The cornerstones of the GA Roadmap
Founded on:
Agreed risk hierarchy
Agreed strategic principles
Cooperation of all stakeholders
Commitment at all levels
This foundation gives us a higher chance for success!!
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GA Roadmap Project overview - IAOPA Regional Meeting Vienna

4. Active application of risk hierarchy
More protection
Better, more effective rules
Active application of risk hierarchy – will be further explained in one of the next slides
Safety requirements proportional to risk exposure
More freedom
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GA Roadmap Project overview - IAOPA Regional Meeting Vienna

5. Specific risk categories are associated with specific GA activities.
Risk Based Approach
transport business training sport
More Protection
More Freedom
Same safety level:
Not feasible
Not what public expects
Against ICAO endorsed philosophy
But:
ICAO Annex 6 Part II Operation of Aircraft (International General aviation), from which the following extracts are quoted:
“Level of safety. The Annex should ensure an acceptable level of safety to passengers and third parties (third parties meaning persons on the ground and persons in the air in other aircraft). Also, as some international general aviation operations (typically under kg) it was therefore, accepted that the passenger in international general aviation aircraft would not necessarily enjoy the same level of safety as the fare-paying
passenger in commercial air transport”. “The Commission endorsed the philosophy....for the safety of operations in non-commercial operations where travel is not open to the general public. In such operations the Standards and Recommended Practices need not be as prescriptive as those in Annex 6, Part I, due to the inherent self-responsibility of the owner and pilot-in command. The State does not have an equivalent “duty of care” to protect the occupants as it does for fare paying customers in commercial operations”
Specific risk categories are associated with specific GA activities.
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GA Roadmap Project overview - IAOPA Regional Meeting Vienna

6. Strategic direction - six principles
P1: One size does not fit all (reduce cliff-effect)
P2: Philosophy of minimum necessary rules
P3: Adopt a risk-based approach (risk-hierarchy)
P4: Protect “grandfather rights”
P5: Apply EU “Smart Regulation Principles”
P6: Make best use of available resources/expertise
P1: … GA should be handled quite separately from CAT and merits a different, proportionate approach based on an acceptable risk hierarchy.
P2: … focusing on the main risks.
P3: … to targeted safety initiatives and rulemaking based on risk assessment, and supported by empirical evidence in the form of good quality accident rate and causal data from which statistically significant trends are identified.
P4:… unless there are demonstrable and statistically significant safety reasons for not doing so.
P6:... and devolve responsibilities and delegate tasks to the level where they can be exercised most efficiently, including to GA organisations.
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GA Roadmap Project overview - IAOPA Regional Meeting Vienna

7. Cooperation of stakeholders
EC initiated the project. EC has to be involved to modify regulations.
EASA has the operational leadership.
Mixed RAG / SSCC GA sub-Committee.
GA community representatives include IAOPA, EAS, GAMA, ECOGAS, etc.
Success when all partners work together
GA users/industry
Member States
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8. Commitment at all levels
Steering committee
Task Force
EASA project team & GA Focal Points
NAA/EC group
Stakeholders group
Steering committee: Executive director and other directors and GA Champion
Task Force: Chairs of the NAA group (13 members and EC rep.), GA Sub-SSCC, EASA project managers, GA Champion
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GA Roadmap Project overview - IAOPA Regional Meeting Vienna

9. GA Roadmap Project overview - IAOPA Regional Meeting Vienna
Simpler, lighter and better rules to stimulate GA
Regulate only when needed and use other means when possible
Hand responsibilities back to people/organisations that are able to take that responsibility
Avoid automatic use of “CAT logic” to GA
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GA Roadmap Project overview - IAOPA Regional Meeting Vienna

10. Simpler, lighter, better rules for GA
Changes to the Basic Regulation: 2018: On-going
Part M Light: Opinion published in May 2016
Facilitate access to IFR (holistic approach across domains): NPA published in November 2016
Aircraft changes and repairs made easy (CS-STAN): Amendment 2 published in April 2017
More options for pilot training outside ATO (DTO): NPA published in December 2016
Air Operations and licence Balloon Rule Book: Opinion published in January 2016
Air Operations and licence Gliders Rule Book: Rulemaking task on-going
LAPL Medical Certificate: Done (Needs Safety Promotion)
Modular LAPL: On going
Simpler Certification (Part 21 proportionality – manufacturer approval): AMC planned Summer 2017
Reorganisation of CS-23 using Industry standards: April 2017
We are delivering in accordance with our commitments
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GA Roadmap Project overview - IAOPA Regional Meeting Vienna

11. Many thanks for your attention!