2. Regulatory matters è The newly created European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is harmonising most regulations in aviation across Europe: è Licensing è Operations è Certification  Maintenance è Airspace è EASA regulations apply directly in all EU countries

3. Licensing è EASA issued NPA 2/2004 with a draft of Essential Requirements (ER) and a questionnaire è EGU answered via Europe Air Sports è We asked for having a license, which can be managed by the Federations, with different medical standards è EASA issued a CRD 2/2004 and proposed to create a PPL “with restricted privileges” (RPPL). è About medicals they “consider necessary to introduce flexibility trough less stringent common rules” è EASA Opinion submitted to the EC and EP è Most NAA oppose. Lobbying is needed ! è Implementing Rules

4. Operations è In the NPA 2/2004 EASA has also published Essential Requirements on Operations è They intend to keep the Implementing Rules (IR) at high level (JAR Ops 0) for air sports è We are working on a proposal for the Implementing Rules è We need to have our own statistics on accidents

5. Certification è JAR 22 has been transcripted into EASA rules as CS 22 without any change è Ultra light gliders with MTOM < 80kg (single seaters) or 100kg (two seaters) remain under national regulation (do not need to be certified) è EGU will file a proposal to increase these limits ( 120 kg for single seaters) è We work also on a proposal for removing the request for certification of variometers and GPS from Part 21

6. Airworthiness and Maintenance è Implementation of EASA rules for light non- commercial aircraft ( Part M) has been postponed in most EU countries to 2008 è EASA has directed a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) on Part M, to be carried out by Air Eurosafe è Our Technical Committee on Maintenance worked out an extensive answer which was sent to Air Eurosafe è A common model for maintenance was also set up è We will have soon a meeting with the Rulemakers

7. Operations è EASA has published Essential Requirements (ER) on Licensing è They intend to keep the Implementing Rules (IR) at high level (JAR Ops 0) for air sports è We need to work out a proposal for IR è We must set up a Technical Committee on Operations è We need to have our own statistics on accidents

8. Airspace è We have sent an updated version of our position paper to Eurocontrol è We have answered the Eurocontrol consultation ENPRM04-005 on a Common Charging Scheme for Air Traffic Services è We are preparing an answer to the Eurocontrol consultation ENPRM/05-001 on Single European Sky è Fransois Van Haaff monitors all developments concerning instruments ( LAST, 8.33, ADSB etc)

9. Relationship with EASA è Positive evolution: è We have now a direct contact with the EASA “rulemakers” è They have a liberal attitude to air sports è The consultation process is quite democratic è They listen to us and accept us as competent partners

10. EGU and Europe Air Sports è EGU has strengthened its collaboration with EAS è EGU is now full member of EAS è Close contact with Sir John Allison, the new President of EAS and with Rudi Schuegraff è EAS has recruited a professional Program Manager Michael Paul è EGU has provided significant financial assistance to EAS for this project

11. Communication and PR Work è EGU has now a decent website: www.egu-info.org è Information on our activity are sent regularly to all European Gliding Magazines è We intend to write a paper for explaining what is going on at EASA to non specialists è We were invited to give a presentation of EGU at the German Segelfliegertag in Mainz

12. Conclusion è EGU is healthy è EGU is well organised è EGU is active è But: è We need the support of the Federations or Gliding sections of NACs from ALL EU countries !

13. The 16 EGU members