Gentlemen,
Having already rec'd Dave Wise's kind reminder e-mail, the 'M' he indicated seemed rather too cryptic to have a clue what it meant.
I tried various official Easa & CAA web pages to see what the agenda for this seminar said: 'very obscure' was my conclusion. I don't know if it affects us but as it's held at the PFA HQ must assume it's getting too close for comfort. The CAA web page confines its 'M' description to saying it only affects big planes' maintenance. A scan of all the many UK based firms in another CAA list doesn't mention BMAA or PFA, so I still don't know what it means relative to very light a/c, microlights and flex wing a/c. In fact the complete EASA web page presentation from 2005 of how 'JAR is bad Easa is good', is a marvel of confusion over substance !
However in the hopes that others knew different, the bit from PPrune web forum from the man at Europe Air Sports was distributed elsewhere. It may all be clearer to you than me.
Mike.
EASA Part M Briefing
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AN EASA BRIEFING AND WORKSHOP ON 4TH SEPTEMBER AT THE PFA HQ TURWESTON AERODROME ABOUT THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO PART M (LIGHT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RULES FOR AIRCRAFT NOT INVOLVED IN COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT)
The original Part M, introduced in 2003, was criticised by Europe Air Sports and other representative bodies as being too high a burden for non-commercial light aviation (below 5,700 kg MTOM).
As a result, the implementation date for Part M was deferred to September 2008. Further, EASA revisited the 2003 Part M Implementing Rules during 2006-07 through two EASA working groups, M.017 and M.005, which have involved experts from various General Aviation Associations, ‘Industry’ and NAAs across Europe.
The result of that work had been published in two parts – a Comment Response Document (CRD 07/2005, April 2007) and one Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA 2007-08) on 22 June 2007. These can be found on the EASA website at:
www.easa.eu.int/home/rm_npa_en.html
Europe Air Sports has facilitated a briefing by EASA will be held on 4th September 2007 Time: 09.00 Registration; start 09.30 – 16.30 local time.
Aircraft owners, pilots, associations and maintenance organisations are invited.
Location / venue: PFA headquarters at Turweston Airfield, Near Brackley, Northants. Capacity is limited to 80-90 places, so first come, first served.
Costs: No cost for the meeting, except the lunch arrangements - pre booking required -will be for each individual to pay for. Travel costs to the event, and any hotel accommodation are the responsibility of delegates.
Booking attendance: Please log in to the EASA website and make your booking on-line on the relevant page at
http://www.easa.europa.eu/home/events_en.html
The EASA website page should be up and running on 14th or 15th August.
We hope you will take the opportunity to attend this event.
David Roberts
Europe Air Sports
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Subject: EASA Part M briefing at Turweston Sept 4th
> This is for those of you who are involved in owning, operating,
> building and maintaining light aircraft, and particularly those on
> Permits to Fly in the UK.
>
> A briefing meeting organised by EASA about proposed developments to
> Part M requirements, will be held at the PFA Offices at Turweston on
> 4th September.
>
>
http://www.royalaeroclub.org/partM079.pdf
> for further information and to book places.
>
> Members in other countries in Europe should look out for similar
> meetings in their own countries or contact EASA.
>