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Annual Report–2013
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Annual Report–2013
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Expertise
Expert Groups
Airspace (AEG)
−− Establish a list of main criteria on airspace from the air sports / recreational viewpoint, as a tool
for further discussions with respective authorities
−− Establish a project plan to develop a quantitative assessment of how much the airspace available to air sports
has been reduced on a year to year basis
Safety (SEG)
−− Establish a new FAI Safety Policy, to be presented at 2013 General Conference
−− Start an FAI common safety initiative
−− Pursue improved safety through shared responsibility - ISSR
Navigation (NEG)
−− Study the «sense and avoid» technology for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and the consequences
for Visual Flight Rules (VFR) traffic
−− Establish criteria for future cockpit-avionic equipment in sports aircraft, to guarantee the airsports
development (light and low-cost features) and to be accepted in new defined airspace structures
New Technology (NTEG)
−− Briefly describe the outcome of previous projects with problems and successes
−− Create a requirement list for each discipline
−− Decide on the common requirements (including protocols, data transfer methods, etc.)
−− Map possible hardware providers
−− Define what software should be linked to tracking (at least flight display system and scoring)
−− Create a common recommendation
IT (ITEG)
−− Plan a database structure for ‘public’ database
−− Decide what data is needed from the databases for ‘public’ access
−− Plan access rights and use cases
Regulation (REG)
−− Develop an FAI Critical Regulations Position Document and provide good rationale and arguments
for the FAI position identified by the REG as most critical for air sports
TASK LISTS FOR 2013
