FAI - Annual Report 2014

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FAI ANNUAL REPORT–2014 40
Expertise
Expert Groups
AIRSPACE (AEG)
−− Build a working relationship with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
−− Challenge the FAI Members to cooperate on exchanging information about best practices.
−− Start a written survey by the FAI Members and the Air Sports Commissions about their
main problems in airspace and analyse the results.
IT (ITEG)
−− Define and plan data access methods to access information in the Sporting Licence Database
and the Office database.
EDUCATION (EEG)
−− Raise the awareness for the FAI Young Artists Contest and promote it to increase the number
of participating countries.
−− Analyse and define possibilities for new youth contests.
−− Set up a program for trainees to attend FAI meetings such as those of the Air Sports Commissions.
−− Suggest further tasks in education issues.
REGULATION (REG)
−− Create the first formal issue of the FAI Critical Regulations Position Document.
−− Identify a list of 2-3 critical regulation areas.
SAFETY (SEG)
−− Continue the work on FAI Safety Policy.
−− Continue the work on the FAI Common Safety Initiative.
−− Continue the evaluation and refinement (if advisable) of the Improve Safety through Shared
Responsibility– ISSR.
NEW TECHNOLOGY (NTEG)
−− Find improved solutions for live tracking and public presentation.
−− Establish new minimum requirements for flight evidence.
−− Improve the reliability of measurement methods (altitude, speed, distance).
−− Establish recommendations for technicians and developers to execute the NTEG tasks.
−− Give the Air Sports Commissions and FAI General Commission a report on possible changes
needed to the Sporting Code.
NAVIGATION (NEG)
−− Provide a report with recommended FAI guidelines regarding the different cockpit-avionic systems
for sports aircraft.
−− Monitor the development of a “see and avoid” concept for the integration of Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) in the civil airspace.
TASK LISTS FOR 2014