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airspacesafety

  1. Come to the ASI stand at aeroexpo and enter our competition to win an iPad
  2. new podcast on interception procedures to be used in Olympics restricted and prohibited airspace here: bit.ly/KtBhwD
  3. going to Aeroexpo this weekend? come to the ASI Olympics stand and you could win an i-pad, plus meet Atlas controllers
  4. Change to night flying rules announced by CAA to allow aircraft to operate VFR in the hours of darkness from 8/6/12 bit.ly/JdsVsg
  5. details of Olympics broadcasting cables, cameras and tethered balloon locations published - with images - bit.ly/K4u2sG
  6. @karlos346 OK no probs
  7. @karlos346 Hi _ OK on our machines - printed copies will be available if you want any of those?
  8. An update from Atlas Control at the end of the flight plan test olympics.airspacesafety.com/news/file-a-fl…
  9. An update from Atlas Control on the first day of File a Flight Plan Day 2 olympics.airspacesafety.com/news/file-a-fl…
  10. if you're taking part in the file a flight plan weekend don't forget the system uses UTC rather than local time
  11. New listening squawks for Leeds Bradford & East Midlands to cut accidental infringements of controlled airspace bit.ly/J6QLXj
  12. Airfields that have registered to take part in squawk a circuit weekend need to call Atlas on 01489 612943 to get their codes each day
  13. Temp Restricted Airspace this wkd for Olympics mil exercise Biggin Hill NOTAM J0990/12; Brentwood J0988/12; Chelmsford J0989/12
  14. hopefully we won't have any interceptions this summer but here's a leaflet on the procedures that will be used bit.ly/IKpfgL
  15. don't forget its file a flight plan 2 and squawk a circuit weekend coming up - bit.ly/ILS35Q
  16. NATS' guide to using AFPEx to file flight plans during the Olympic restriction period available here: bit.ly/Ihe828
  17. CAA approves new instrument approach at Cranfield Airport bit.ly/JeyWqn
  18. Three more Olympics airspace warm-up events announced bit.ly/IPrMIs
  19. Going to Aero Friedrichshafen? catch Irv Lee's presentations on Olympics airspace safety on Friday and Saturday