Response 571146832

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Introduction

1. What is your name?

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Roy Calder Wilson

4. Are you responding to this consultation as an individual or on behalf of an organisation?

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On behalf of an organisation
As an individual

5. If you are responding on behalf of an organisation, what is the name of the organisation?

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Deeside Gliding Club

6. What is your interest in this airspace change proposal?

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Local resident
Local Authority / Council
AONB representative
Airspace user - General Aviation
Airspace user - Commercial/Business Aviation
Airspace user - Helicopter operations
Airspace user - Other (e.g. NATMAC member - please detail below)
Other industry (e.g. ATC)
Other (please detail below)

7. Would you like your name to be published alongside your response? (We will not publish postcodes or email addresses).

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Yes - please publish my name alongside my response
No - please publish my response anonymously

Modernising Aberdeen Arrivals

8. What are your thoughts on the proposal to introduce PBN arrivals?

As a GA representative, PBN arrival have no material impact upon our activity so cannot express an informed opinion on this proposal.

9. Do you have any further comments you would like to share about the proposed introduction of PBN arrivals at Aberdeen Airport?

NO

Release of a section of Controlled Airspace

10. Are you an airspace user?

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Yes
No, but I would like to respond
No, I would like to go straight to "Final Thoughts"

Release of a section of Controlled Airspace - Airspace User

11. As an airspace user, how satisfied are you with the proposed change?

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Satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Dissatisfied

12. Can you provide details on why you feel that way?

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As a representative of the GA community, in particular, Gliding at the Deeside Gliding Club based just to the east of Aboyne, the release of airspace markedly impacts both safety close to the site and increases operational efficiency.
Safety is improved as take off and landing activity in close proximity to controlled airspace will not be so tightly constrained with an increase in ceiling to 4,500 asl. immediately to the east of the airfield.

Operational efficiency will be improved. The glider drop zone has been limited to overhead or west of the airfield due to the restricted base of the airspace. This limits dropping gliders upwind of the airfield in easterly wind directions. Also, soaring to the east is similarly limited. Raising the base of airspace to effectively 4,000' above the site will markedly increase access to the east.

13. As an airspace user, in particular for GA (General Aviation) pilots, can you think of any visual features that could better define the boundary?

Invercannie Water Works might be a useful feature on the eastern edge of the airspace release area.

15. Please select here to move straight to the "Final Thoughts" section.

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Move to "Final Thoughts" section

Final Thoughts

19. Do you have any further feedback on this Airspace Change Proposal?

The Deeside Gliding Club are very aware of the need for its pilots to avoid any breech of Airspace. This release will improve our ability to achieve that goal.