December 2012

Page 3: Contents

Page 4: Chairman's message

Cutting EASA’s Gordian Knot
Eleventh hour for the IMC rating
Chief executive’s diary
EASA making amends on Part M?
Who deserves recognition?
LAPL: Good news for helicopter pilots
Members Working Group
Biggin holds back tax avalanche
CAA tiptoes into FTO credit minefield

Page 16-21: IAOPA Regional Meeting

One World Alliance
Getting EASA back in its box
‘Specific rules’ leave nations to decide
€10 an hour in your pocket
SES and instrument flying
GA gets a gold medal at the Olympics
Que SERA, sera
AOPA sans frontieres
Greece: an unlikely aviation success story

Page 22-23: EASA FCL Partnership Group

Page 24-25: Microlight ‘airportheid’

Page 26-31: Deus ex machina

Page 32-34: ‘This is for real, then’

Page 36-38: Briefings

Page 40-45: Meet the members

Page 46-47: Book Reviews

Page 48-50: Miles M38 Messenger