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The Air-Law team regularly gives a small insight into their accumulated aviation law knowledge in order to inform and enlighten members of the aviation industry about current and relevant topics. Publications can be found in the following trade press journals.
§ 99 LuftVZO and the operation of microlight aircraft with a foreign registration number
It is not uncommon to see aircraft with foreign registration at our airfields. From time to time actually visited and piloted by fellow pilots from abroad. Far more often, however, these aircraft are based at the airfield or have their regular location at another German airfield and belong to German nationals or are
Insurance cover for damage in the aviation sector – observe pilot clause
Time and again, insurers refuse to pay benefits after air accidents because pilots were at the controls who are not on the contract. Anyone who lets others fly their aircraft should be sure to check their policy before doing so. The insurance conditions are always described unambiguously in the insurance contract for (comprehensive)
CAMO chaos or simplification ?
Anyone dealing with the new Continuing Airworthiness regulations without any legal expertise will first have to demonstrate staying power. This is because the new version of CAMO and CAO comes across as somewhat unwieldy. It took a while, but now general aviation and sport aviation have slowly become accustomed to the European continuing
ZÜP and no end – LuftSiG tightened again
Amendments to and tightening of the Aviation Security Act (LuftSiG) At the beginning of March, the Bundestag’s Interior Committee deliberated on a bill to tighten the ZÜP. In addition, on the motion of the FDP parliamentary group on the abolition of background checks for private pilots and air sportsmen. At the public meeting
More data for ZÜP
The ZÜP remains, the Bundestag passed the amendments to the Aviation Security Act on March 5, 2020. The criticism voiced by experts at the Interior Committee meeting in early February 2020 went largely unheard. This law was intended to help reduce the risk of attacks such as those on the World Trade Center
AMC to Part FCL……New features and clarifications.
Highlights such as, electronic flight log and flight time credit: Flight log…soon also electronically: On March 19, 2020, EASA published several AMC Amendments to Regulation (EU) No. 1178/2011. This regardless of the changes to the licensing regulation that will come into force on April 8, 2020, the operational and licensing requirements for gliding
Statement before the Bundestag – Draft law to improve the framework conditions for background checks under aviation security law
On the occasion of the planned amendments to the Aviation Security Act, which were finally passed in March 2020, RA Frank Dörner was asked, based on his expertise, to prepare a statement to the Bundestag on the amendment of the law. You can read them here: Statement for the Bundestag – Frank Dörner
Mid-Air Collisions….. mid-air collisions and SERA’s avoidance rules.
Almost always to the right! The avoidance rules for air traffic are clearly described in the Standardized Rules of the Air, or SERA for short. Nevertheless, there are always ambiguities as to who has to avoid whom in which situation. Frank Peter Dörner, a lawyer specializing in aviation law and a passionate pilot
Fliegermagazin 11/19 – 90-day rule
90 days rule Every pilot is familiar with the term – the “90-day rule”. But there are still discussions at the airfields about who is actually allowed to fly when this requirement to carry passengers is not met. In principle, FCL.060 b) requires three flights in the last 90 days for commercial air
Fliegermagazin 10/19: Fit for the cockpit?
Limitation of the fitness to fly According to the VO(EU) 1178/2011 Annex IV – the Part “MED” pilots are not allowed to fly, and student pilots are not allowed to fly alone if they are aware of the restriction of their medical fitness, which make it impossible for them to could practice aviation
Airfield and traffic safety obligation
The liability for black ice accidents of pedestrians because of Violation of the obligation to clear and grit are common knowledge. But what has it with the duty of airfield operators to ensure traffic safety and what exactly is included? This article is not intended to unsettle anyone – in the Opposite. It
Small 1×1 for the operation of sports trailers
Glider pilots, balloonists and also other air sports enthusiasts use the Transport and for storage of valuable sports equipment motor vehicle trailers. Thereby there are a few legal requirements to consider. Maximum speed In Germany, caravans are usually allowed to drive on highways and Motorways can only be driven at 80 km/h. An
Fliegermagazin 08/19 – Aircraft purchase contract
A brief overview of the sales contract for the purchase of new or used aircraft – From the down payment to the contract. Deposit: A legal regulation on how much a down payment should be may not exist. The law provides for payment on delivery, the so-called payment Train-by-train ahead. The seller is
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Aviation Liability & Insurance
As a small helpful companion for lectures, flight schools and seminars, Frank Dörner, Martin Peschke and Jochen Hägele have published a lexicon with aviation law and insurance law terms, in which the relevant legal provisions can also be found.