FAI Environmental Commission ENVC

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FAIEnvironmental CommissionENVC
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Annual meeting Jan. 20th Frankfurt/GER Michael
Goth, GER, President Bernhard Smith, USA, VP,
Gliding Kare Liasjo, NOR, VP Bob, Granbrill, CAN,
Secretary Jacek Kibinski, POL, Microlight LG
Arbetson, SWE, Aerobatics Thomas Senac, FRA, CIVL
(ParagliderHang Glider) Uwe Schneider, GER,
Ballooning Wolfgang Scholze, GER, DAeC
Environmental Com.
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Pierre Portman (from FAI executive board
meeting) Confrontation of airsports with
environmental is there whether we like it or
not Its good to show we deal with the topic and
have activities by ourselves Wolfgang Scholze
(DAeC Environmental Com.) Public Relations is
necessary for all airsports environmental is a
good way to enter
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Interaction with governments If we come, their
doors are wide open You will see, that government
rules are not a burden but allow air
sports Germany and Norway Aeroclubs have a full
time employee for environmental questions and
business FAI Microlight Competitions have always
minimum one economy task New Noise measure
task
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• Norway all airfields gt25 motorized movements in
  busiest 3 month need Noise Expulsure Maps
• For present situation and 10 years forecast
• (forced to have it by national environmental
  guidelines
• If nabours have noise expulsure gt 42 dBA (24 h
  average with closed windows 65 dBA outside),
  there must be a noise reducing insulation
• (this regulation applies also to rail and road)
• Harmonized calculation method according to EU
  directive 49E/F
• Germany same must be done gt 25.000 movements per
  year

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• Report from CIVL Thomas Senac
• good points to start environmental commission or
  WG
• Our main concerns topics
• we are flying all year long, in some cases from
  / over Nature protected areas
• (national Parks, Natura 2000 areas, dedicated
  zones for species protection.)
• Often from mountains, hills, . or by sea-side
  ..
• In some cases, towering from agriculture fields,
  roads, or on airfields
• We work with other  sport in Nature 
  organisations hiking, skiing, sailing
• we are very much aware we are not restricted
• for our practices only onto  Air
  sports stadium 
• ? we have to take into account the consequences
  of our actions
• we plan to have environmental friendly
  competitions / events

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Specific actions Specific work with Nature /
animal protection organisations Get recognition
being considered as an obvious contact Support
or conduct studies on birds or plant species
where we fly we start from extrem position
forbid ! (UK, Canada, Germany, some regions in
France, .) Alternative Agreement to stop
practice during certain periods
(nesting) Everywhere Nature organisations are
very well organised, they do better lobby work
than airsports do, administration is listening to
them (for Nature Protection, against airsport
practices) Ex rules for French Pyrénées all
rights for Nature protection Only obligations to
be respected by Sport organisations
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Germany Aircraft relevant bird areas (ABA) are
published in ICAO-maps 2007 -Avoid bird strikes
(bird migration up to 400 m GND) -Avoid
endangering birds -Publication by voluntary means
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Operation Lesser Whitefront again in
Sweden Birds studies with help of air
sports www.zwerggans.de
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Ballooning Direct Environmental impacts ?? CO2
Emission from Burner and Retrieve Vehicle Noise
Material (plastic mainly, resources to produce
it, end of life ?) Scaring animals
Aim Environmental friendly events /
competitions (harmonize with nature reserves,
nesting periods, e.g.) to confirm the good
image we have !