CAP 1724 Flying Display Standards: Edition 4 Consultation

It is vital that CAP1724 Flying Display Authorisation Standards Document remains up-to-date and relevant, and that the CAA’s guidance material in this area remains proportionate, clear and unambiguous.

We asked for feedback from the regulated community on proposed amendments to CAP 1724 ahead of the 2022 display season. 

We compiled a draft of CAP 1724 Edition 4 and consulted on it over 4 working weeks from 18 January 2022 until 15 February 2022. 

A total of 40 unique comments to the draft CAP from 16 respondents were received.

34 clearly conveyed some sort of change, 3 suggested no changes and 3 were unclear. Of these, 23 comments were textual in nature, suggesting revised wording or highlighting minor drafting points. Many of these comments were duplicated between respondents; and the other 11 comments were more substantive, calling for some sort of change of the underlying policy. 

20 of the comments were accepted (50%). Most of these comprised of suggested rewording of content for clarification. A further 4 comments were suggested where changes had already been made and 7 comments were noted as unclear / unspecific.

Of the remaining 9 elected not to implement, most called for revision to text that had been carefully drafted in cooperation and consultation with other groups. Others asked for further expansion on material that is covered adequately either in this document or elsewhere. Some suggested the introduction of content that was thought not necessary and outside the scope of this CAP.

We have produced a final version of CAP 1724 Edition 4 which was published on 9 March 2022.