CAP 1724 Flying Display Standards: Edition 5 Consultation 2023

We asked for feedback from the regulated community on proposed amendments to CAP 1724 ahead of the 2023 display season. 

We compiled a draft of CAP 1724 Edition 5 and consulted on it over four working weeks from 13 February 2023 to 10 March 2023. 

We received a total of 20 unique comments to the draft CAP 1724 from nine respondents.  

Of all the comments, fourteen clearly conveyed some sort of change. Of these, eleven comments were textual in nature, suggesting revised wording or highlighting minor drafting points. Some of these comments were duplicated between respondents; and the other three comments were more substantive, suggesting changes of the underlying policy. 

We accepted four of all the comments suggesting some sort of change (29%). 

Of the eleven textual comments received, we accepted four. Most of these comprised of rewording content for clarification, and we have tried to take a balanced view on what would be helpful. Of the seven we elected not to implement, five called for revisions to the text that we had carefully drafted in cooperation with other organisations, one suggested changes that have already been made, and it was considered that the remaining suggestion would not contribute to the document.

Regarding the three more substantive comments we received, none were implemented. Two of these reflected on material that we thought was covered adequately either in this document or elsewhere. The remaining comment suggested a change to existing text that had been written after extensive consultation with the community.

We have published a final version of CAP 1724 Edition 5 which was published on 6 April 2023.