Safety events March / April 2025

Various safety events are taking place in March and April in Switzerland and abroad. The exchange via social media is rather unidirectional. We will present a selection of these events to you at one of the events below. Take advantage of these opportunities for personal exchange with experts and the community and get up to date on the latest safety developments.

15. and 22.03.2025

Season Opener Austrocontrol 2025

Austrocontrol’s legendary Season Opener is taking place twice this year, with slightly different topics. At the event in Bregenz, topics from the Germany-Austria-Switzerland border triangle will also be addressed. Austrian and Swiss experts will provide you with important information to start a safe flying season. On-site attendance is definitely recommended. For those who are unable to attend on March 15 and 22, the event will be recorded.

Austro Control GmbH – Austro Control Season Opener 2025 in Vienna and Bregenz – register now!

17, 18 and 20.03.2025

Aeroclub Switzerland (AeCS) airspace webinar in German, French and Italian

This year, the Aeroclub of Switzerland (AeCS) is once again holding an airspace webinar, on three consecutive evenings. If you want to get an overview of the latest changes to the Swiss airspace structure and the project Future Aviation Surveillance Services and Technologies in Switzerland (FASST-CH), you should definitely take part.

Webinar in German on March 17, 2025, from 8:00 p.m.

Webinar in Italian on March 18, 2025, from 8:00 p.m.

Webinar in French on March 20, 2025, from 8:00 p.m.

27.03.2025

Flight Safety Dialog 2025 in German

This year’s Flight Safety Dialog will focus primarily on topics from the gliding sector. However, these are also of interest to other aviation participants.

Prof. Alfred Ultsch, an enthusiastic glider pilot and flight instructor himself, will present the concept of Safety II. Maxime Petitpierre, Safety Officer of the Swiss Gliding Association, presents the safety work in the association and Andreas Duppenthaler, gliding instructor at SG Basel/Fricktal, shows how the safety strategy is implemented in the day-to-day running of the club, using two practical examples. Finally, Melanie Streit from Skyguide air traffic control will present the issue of visibility in airspace E from the perspective of the tower. Participation can only be done online. The link for the online event will be published on staysafe.aero and aeroclub.ch about a week before the event.

Flight Safety Dialog 2025: Program and Registration – Stay Safe – Safety Promotion for General Aviation

8. to 11.04.2025

Aero Friedrichshafen 2025

How do I test my ELT? How do I prepare for a flight to Switzerland/the Alps? What do I have to consider when flying my UL to Switzerland? What do I have to pay attention to when flying in airspace Echo (E)? And what happens if I don’t close my flight plan? You will receive expert answers to all these and many other questions from our experts at our AERO trade fair stand in hall 5.

This year, we will also be presenting a wide range of safety promotion material, including the revised edition of the VFR Pilot Guide Switzerland in waterproof paper, the new credit card-sized safety card for reporting incidents, and many cool gadgets. Come by, we look forward to seeing you!

Exhibitor: Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA, Communication, AERO Friedrichshafen

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