A general aviation scene at Kemble Airfield, England. Kemble Airport, is a General aviation Airport, near the village of Kemble in Gloucestershire, England. The aircraft in the foreground is a homebuilt Vans RV-4

General aviation (abbr. Also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout GA) is one of two categories of civil aviation. Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying representing all non- Military aviation, both private and commercial

General aviation refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline flights, both private and commercial. Military aviation is the use of Aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare including national airlift ( Cargo) capacity An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license Private aviation is the part of Civil aviation that involves flying not for hire Commercial aviation is the part of Civil aviation (both General aviation and scheduled airline service) that involves operating aircraft for hire General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights. Terminology A "glider" is an unpowered Aircraft. The most common types of glider are today used for sporting purposes A powered parachute (motorized parachute PPC paraplane is a parachute with motor and wheels A jet aircraft is an Aircraft propelled by Jet engines Jet aircraft fly much faster than Propeller -powered aircraft and at higher altitudes -- as high as As a result, the majority of the world's air traffic falls into this category, and most of the world's airports serve general aviation exclusively.

In the United States, there are 5,288 community airports, almost all of which exclusively serve general aviation aircraft. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land According to the U. S. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, general aviation provides more than one percent of the United States' GDP, accounting for 1. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA is a non-profit Political organization whose membership consists mainly of General aviation 3 million jobs in professional services and manufacturing^[1]. Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale

Main article: List of general aviation activities

General aviation covers a huge range of activities, both commercial and non-commercial, including private flying, flight training, air ambulance, police aircraft, aerial firefighting, air charter, bush flying, gliding and many others. The following are some of the activities that normally fall within the scope of General aviation, which encompasses all Civil aviation other than scheduled air service Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an Aircraft. An air ambulance is an Aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional Ambulance cannot easily or quickly reach A police aircraft is an airplane or Helicopter used in Police operations Aerial firefighting is a method to combat Wildfires using aircraft Air charter is the business of renting an entire Aircraft as opposed to individual Aircraft seats. Bush flying is a term for air operations carried out in remote regions of the world Gliding is a Recreational activity and competitive Sport in which pilots fly un-powered aircraft known as Gliders or sailplanes

Regulation and safety

The General Aviation Terminal at Raleigh Durham International Airport. Raleigh-Durham International Airport is located nine miles (14 Terminal A is in the background.

Most countries have authorities that oversee all civil aviation, including general aviation, adhering to the standardized codes of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying representing all non- Military aviation, both private and commercial The International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO) an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation Examples include the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in Great Britain, the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) in Germany, Transport Canada in Canada, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA is the German National (civil Aviation Authority (NAA a government agency with its headquarters in Braunschweig (Brunswick Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing Regulations, Policies and services Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Since it includes both non-scheduled commercial operations and private operations, with aircraft of many different types and sizes, and pilots with a variety of different training and experience levels, it is not possible to make blanket statements about the regulation or safety record of general aviation. This article is for the legal term For regulation of genes see Regulation of gene expression. Air safety is a term encompassing the theory investigation and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation as well as through At one extreme, in most countries business jets and large cargo jets face most of the same regulations as scheduled air transport and fly mostly to the same airports. Business jet, private jet or colloquially bizjet is a term describing a Jet aircraft, usually of smaller size designed for transporting groups of Cargo airlines (or airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names are Airlines dedicated to the Transport of Cargo. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license Commercial bush flying and air ambulance operations normally do not operate under as heavy a regulatory burden, and often only use small airports or off-airport strips, where there is less governmental oversight. Bush flying is a term for air operations carried out in remote regions of the world An air ambulance is an Aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional Ambulance cannot easily or quickly reach Nonetheless they must obey the same regulations as any other type of flying.

Aviation accident rate statistics are necessarily estimates. Transportation safety has steadily improved in the United States for many decades According to the U. S. National Transportation Safety Board, in 2005 general aviation in the United States (excluding charter) suffered 1. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB is an independent U 31 fatal accidents for every 100,000 hours of flying in that country, compared to 0. 016 for scheduled airline flights^[2]. In Canada, recreational flying accounted for 0. 7 fatal accidents for every 100,000 hours, while air taxi accounted for 1. 0 fatal accident for every 100,000 hours^[3].

References

External links

• International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associations