China is considering opening its airspace below 4,000m to civilian aircraft in an effort to promote the country’s general aviation sector.
The low-altitude airspace will be divided into three sections: areas under control, areas under surveillance and areas where aircraft can fly freely after reporting their flight plan in advance.
Under a new policy paper, any aircraft flying at 1,000m or lower will be able to take off and fly without any prior approval or paperwork.
Aircraft flying below 4,000m but above 1,000m will be required to file a flight plan with the authorities and receive approval in order to fly.
The open airspace reform will be trialled in some areas by 2011 and will gradually be expanded to other parts of the country, according to Bernama.com.
China will build a mechanism of regulations, services, infrastructure, pilot training facilities and flight safety monitoring facilities over the next five to ten years.
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