Light Aircraft Association

Light Aircraft Association
Established1946; 78 years ago (1946)
TypeNot for profit
HeadquartersTurweston Aerodrome, Brackley, Northants, United Kingdom[1]
FieldAviation advocacy
Membership (2011)
8000
Key people
Patron: Prince Michael of Kent
President: Air Chief Marshal (Rtd) Sir John Allison KCB, CBE, FRAeS, RAF[2]
Websitewww.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk

The Light Aircraft Association (LAA) is the representative body in the United Kingdom for amateur aircraft construction, and recreational and sport flying. It oversees the construction and maintenance of homebuilt aircraft, under an approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).[3]

The LAA was formerly known as the Popular Flying Association and was originally founded in 1946 as the Ultralight Aircraft Association.[3]

  1. ^ "Turweston Aerodrome EGBT | AviatorUK". AviatorUK. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. ^ Light Aircraft Association (n.d.). "Who's Who At the LAA". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-02-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ a b Light Aircraft Association (2011). "About Us". Retrieved 10 December 2011.