5 Languages: Final Totals:
2,688 Individual Example Questions: Respondents Hours Flown in last year
6,085 Aircraft Over 130,000 data Operating costs/hour points Analysed with the support of: State of Registration Registered in 32 Equipage countries •
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• Glider or Motorglider, Piston Helicopter, 18 114 Turbine Helicopter, 29
Microlight, 716 Balloon, 27
Light Sport Aircraft, 75 SEP, MEP, SET – Experimental, 184 respondents represent: Jet, 55 +/- 13% Multi Engine of registered Turboprop, 55 aircraft in
Single Engine EASA states Turboprop, 55 Multi Engine Piston, Single Engine Piston, 161 4142 +363 N-Registered
Average annual flight hours by aircraft category
EXPERIMENTAL 52 BALLOON 89 LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT 106 PISTON HELICOPTER 115 MICROLIGHT 166 TURBINE HELICOPTER 185 GLIDER OR MOTORGLIDER 190 SINGLE ENGINE PISTON 221 SINGLE ENGINE TURBOPROP 249 MULTI ENGINE PISTON 251 JET 276 MULTI ENGINE TURBOPROP 420
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Average flight duration (hours) SINGLE ENGINE TURBOPROP 0.9 JET 1.0 EXPERIMENTAL 1.0 LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT 1.0 PISTON HELICOPTER 1.1 SINGLE ENGINE PISTON 1.1 TURBINE HELICOPTER 1.2 MICROLIGHT 1.2 GLIDER OR MOTORGLIDER 1.8 BALLOON 2.0 MULTI ENGINE TURBOPROP 2.5 MULTI ENGINE PISTON 2.6
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 Average age of aircraft (years)
MICROLIGHT 11.3
BALLOON 12.3
LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT 15.6
JET 16.2
PISTON HELICOPTER 18.6
EXPERIMENTAL 19.7
TURBINE HELICOPTER 20.4
GLIDER OR MOTORGLIDER 26.0
MULTI ENGINE PISTON 26.6
SINGLE ENGINE TURBOPROP 27.8
SINGLE ENGINE PISTON 34.5
MULTI ENGINE TURBOPROP 36.1
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 Operating cost per hour (EUR)
MICROLIGHT €9898
GLIDER OR MOTORGLIDER €9898
LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT €112112
SINGLE ENGINE PISTON €226
EXPERIMENTAL €232
BALLOON €397
PISTON HELICOPTER €501
MULTI ENGINE PISTON €566
SINGLE ENGINE TURBOPROP €733
TURBINE HELICOPTER €1,145
MULTI ENGINE TURBOPROP €1,323
JET €3,068
€0 €500 €1,000 €1,500 €2,000 €2,500 €3,000 €3,500 Single Engine Piston Single Engine Turbine Multi-Engine Piston aeroplanes* aeroplanes aeroplanes
*EASA-Certified only – not Annex I aircraft 6.5 million 5.9 million €1.7 billion 6.3 billion Estimated flight Estimated number of Economic Impact of Pilot/passenger hours flights GA flights kilometres flown
REMOVING OUTLIERS & STATES WITH INSUFFICIENT DATA Average annual flight hours per aircraft by operation type (SEP, MEP and SET)
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL 77
GROUP OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS 107
NOT-FOR-PROFIT FLYING CLUB 269
COMPANY NOT INVOLVED IN COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS 409
COMMERCIAL FLIGHT SCHOOL 607
COMMERCIAL OPERATOR 728
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Total Estimated Economic Impact (2018-EASA MS): €1.48 billion
Estimated total passenger/pilot km 6.3 billion Are you aware of the EASA General Aviation Roadmap: 8% 21% 25% 13% 33%
How much has EASA contributed to a positive 4% 21% 28% 22% 25% development of General Aviation?
How did EASA regulations influence the development of 1%6% 32% 27% 35% your aircraft´s cost so far?
How much has your National Aviation Authority contributed to a positive development of General 3% 12% 19% 23% 42% Aviation?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% strong positive neutral strong negative The development and market availability of modern, energy- 47% 27% 18% 3%5% efficient and environmental-friendly engines and fuels is:
The development and market entry of modern 38% 36% 20% 3%3% airframes and avionics is:
Mutual acceptance of in Europe/the USA already certified aircraft or components and pilot licenses/ratings 66% 17% 11% 1%4% without additional and lengthy examinations is:
A more dense network of airfields with runway 29% 23% 32% 7% 9% lengths between 1200m and 1500m is:
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% very important neutral / no opinion very unimportant You consider an improved accessibility of many metropolitan regions via dedicated GA airfields, 42% 24% 26% 3%5% which can be used under IFR, as:
You consider the area-wide implementation of IFR approach procedures also for smaller airfields based on GPS, with vertical guidance (LPV) like in 49% 22% 22% 3%4% the USA in order to safely and reliably conduct flights also in bad weather, as:
The integration of GA´s specific interests in new 63% 22% 12% 1%2% European Air Traffic Management Concepts is:
For improving flight safety, the free provision of weather, traffic and NOTAM information during 70% 21% 7%1%1% flight, as provided in the USA via low-cost receivers (ADS-B) and without a mandate for equipage, is:
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% very important neutral / no opinion very unimportant At smaller airfields less personnel should be in service in order to reduce cost ("unmanned towers" during hours of low traffic):
The general possibility to use smaller airfields also early in the morning or late in the evening is considered as:
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% very important neutral / no opinion very unimportant
Compared to other means of transportation GA 0%0%7% 18% 74% is treated by politicians:
Compared to other means of transportation GA´s image in the 1%5% 26% 43% 25% public is:
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% very well neutral / no opinion very bad Estimated Change in Flight Hours vs 2017 50% TOTAL 2018 SEP + 45% MEP + SET flight hours 6,471,666 40% estimate: 35% 30% 25% of which SEP 92% 5,970,969 20% 15% MEP 3% 10% 179,472 5% 0% SET 5% 321,226
ALL SEP/SET/MEP microlight Change +0.6% +0.3% -0.8% vs. 2017: Please contact:
Cate Brancart: Manager – European Operations & Safety General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Brussels, Belgium [email protected]
Michael Erb Vice-President, Europe International Council of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associations (IAOPA) Egelsbach, Germany [email protected]