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The leadership team was reappointed: President: Patricia Lamy (France), Vice President: Karel Abbenes (Netherlands), Treasurer & Webmaster:  Jan Andersen (Denmark), General Secretary: Paul Spellward (UK).

An important topic for the meeting was progress with EASA on Balloon Engineer licensing and early-stage discussions on potential new medical arrangements.

The meeting discussed how EBF is preparing for a review of the Licensing and Operations rules for ballooning. 

EBF will publish lists of training courses for pilots and instructors and is seeking information from DTOs on their courses.

Watch out for updates on the EBF website.

Paul

EBF has recognised the challenges found in some parts of Europe for students to access training courses. Similarly, FI(B) (instructors) may not find suitable local training and refresher courses. The solution could be to join a course in a different country, which is of course entirely possible since rules are harmonsied across EASA states.

EBF will provide on its website a list of DTOs offering training courses to students from outside the country where the DTO is based. This might be a service to students wishing to take an intensive course away from their own country. 

EBF will provide on its website a list of DTOs offering refresher courses for instructors, as required for all FI(B) at least once per three years. We would like to know about all such courses, but especially those delivered in English. Similarly, where initial FI(B) training courses are provided, we would like to inform trainee instructors.

We will collect the information in a structured way using the Google form at the following link.  This link will remain open throughout 2023.

LINK for submissions on Training / Instructor courses:  https://forms.gle/4KHftXztB2BMgtgg8

Paul Spellward, General Secretary

Read the Minutes from Annual General Meeting on May 09 – held electronically with ZOOM – click here.

New info from EASA Community Network – read here.

Read the Minutes from Annual General Meeting on May 10 – held electronically with ZOOM – click here.

On March 21^st, EBF participate in EASA’s “GA Season Opener”, which is actually taking place online until March 25^th.

Find here the programme of our presentation!

	Patricia Lamy will tell you all you always wanted to know about EBF.
	Paul Spellward will explain in detail how the rules were made, how they can be improved, and what we do with the ongoing rules.
	Allie Dunnington will focus on safety matters   to help you prepare for this season.
	Bastien Lefrançois will give useful advice on how to comply with the regulations in your balloonist’s everyday life.
	Karel Abbenes will be happy to share with you a questions & answers session.

So don’t forget to join us on March 21^st at 7:pm CET on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81006151301?pwd=WDByTDRkQVhoT3MwdEJtK21tZDBpdz09

European Ballooning Federation is proud to participate in EASA’s European General Aviation Season Opener: Ballooning session will be on March 21st at 7:00 pm CET. JOIN US!

Programme and link to ZOOM