The historic aircraft Association (HAA) was founded in the dark days of the late 1970s, following a series of air display accidents, particularly featuring "warbirds". At the time they had a casualty rate far in excess of today, despite a lot fewer aeroplanes flying.It was an early attempt at "self-policing", with pilots and engineers combining their knowledge and working alongside the legislators to offer a training and safety framework - and it worked. Over the past three decades the accident level has fallen by more than 70 per cent.Today the HAA has around 150 active pilot and engineer members and it continues to further the safe flying, restoration and preservation of historic and heritage aircraft in the UK. More recently it has taken on an important new role, lobbying politicians and administrators across Europe to ensure that these activities can continue.
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