The Strasser Scheme is a British general aviation safety initiative designed to remove the disincentive of landing fees when pilots need to make a precautionary landing, according to Aerospace Global News.
Under the scheme, participating UK aerodromes agree to waive landing charges when a general-aviation aircraft makes a genuine emergency or unforeseen precautionary diversion.
The scheme's origins trace to a 1997 Civil Aviation Authority review (CAP 667), titled 'Review of General Aviation Fatal Accidents 1985 to 1994', which recommended that aerodrome owners adopt a policy of making emergency and diversionary landings free of charge for general aviation aircraft.
The recommendation was taken up by Charles Strasser, an aviation campaigner and AOPA UK representative, who persuaded individual aerodrome operators to participate, making the scheme a voluntary agreement rather than a regulatory rule.
AOPA has emphasised that abuse could undermine the confidence of participating airfields and threaten the initiative's purpose.
