Morning all,

Just here to get a bit of information really in regards to the use/possibility of using titanium in GA as a whole.

I have been in the titanium industry now for 6 years and as I am a GA flyer myself, the topic of conversation came up...

I was asked to do a SEP renwewal test for a CPL holder this week

For the past 6 years every time he renewed his IR the examiner also signed up his SEP rating. But the flight test had been done in an MEP and he had not flown a SEP at all in that...

I know some of you are thinking, "Don't be so Scilly"...! :clown:

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From Darren Fern on Facebook:

It's a helipad strip, and they are cautiously opening it up to suitable STOL aircraft. A slightly raised roadway 1/3 down...

Does anybody here have any useful experiences with digital assistants?

I had a Galaxy Note 4 which had the "Hi Galaxy" app on it, that I found quite useful. I did other things with it, but in particular I used it to make phone calls...

who was the unlucky owner?

Almost embarrassed to admit it, but I do enjoy a quick game of Sudoku :oops:

But I find that I often have to "guess" a square in order to solve (or as often as not fail to solve) a more taxing puzzle, and somehow feel that I must...

I feel I've been struck down by an affliction that results in every morning looking out my window, dashing onto the met office website and seeing rain for the time of day only when I'm due to do a solo flight (and only at that particular point in...

The "i" newspaper is today reporting that the UK will opt out of EASA (and Euratom :shock: ) as part of the brexit process. According to the paper, the hard brexit that the government is pursuing will lead to the UK opting out of anything...

Has anyone else experienced it being 25% cheaper booking through an online agent rather than going direct to the boaty people?

Rob P

I hear the sad news this morning that once again, the Calais restaurant is closed. At the very least, Reynald, the affable restaurant manager has parted company with the restaurant at the insistence of its owners. Performance during the trial period...

Pilot fined for flying without a licence

Hi All!

Have just had my first lesson today with another booked for Thursday (Obviously I'm hooked).
I've just joined the forum too so I thought I'd say hi!

I'm flying out of Fairoaks airport in Surrey, so if any of you guys and gals are local...

I'm aware that in the UK, some people have reported a difficulty activating flightplans. My understanding is that this is sometimes because of congestion on the radio, sometimes because the radio unit doesn't have the flightplan, and sometimes...

Listening to the BBC news this morning I heard that the government had announced that there would be no new petrol or diesel vehicles allowed on UK roads from 2040.

I wonder has anyone thought how the treasury might replace the billions collected...

How do people get accurate in flight weather in the air? I appreciate that there is NEXRAD but that not much good in Europe. Its frustrating that in the US it just came over my iPad on Foreflight and it was amazing! Back home and, I know we can...

Hi Guys looking for a guru here.
My 172 has been maintained under lamp since I purchased it 8 years ago.
I understand this is now changing to MIPS (minimum insection) or I can go with the manufacturers POH recommendations.
That's understood, so if I...

I Love her --- but….

Casual comments such as….

“The grass seems to be growing quickly”
“Is that a mole hill?”
“Did I Imagine that the boiler was making noises last night”
“We won’t buy that paint again”
“Why is the dog bothering me?”
“There was a...

The crit in USA today says its a pretty decent movie but women and people of color (sic) are underrepresented.

Not worth going to see it then?

Rob P

Hi everyone, I'm Ignat Solovey — cameraman, English-speaking voice and international relations guy at FlightTV.ru — the only Russian (and, I suppose, the only in the world in such format) dedicated video program about general aviation.
We tell...

I want to sharpen up my flying skills and have always wanted to try aerobatics. So my one hour validation session seems like a good time to do this. Any recommendation on the best school to do this with?

I'm in Hemel Hempstead on so anywhere...

Scare me time:

what might a suitable budget be to retrofit a constant speed prop onto a GA aeroplane?? I know there are a number of makes out there so wondered if anyone has trodden this path?

ty

Dan Snow on 'bloody April' and more. I've not heard any of this before and can recommend it. Cecil Lewis particularly, remembering the flying and Albert Ball.

I don't appear here very often these days however:
Yesterday I was looking down on a PA28 whilst getting towards the top of a Winch Launch!!. Not funny

People - if you wish t live long and prosper - stop flying over Winch launch sites - the max...

Recently sent an application off to the CAA to change my address on my EASA PPL- filled the form out with my old address and then the new address and the necessary evidence!

Notified today by my mother, that a new licence had arrived at her house (...

I am pleased to confirm details of the 2017 event, which will be held on SUNDAY 25th JUNE 2017 , and will see a return to Gloucester, which hosted the event in 2014.

In selecting a venue, our "wish list" was for somewhere that had ATC and...

We do get a bit frustrated by silly H&S implementation but this was a sobering reminder of why we get Chinese stuff cheap.

(Sorry, can't work out the tags to show the video)

Just wondering...

I think someone once said to me it took 20 tonnes of fuel.

I have, mostly, laughed at Trump for the last 6 months. No more.

Having served and fought alongside American military personnel, their overwhelming ethos has been to protect and preserve the democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity and equality of...

May have been posted before but worth watching

Well, there you go then; don't eat more than two cherry stones at one sitting, it might ruin your day!

Don't say you've not been warned :wink:

Seems they do not allow visitors at weekends. Shame have been before and if BH weather nice a great destination.
Just called FISO said staffing and security issues but hopes it changes in the future. Fingers crossed hey?!
Tim

edit to subject for...

I know the Wail is poorly regard by some here - but this one raised both eyebrows.

:shock:

Yep, take home a few thousand rounds of 7.62, lay them on your carpet...let your kid play with them. Completely normal!

I just want to check that I have understood this correctly:

There is a TMZ at Stansted from SFC to 1500 with class D on top from 1500 to 3500...

So if you want to pass under the class D and through the TMZ you need to be below 1500 and have your...

Just wondering if it was an easy/difficult process to put, say, an F or D reg (or anything!) aircraft on G-reg. Thinking of Gp A aeroplanes like C182/210 etc.

Seen loads for sale in Europe/US and intrigued as to what's required.

CAA website is as...

Are there any general rules that would prevent you from filling up your aircraft with fuel from jerry cans whilst at a controlled airfield? Or does it depend on the individual airfield?

For instance, if you were to land at, say, Cardiff or...

Talking Pictures, Freeview 81, 0415

Cheesy plot, some nice aeroplanes!

'Canadian bush pilot Red North, in love with school teacher Hilary Ward, encounters trouble when his half-brother, Paul Girard, muscles in on his territory and his girl. During...

Take note, especially if planning to close up a dH wing in the morning.

I wonder how this came to light?

Pleased be advised that the Honiley VOR/DME will be taken out of service early September for Replacement work.

The start date has been brought forward, and is a change to the original schedule. The exact dates of the outage will be notified via...

Have trawled around t'internet, but cannot seem to find a supplier of 28 - 30mm speaker inserts (300ohm) for my Pilot headset. Even Pilot only seem to do a 50mm insert.

Anyone else found a source ?

John

Am i correft that for a Class 1 or 2 medical you are grounded at the end of the 26th week.

But does anyone know what applies with the Medical Declaration?

I see that G-BLEW mentioned something about it in this month's FLYER.

Use of GPS in lieu of DME/ADF
Whilst RNAV5 has removed the need for en-route NDBs (and VORs), the use of GPS in lieu of DME and ADF should be permitted in the intermediate...

Hi,

Recently while sitting "down here" wishing I was "up there", I saw a YouTube video from the US with what I assume were spoken audio messages from either a panel mounted GPS or ForeFlight on an iPad. While taxiing towards...

(New thread to not detract from bravery and skill of microlight instructor).

After reading the airprox report, I took a look at the stats. The standout item is a rapid change of trend on GA/GA airprox over the last few years, which says something...

From the student forum, lots of meandering around about what an orbit ISN'T.

No one prepared to say what you should do if asked to orbit.

I thought it was a rate one turn. In circuit direction if in a circuit.

Orbited out near a coast recently...

Very little information here.

How is it possible that our 1st World status, and H&S mania that ended up with plumbers being fined for smoking a cig in their own van alone - ended up with the mess we are now watching on TV.

I try generally to remain a-political.

I have to...

I'm trying to locate the rules relating to operating at airfields with parachute operations.

In particular who has priority, an aircraft in the circuit or a drop plane approaching at altitude for a drop.

I can't find anything in the ANO and the...