Does anybody have any useful advice for returning an aircraft to flying condition after an unexpected lay-off with an uninhibited engine.

Looks like we may all be having to think about this.

Let's be optimistic and say a few weeks to a few months...

I suppose there will be another couple of days hand-wringing about free access to deadly weapons in the USA. Ultimately the NRA will roll out some aged film star bearing his automatic rifle, someone else will quote the Bill of Rights and everyone...

Idly glancing at glideandseek.com today I noticed a cluster of anonymous Flarm targets around Shawbury, they are coded as Type=Glider, but when you look at their track, speed and height it's pretty clear they are powered aircraft (maybe motor...

Funnily enough acronym’d to CAA...

Quick question.
Why are light aircraft enthusiasts still allowed to poison our lives with their noise? Stay at home

See here.

So they were flown back on a 20(?) hour flight with any one or more of them already possibly infected.
Then they are relieved to be out in the fresh British air.
Then they are put up in apartments where they, in some cases, are sharing apartments...

It’s been a while since this was done, and with new members since then, and various aircraft changes for people, I’m interested to be able to picture what people are flying when they contribute. It’s also hopefully a nice positive thing to see when...

I’m wondering what will happen after this crisis when pilots,instructors and aircraft are out of currency, expired CofA, permits etc.
Regulations regarding medical equipment certification seems to have been abandoned due to the need, which seems to...

Hi all,

Having trained at a fancy-pants ATIS equipped aerodrome, with (usually) both tower and approach controllers, I'm accustomed to being handed from TWR to APP at the ATZ boundary (or thereabouts) and on giving APP my callsign being offered a...

Since we're all grounded, let me entice you into a bit of useful home-schooling. Some of you will have heard of a book called Stick and Rudder written by someone named Wolfgang Langeweische in the 1940s. Some of you will also have read it already,...

They want 250,000 people apparently.

I've registered. Now a waiting time while they check that I am who I say I am. I've signed up to deliver medicines and healthcare kit/supplies.

It seems the app works like those used by takeaway drivers. You...

Don't know if anyone here could take one of these or know anyone who could

Vacancies at NPAS Exeter, Hawarden, Redhill and St Athan

This 71 year old fella just got for two and a half years and for the life of me I can't see why. I'd wager that 90% of people in prisons are there for pointless Victorian style retribution, not discouragement of others or rehabilitation.

Steve Slater posted this informative message earlier in another thread , following an approach by the LAA to the DfT. Thanks, Steve and the LAA.

I think it's worthy of breaking out into its own thread and making into a 'sticky' so that more people...

“After a solo flight away from base, it’s nice to meet up and have a chat over a cuppa.” ........at the land away airfield.

Following a request (thank you Waveflyer!) we will have, until further notice, a dedicated sticky post on the GA where...

If you had to pick one of the above what would it be and why?

I'm 36 years old and want to fly however struggling to decide which route to pursue.

I dreamed of being an airline pilot in my childhood however realise I'm too old for that now...

Hey folks, hope you're all well at this time

I'm looking for (Saitek/Logitech) throttle levers and/or rudder pedals for flight simulator games. I can't find my own for the life of me so reaching out to others who no longer use their's and are...

Serious question here. We all know about the proliferating "handling fee" thing that is happening at a lot of airports. Handling has been around for "major" airports and most foreign places for many years.
In the old days it was...

No TXPDR’s on today’s mode of transport. Grass cutting isolation. 8)

Probably not the top of the priority or humanitarian list, but my first thought was:
Cruises
I'm pretty sure some cruisers would say 'Light Aviation' though.

That’s the highest surface pressure I’ve ever seen
Strange times!

Last week I swallowed some plutonium.

It gave me atomic ache :oops:

Ever since I moved away from my previous multi-AP Apple Airport wifi system to a mix of mainly Unifi UAP & a couple of Apple Airport wifi system, mobile devices have been much less willing to switch from one AP to another as I move around the...

I know this is a very delicate and personal matter but the phrase "quality of life" is often used when we talk about people who are suffering from complex and life-limiting conditions.

I would be interested to hear what folks think about...

Probably like many, Im spending more time mooching on the internet, and the TAP that I am, Flight Radar draws...

I have found the lack of CAT means Im noticing flights i wouldnt have seen before, Eg:

1. Skyhawks & Alfajets of Discovery Air...

Well, you have to look on the bright side; for a good long while we GA flyers wont be able to disappear into the sky, burning tonnes of fuel (collectively) for absolutely no purpose whatsoever!

A bit of positive news. At Blackbushe Aviation we have just had approval from the CAA to conduct MEP, IR and CBIR training.
:thumleft:

Since most of us are possibly in for an extended period of @home, what to do?

I already started a playlist on Spotify:
My Sharona (sing along to “my Corona”)
Peggy Lee - Fever
London’s Burning - the Clash
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
I will survive -...

I notice when I drive into a car park there are signs posted about the "contract" or "T&Cs" the driver has entered once the vehicle arrives on the concerned piece of land, including any automatic fines that result from...

For the past many decades my job has been in the haulage industry. On another thread trucks have taken a knock, very minor and only banter, but being bored it prompted me to share a few thoughts about what the drivers are facing.

Anybody going to...

Just wondering whether i could make the most of the lockdown by studying like mad and taking my first few exams (thinking Human Performance, Air Law and Op Procedures). Do I have to have some ground schooling from an FI before I can take those...

The UK chancellor has told airlines to find other forms of funding and not turn first to the government for help getting through the coronavirus crisis.

Demand for tickets has collapsed forcing companies to ground aircraft.

Aviation bosses have...

I've got 6 months to go before my bi Ann reval is due, but I'm sure there are forum members on here who are much earlier.

So my club has closed down for the foreseeable future due to this virus. Whatching the tv last night a Endemologist who...

So after a break of nearly a year I have found another Nissan leaf to soothe my needs to drive an EV.

But things have changed a bit on the charging front !

No longer does my Ecotricity electric highway card work in the machines at the motorway...

A ground-based version of the aviation thread in the GA forum.

Four ground vehicles, cost a maximum of £5 million the set

1) Sunday morning hooning locally
2) A fast run down to Bordeaux
3) A daily driver for a big city
4) The electric one to...

.......stop future payments.
Recover any monies owing.
Move on.

The Light Aircraft Association is pressing on with planning for the 2020 LAA Rally on 4th , 5th and 6th September, despite the current COVID lockdown.

One theme of the event will be a ‘Radial Roundup’ with an invitation to owners of radial-powered...

I'm sure this information is deeply buried in the other threads but I just wanted to create a thread to discuss:

- Which airfields/airports are closed/open
- Whether pilots can access their aircraft for maintenance/etc
- If any other arrangements,...

An urgent message to bored, aviation-minded, kids, parents and grandparents!

The Light Aircraft Association has launched a new Aviation Art Competition which will give young people at home an opportunity to use their creative skills to design a...

Leg 1 started today with a flight from Zelienople KPJC to Toronto CYTZ. Next leg will be north into remote Canada!

Satellite tracker link and all kinds of other info available at my website:

The Flyer team got together over a virtual mince pie to pick our favourite aviation books. Blimey, there's loads, so this is just a start…

We've provided Amazon links should you want to drop a not-so-subtle hint to anyone struggling with your...

The BGA have started a series of online lectures and talks - these are available on YouTube. Some may be a bit technical, but there will be forthcoming talks on topics like aerobatics and mountain flying which may be of general interest:

Also...

Here is an interesting one.

I have some crates containing aircraft parts to collect from Liverpool at the end of April. Me only, no contact. i can rope, how do you get advise on whether it is acceptable or not /

A freight company could do it on a...

Are there any changes afoot to negate the need to go via an ATO to do the CPL TK?? Read do I have have to pay an ATO or can I just self-study and sign up to CAA for exams

Hi - seeing the thread on books I couldn't find one for films (apologies if I have missed it) but....

What are your suggestions?

John

We are trying to make productive use of the extra time from being at home. Working through out of date goods in the larder has become a thing.

Have been checking for obvious signs - e.g. pest damage, mould and the rancid taste of old fats and oils,...

Are there restrictions on GA between European countries (yet)? Presumably they would be disseminated by NOTAM if there were?

I was planning to go to Middelburg in NL tomorrow and can't decide if this would be unwise.

Keeping politics out of it…can we read anything in to the outcome of Alex Salmond's court case.

Reading some of the accusations during the trial I did raise an eyebrow at the authenticity of the allegations, however with 10 women making accusations...

I live below what is usually fairly busy airspace. However in the last week there has not been the usual procession of 737s/A320s of Wizzair, Easy and Ryanair in to Luton and Stansted. Bar one police helicopter the GA sector has dried up as well....

Are there any HTML wizzards that could help me find a way to display images that have been FTP'd to a server at a particular time, on a regular basis so that I always see the latest one on the server.

The files are of the form...

Nice story about a young singer falling in love with flying.

Rob P