Took a picture of the tree earlier this month.

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could share any recent experience of the difference in running costs associated with maintaining a Rotax-based certified aircraft vs a Permit to Fly aircraft of similar type, e.g. Bristell/Sportcruiser?

Many thanks,...

We are planning a trip in our RV6 to Chambery and Dijon Darois. Does anyone know of any tips or problems at either of these two airfields. We will be clearing customs into France at LFAT as the most convenient and easiest from SE England. I have...

I’d love some advice on a potential trip to northern Spain at the end of July returning beginning of August with my missus for a family wedding. I don’t have an IMC rating so it would have to be VFR all the way and back. My fellow group member pilot...

Stumbled across this in the Top Gear section above.

Honestly? Does anybody actually buy this kind of thing and make their dog wear them? Dogs have survived for thousands of years by using their instinct to look away from bright sun, just like...

Really? Sfc upwards THAT far away? (Will try and find a link)
And so carefully thought out :roll: for example
No kites UNDER 2kg? At least kiddies at parties who trip and let go of their jubilee helium balloon will be under the age of prosecution...

What is your opinion if push comes to shove ? Maybe just brinkmanship but it is looking mighty close. Should we, could we, as part of a joint effort, support the Ukraine militarily ? Or, will we be witness to an updated version of 1930s appeasement ?

During the four week public beta of the site, could you post any snags in this thread please?

Thanks for your help

Ian & team

Hello everyone, i have my FRTOL exam soon.

I am confident with all of the RTs except for requesting from D&D/London Centre, a position fix or assistance if lost. I've looked through CAP413 and cant find any full example.

Can someone please...

Are there any legal eagles on the forum who can explain to me how damaging a statue, toppling it and throwing it in the water is not criminal damage?

There are a few things that I don't much like or agree with which I am looking forward to pushing...

BBC tells us that gene edited tomatoes are coming our way soon. Apparently gene edited food is safe with predictable results, where as I recall being persuaded that genetically modified food is/was dangerous with unknown outcomes.

:study:

Am I...

Dave White, of this parish has written a rather spiffing story about his bad vibrations.

You can enjoy it here

Enjoy

Ian

Sell mode S trig transponder model TT21. It is a system that includes an altitude sensor and can be installed in smaller aircraft. It is certified and meets all general aviation requirements
Price: 800 €
Contact: [email protected]

Question for the pro flyers. Sunning myself in a hotel under the flight path for Heraklion about 20km out. Seems like about 1/3 are gear down as they go over and the rest don’t seem to be gear down until out of sight. What determines gear down...

Sells Rotax 912 UL 80 hp engine from 2015, excellent condition with 162 flight hours.
Price: 6000 €
Contact: [email protected]

I just saw this advert on AFORS:

I am probably being incredibly stupid, but can someone explain to me the benefit of a non-equity share?

My assumption is that if something goes wrong, you don't end up paying for it and that the owners do, but...

We would all like to know about and join in celebrating noteworthy milestones along the path of your aviation career - whether that be private or commercial. This thread allows all those steps to be cast into internet eternity forever more.

Please...

Looking for some reliable signposting, please........
Colleagues from the USA are wishing to hire a French registered aircraft and use it for a contest in another EASA signatory state. They have just been advised that from 21st June 2022 the DGAC...

Bob King used to import aircraft at Elstree. Does anyone know if he is still with us? I have found an address in Radlett but there has been no answer to a letter.

D&D were superb this morning when I had radio failure over the Welsh hills. I was on frequency with Shobdon when everything went quiet and the normal checks didn't resolve matters so I set the transponder to 7600 in the hope that someone would...

Is anyone else getting slow serving up of forum pages.
I seem only to be getting this on Flyer site as if the server is working to rule or on a teabreak. Can take 20 seconds to load some topic pages.

Other internet pages seem to work speedily

I just picked up a new battery set for a friend’s ELT, and I was hoping to take it in my hand baggage. It’s within the CAA guidelines, but the box has a sticker “CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY” “FORBIDDEN IN PASSENGER AIRCRAFT”.

This makes me more than a...

I've recently started flying lessons at Cambridge Aero Club, and since I've found these forums very helpful in figuring out where and how to start (e.g. MSGr's thread about costs), I thought I would say hi!

After having occasionally thought about...

Where's good to go in Europe for a day-trip/lunch? So, say, 100nm from the UK coast, customs, and most importantly a walk/bus (and not the E50 taxi ride ubiquitous in France) from the airport? L2K & Ostend fit the bill, but one should go...

Last week I swallowed some plutonium.

It gave me atomic ache :oops:

I understand that a UK issued EASA FCL LAPL has to be converted to UK FCL LAPL by the end of this year to continue to fly in the UK.

Does anyone know which CAA form to fill in? e Licencing appears to only cover commercial licences and SRG 2158...

I like flying to islands in light aircraft.

Flying to Islands is one of the few opportunities to actually disprove the adage "Time to spare, go by air."

Today I went to the Isle of Wight.

Last week I went to Alderney.

Looking in my...

Well today my Canon MG2950 stopped printing - Error 5B00. It is fully serviceable but seems to have printed the number of copies that Canon will allow; hence it has reached the end of the road. The problem is that the ink absorber was full (85%)...

My paint job is 15 years old, still gleams and looks good at 5 meters.
But closeup loads of chips and scrapes.

I was going to approach some of the well know aircraft paint sprayers – Mick Allen etc
Another option has been mentioned.
Apparently,...

Hi all,

I am an Australian with a CASA CPL that has made the move to London.

I have been looking into converting my license and this is what I have found:

- Obtain CAA Class 1 medical
- Study CAA ATPL's (Bristol Groundschool)
- Have a few flight...

I hope to be in the good rubric
I try to find an Italian airfield with 100 LL open on monday's on the route between Venezia and Genova,if possible not far from Genova and not in the mountains.
I search it,but the big airports don't have 100 LL and...

Is anybody here involved with the group action claim against VW over "dieselgate"?

Trying to decide whether to join or not.

Any thoughts?

A gentle mental exercise that is designed so it cannot take up too much of your day. Only one word is released each day. Simple but slightly fiendish.

Apologies if there is already a thread but I haven't found one.
Crossrail (The Elizabeth Line) finally started revenue earning journeys on 24 May 2022 but is still not complete and one of the 'driving' reasons for it is to provide extra capacity.
If...

Hi

Is a PMD valid for any countries other than the UK , Channel Islands and France please? (eg. Ireland, Holland, Belgium, Germany)

Thanks

Just to list two new ones around this month from more than one pilot, to add to all the others in the past:
1- the rumour that if you have Easa or EU written on your UK issued licence you have to pay a few hundred quid by year end to convert it into...

Much as I enjoyed the welcome from the lovely ladies from the Border Force on our return from France yesterday I feel bad that they had to have a day out in the sunshine to no account.

SkyDemon's GAR submission let me down for either the first or...

Wheres Mack? Well, if all goes to plan he'll be joining us on the Livestream!

Plus, news weather, Fantasy Hangar and a bunch of other things that we've still to discover :-)

Watch here

See you later

Hi
Anyone any experience with the SLA 80 Executive microlight?
Might have the chance of a 1 shortly, but not many around

Graham and Luke have reached 70 degrees N by landing at Laselv ENNA earlier today. :thumleft:

Well clearly things haven't quite gone to plan!

To cut a long and frustrating story short, testing revealed some problems during data/user/member migration. We've been working on resolving that, and hopefully today will see final testing and...

I’ve just spent half a day wading through OFCOM’s latest email re revision of radio licensing process.

I negotiated the ‘aviation’ alley way and opened every live url .

Even found the application form for new/ renewal/alteration of licence.

But...

Formal notice has been given by SASO No.22 Group that Linton effectively closes on 18 Dec 20, though official disestablishment of the airfield, ATZ, MATZ and LARS will occur on 31st Dec with removal from MAIP etc.

The ACP covering this is here -...

I have been going to Santa Pod Raceway for seven years starting as a spectator, then as a driver (Sportsman ET) and now as a crew member. In that time frame I have seen various types of aircraft landing on a small grass strip at the south end of the...

By some accident I find my membership at FLYER has expired, but a cursory search of my emails reveals no notification of this event.

Surely this is bad policy, or is it just a function of the current disruption?

Rob P

On behalf of a friend, does anyone have up to date info on Pamplona? Particularly how strictly the “ compulsory handling” rules ? The AIP says handling is NOT mandatory for a/c below 3 tonnes and no passengers. My friend will be in a P28 with 2...

EDIT: Just realised meant to put this in students bit! :lol: oh well

2nd edit (26/05): video, does make think what was I chatting about clouds at Leicester. Other than where the were outside the made it difficult to join overhead, but all the RVs...

I got an AirBP Sterling Card during lockdown, but didn’t use it until the past two weeks.

As I hadn’t used it prior, just wondering how this works re invoicing & payment. I remember I gave them UK bank details of one of my GBP accounts, but...

I know 'it's only 164 metres', but this is going to extend the centrelines and therefore the CTA and make it even more likely to accidently infringe with the current squeeze on airspace, isn't it?

Pin out, throw grenade, wait for the bang....

I can't get this to work. Am I doing something wrong or is there a glitch?

Windows PC

Rob P