Not so much a thought experiment as a peek into the future.

Assuming that there's no useful vaccine, what's the exit strategy from this Covid mess for families, the economy, society, education, government... everything?

Seems to have been today...

Good or bad, what are two things that have changed for you the most in the last 12 months?

Circumstances, opinions, tolerance, career choices etc.

1. I’m more tolerant of people. Don’t know why, I just feel I am. I think I’ve properly realised...

Not quite GA, but near enough! :D

In less than 30 minutes, there will be an attempted landing on Mars. Follow the official NASA livestream here:

Or follow the slightly geekier NASA Spaceflight.com livestream here:

Fingers crossed!

Times today ( SAT APRIL 17th ) page 43

Your 150 word on board onboard safety measure will be in Wesh ?

It says so in the notams .

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 -...

My letter to the CAA from the current issue

Ian

I've been given a heads up about cataracts by my ophthalmic guy. Not a problem yet but...
Has anybody had the problem and solved it?
What's the best surgical treatment when it comes to flying?
At the moment I'm wearing varifocals plus a spare pair...

Afternoon,

Pending weather, I'll be doing my QXC tomorrow, been over the plan probably 100 times over the weekend.

the plan is Turweston, Shobdon then Sywell, I was thinking of asking for a transit via Brum instead of dipping underneath...

Hi flyers

I am looking to upgrade my tablet hardware and then purchase software for VFR flying.

I appreciate these topics have been covered before at various times, however I am seeking advice from fellow VFR flyers re: the latest information and...

Anyone had to do this yet?

I have my identification verified by the CAA

I’m now allowed the “medical service”

I’ve registered with Cellma

However...

There’s no forms to fill in
No way to contact about this

I’m a bit baffled! :?

I guess we'll watch the lot, but as we are currently at the end of Series 3 I thought I would check if people who have stuck with it think it's worth the effort.

We watched Series One a couple of weeks back, two episodes a night over three nights...

I accidentally infringed 2 days ago on departure from Blackbushe.

What a confusing piece of airspace this is. For me, it's the fact you're already in the CTR, so crossing out of the ATZ doesn't sound any alarms. Combine this with the noise...

Are Manchester likely to agree to a routing direct to Barton via their overhead? The obvious routing from here would take me via the Macclesfield South VRP and direct overhead Manchester. Assuming that via the overhead (or one or other end of the...

...have the UK air traffic control service you would wish for.

Having just seen this on a different thread...

If only we had integrated air traffic control services in the UK working together to expedite ALL flights rather than a whole collection...

Who can raise a (legit) MOR? Perhaps everyone should be raising one every time they witness CAT breaking the law in such a dangerous way?

If the CAA then systematically ignore every report relating to a controlled ATZ but take action for every...

NATS have apparently regained the contract for providing ATC staff for ATC services at Gatwick airport wef Oct 2022.
Approach control services never moved but aerodrome and GMC will once again be provided by NATS.
Not that anyone on here will be...

Had to fly there twice for training & test few weeks ago, hats off to Jersey ATC for 3 things:

- The only choice I had to fly an ILS during a renewal test as every airport in west of France had it's ILS U/S or no ATC: Rennes, Brest, Quimper,...

Don’t know if anyone else is feeling it but I’m now two hours back into training after the lockdown.

Did a nav exercise today to brush up on nav and map reading but was super hazy so visibility wasn’t great which translated into some very anxious...

As we become more relaxed, can we revisit who is open and when please.

Sherburn has new café operators - the most excellent couple from the Maltings just down the road. An absolute breath of fresh air today and we are looking forward to much better...

Follow Guy Martin as he takes a look at the training of WW2 fighter pilots. A Tiger Moth and Harvard star thig evening, with air combat training and an exciting finale next week! 8)

Hi

Anyone know what the current timescales are for the gov.uk site to issue a basic DBS certificate?

Thanks

Got back up today and can report...

Landings were fine.

Initial go through checklist and startup and radio calls were scrappy but improved as day went on.

Ability to fly sensible shaped circuits was ropey. Even when it improved over the day it...

Does anyone know what the current situation is for processing of FCL ratings and renewals?

I have several outstanding, the oldest of which is now just approaching 6 months. This is obviously ridiculous, but i've failed to get any form of response...

Flying to the north of Oxford yesterday, we had reason to change our plan and fly south, crossing Brize zone.

I am not familiar with the area.

The miracle that is SkyDemon quickly displayed the frequencies for Brize - all nine of them (including...

And now it is here. An Alexa enabled Post-it printer.

I want one and I want it now!

Rob P

Just been flying again today - blissful! :D

One thing struck me, though, and that is how few people are stating the airfield where they are flying at both the beginning and the end of the transmission.

I'd estimate that fewer than 10% of the...

Hello everyone,

I've been lurking on here for some time following the good craic and thought I'd introduce myself.

I'm Chris, 45 and - hopefully when the school opens later in March - will be embarking on a lifetime ambition to get my PPL and...

Here it is again, the chance to shine for all pilots who learn new stuff - and that's all of us, right?!

The forum and resident forumites share in the celebration of any noteworthy milestones along the path of your aviation career - whether that...

My first proper lesson . ...

Woke up to fog, rang aerodrome, they reported decent cloud base and some blue sky.

As I drove down the weather improved and we ended up with scattered above 3,000', blue skies, wind light, almost straight down the...

Hi! Has anybody first hand experience with one of these Chinese ANR headsets?

Yueny ANR AH 2080

Yueny ANR AH 2880

Raytalk PH 100AC

Raytalk PH 100 AC BT

I intend to replace a DC 10.13.4. Do I have to expect worse build quality, worse...

In this post I will try and set out some, hopefully useful, information around medical certificates.

Please note that it is your responsibility to check and ensure that you have the required combination of licence and medical for the flying you are...

Just curious...

Mine arrives on Monday!

So, as well as just qualifying for my PPL(a), I enjoy a bit of cycling. Like many of of my fellow cyclists, I use the Strava website to log rides and track metrics etc. One of the things you can look at is who crossed paths with you on a ride...

If you tuned into Flyer Live on Thursday 15th April you may have seen Ian interview Textron's UK representative about how well their range of a/c is selling this year despite the Pandemic.

Textron make amongst others the Cessna range of which he...

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....

One of the more amusing consequences of a stretched global supply chain:

I must admit I've never seen the point of garden ornaments and put them in the same list as mimes as ripe for prompt action post revolution.

Hi

I'm in need of an altitude encoder, preferably solid state. ( Not Ameri-King please. I've got one and it wanders).

thanks
John
07912 612491

I have always been fascinated by history of all sorts and especially ancient civilisations like Rome, Greece and Egypt. Today I have been reading about the discovery of a city built 3,400 years ago near Luxor during the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep...

Hi all,

Missed out on getting my night rating in over the winter, what with this planet being on the naughty step.

Looking for sooner-than-next-winter options, I've found Carlisle Flight Training who, according to their website, are "one of...

If you have a cellular tablet but don't want to pay for a full contract for flying, it might be useful. You get a free sim and in exchange for registering you get 200mb per month free. Might be enough for weather and planning on SkyDemon.

Her Maj will be lonely without him.

Need to park up at Blackpool (or Warton, but guess that's unlikely) for a few days. Would prefer to be hangared although not essential. I'll call the airport next week, but does anyone know of any good options?

Thanks

Ian

Hi There everyone.
I hope someone can help.
I am in the process to build a ultralight plane from plans. they recommend a motor that is no more than 75Lbs and up to 40Hp but I am new at this so I am not sure where to start to find a motor.
I am...

We are coming up to battery replacement on the RV and I just thought I would check the latest thinking here.

Do Gel batteries offer any benefits over conventional types?

Are equivalent batteries available from other suppliers without the...

Our group operated aeroplane ( high value sport homebuilt) suffered a ground handling incident late last year, the insurers liability even after excess payment will be circa £15K + .

understandably, our groups members are anxious that the...

Has anybody here got an RV10, ideally with a nosewheel, who would be available for an offline chat? I'm trying to put some information together in aid of some modifications for a disabled person who I'm helping with the design of a planned build.

G

Where are our mariners? Grumpy One, Josh (in a previous life IIRC) anyone else?

I'm sure they could get it sorted toot sweet.

Or perhaps Bill could fire some torpedoes at the canal sides to free things up a bit.

Not sure if this is a GDPR thing or not, but who defines what is & what isn't "legitimate interest" WRT cookies? Seems very one sided to me, and open to abuse by the likes of FaceBook, V Putin and others ...

Finally got a haircut at 0815 this morning. I think this was the first since about October as I cocked up getting to the barber before Christmas. How often do folk normally visit a barber?