Following on from another thread I was thinking, what do people do to try and stop themselves from becoming a statistic.

None of us are infallible - being imperfect myself I am very much aware of that.

What do you do in aviation to try and stop...

Someone on here will know...

Is this sign legally enforceable, i.e. if I happened to pass though one in an HGV can I be prosecuted and if so under what piece of legislation.

Asking for a friend you understand ... :lol:

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?

About 2.20 minutes in.

(ignore the last 15 seconds :D )

So i have 3 lessons booked next week, hoping the weather plays ball for at least one of them.

when i booked i was feeling confident, even though I haven't flown for 3 months, no that its next week a wave of nervousness is currently washing over me....

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.

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...

A reliable source has told me that the strip will not be maintained this year by the farmer unless the pub is reopened. A great shame let’s hope someone sees the opportunity.A great favourite of mine!
Regards Fly safe .

As previously postponed from last week (see other thread), FLYER.co.uk will be offline for a short period whilst some maintenance work is undertaken, from approximately 2100hrs this evening (8 March).

France moves to ban short haul internal flights

I've just moved house from Surrey to rural North Devon and am looking for a new home for my RV12 . I'm aware of and have talked to Dunkeswell and Watchford Farm, but both are about 50 minutes drive so looking for something closer to...

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 began my tailwheel conversion training at Little Gransden on Saturday in a Cessna 140. I am absolutely, totally smitten; loved every minute of it. It took a while to get used to a totally different aircraft, and there were a few bouncy landings,...

I must admit I am jealous

A slight oddity is that according to ADSB-Ex he's wearing a Brize squawk. Ignore - Norwich use the same sequence.

Rob P

Apologies if this has been asked already.

Having just got back into the air I wanted to test my new SkyEcho with its traffic warnings via SkyDemon. I have wired the aux input to my intercom to the IPad and am getting the airspace warnings on my...

Ok so it’s been a few months but starting instructing again tomorrow, just wanted to check, it’s back for up and forward for down, right?

60 years ago Today the first man in Space

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?

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! :?

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...

Having just read through some of Novembers AAIB reports (not usual for me but there were a couple I particualrly wanted sight of), I was amazed to read that in 2 fatal GA accidents, aircraft were significantly overweight.......180 & 140 Lbs....

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'm going round in circles and need some help - arguably medical but for now just from the forum.

For the last five years I have driven an old mark 1 TT Roadster with just shy of 150k on the clock. It still starts and runs well but it is getting a...

Well having scrapped our West Country escape, and looking at the forecast, I am guessing there will be lots of tele-watching in our house over the next two weeks.

Our preference is for serial scandi noir - there was a thread in which The Valhalla...

Her Maj will be lonely without him.

Has anyone got any pointers to a 'dusk until midnight' timer switch, that automatically tracks when dusk is based on the date>

At the moment I'm using a conventional timer, but every month I have to update the 'on' time.

A photocell switch...

OK, who was it who at about 1015 yesterday on Brize (or possibly East Midlands - can’t remember) replied to 'Squawk conspicuity' with 'Squawk promiscuity'?

Nearly made me spill my coffee.

Bet it was someone in here...

Here is the news we have been waiting for.

France has added the UK to the list of countries covered by:

Amateur built aircraft, registered in a European Economic Area member State or in Switzerland, are allowed to overfly the French territory...

Can anyone recommend a company to have a logo - 30cmx30cm max that I can attach for a ceconite covered airframe? I assume the logo would need to be fairly flexible to allow for flex.

Thanks in advance

Not like an aircraft, but HMS Dreadnought was the only submarine in the world that could achieve the phenomenon whilst on the surface - due to its unique shape.
The order was “bring the plant to the full power state, uncotter 3,4 and 5 main ballast...

Firstly, I'm asking this for a mate that doesn't do social media or forums. I'm just a lowly NPPL so haven't really got a clue, but said I'd ask the wise ones here.
Don't beat me up, I'm genuinely asking for a friend!

He has;
UK issued EASA (2011)...

If anybody but me has this problem, the solution is

Press the Windows Key,

Settings,

Update & Security,

Click View Update History

Click Uninstall updates

Click Security Update for Windows (KB5000802)

Click Uninstall

Reboot the PC when...

Can anybody please point me to the source of definitive notification that from later this year ( ?June) the UK IR fraternity will no longer be permitted to carry out PBN LPV approaches.?

As much detail as possible would be appreciated: As I believe...

Today kicks off FLYER Live and Learn To Fly Week!

You can join us live each evening from 7-9pm (Friday is exclusive to FLYER Club members only).

Just visit live.flyer.co.uk to find out more, read about the exhibitors, see the schedule and watch...

For those interested or for whom it has relevance it looks like the CAA have issued the procedure to follow to apply for a UK FCL licence. This is for people who previously held a UK issued EASA licence but SOLI’ed off to a different EASA state and...

Does anyone know what is needed to resurrect a lapsed instructor rating? We are talking very lapsed - around 22 years!

When recovering a fabric plane, what can be done with all the drilled out rivet ends that end up in the tubes and get trapped. There is no way to get them out.n Is there something that can be put in the tubes to stop all of the rattlings? I did try...

Hello everyone,

I'm planning to purchase a plane (haven't decided yet if I'll be a single owner or group ownership) and I'm wondering if I can hire out my plane in future?

I.e can I advertise my plane online for private hire by other pilots and...

Last week I swallowed some plutonium.

It gave me atomic ache :oops:

It has been announced that HRH Prince Philip has died.

Many news sources but the wiki page isn’t behind a paywall.

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 -...

If so, this might bring back a few memories.

I stumbled across it on YouTube and was instantly taken back to my first flight in a light aircraft almost exactly 38 years ago.

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SO finally (according to N/Weald facebook) they plan to start charging for landing at North Weald.

Gone now are the days of a quick drop in for a fuel up and a quick cuppa while John fills the tanks :-(

Its a shame as it was a handy refuelling...

I understand hard surfaces allow continued use of an aerodrome in more weather conditions... wheels don't get stuck in the mud, propellers whip up less pebbles, and so on.

But roughly how much more would a hard surface cost to maintain compared to...

Back to the old Rules for VFR in Class D

A return to as-you-were. Let's hope this marks the beginning of a sensible, proportionate and pragmatic approach to other things.

I am about to start the journey to achieving the full IR. In reality, I can do the maximum possible outside of the ATO to get my skills up to scratch using the IR(R). I’ll be flying to airports that have IAPs, practising down to plate minima and...

We are flying down to Perranporth in a week's time VFR. Around Exeter there's what used to be an airway aligned Berry Head to Brecon VOR's but now designated as Berry Head CTA. Skydemon doesn't show a frequency. We would like to cross at FL85, maybe...

Evening!

We are looking at putting a small group together and one or two of the aircraft we have saw have an engine on condition including one which has flown 1150 hours since the last overhaul which was 25 years ago.

My question is, if the...

Excellent presentation by @2donkeys :thumleft:

I've got an old Mobylette (yes, I'm in to powerful 2-wheel transport) and the petrol cock is one of those dreadful push/pull ones which screws in to the tank. I'd like to use one that is a twist and have one that also screws directly in to the...