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!

Inspired by the 'Your cat(s)' topic, I wondered, given the primary nature of this forum, if people would care to share thoughts and pictires of their avian companions.

Our canary is called Quark - a physics joke based on his characteristics as a...

I thought another stab at the forum crop growing thread might be of interest, so here goes.

Harvesting arable crops generally happens between mid July and the middle of September, but they all get planted at quite different times.

Winter planted...

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)

Normal service is resumed tonight, so we'll be live from 19:30 on our YouTube channel . In addition to a recorded interview with the CAA's Sophie O'Sullivan we'll be announcing the winners of last week's FLYER Live competitions, plus news, weather,...

Thought I'd start a new thread now that I've graduated from 'New' to 'Novice' :)

Lesson #2 today, and it was absolutely brilliant. Lots and lots of learning. Brace for a bit of a long blether:

The weather was officially CAVOK but the haze was...

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 .

My letter to the CAA from the current issue

Ian

I am pleased to advise the power wires on the approach to 22 at Hinderclay have been removed today. This was fully funded by UK Power Networks, to whom we owe a big "Thank You"

We look forward to seeing you at our mid-summer fly in, 19/20...

The timing of this isn't quite as planned, but since it is in the local news, it seems to be foolish to wait longer.

After months of planning, the documents have been submitted, the fee paid and the reference number known. The only thing we await...

I suspect the answer to this question will be "nowhere while we're in lockdown" but does anyone happen to know where I might be able to get an exercise ECG done?

Ideally within 100 miles or so of Birmingham but will travel if all else...

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...

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...

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?

Not had chance to read these Terms of Reference for RMT.0230

However the following words come to mind - thin, wedge and end!

Hi,

I'm going to take my air law exam on the 30th of this month and i am really apprehensive about what the exams questions will be like, i have been using various different apps on my phone to take trial exams but i am still unsure what the real...

The longest trip thus far was Gloucester to Great Massingham and back. Skyecho up on the right hand side of the windscreen. Connection to Skydemon all good.

I saw a small number of contacts all of no interest but I'm not sure whether the FLARM...

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...

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...

I have just started my flight training, I am using my local club with their Robin HR200 2 seater.

I am estimating roughly £10k-15k - finding this guy as a guide:

Are there any tips or ways to look at it? There is a lot of information and I just...

Someone isn't going to be asked back... :lol:

Why multiple planes and helicopters have been flying in strange patterns over Cheshire - reporting at it's finest :roll:

Afternoon All,

I'm looking at buying an aircraft powered by a VW 1834cc engine with Leburg ignition which has no starter motor. I had a go at hand-propping it to get it started, however I couldn't (safely!) get enough force into the throw to get it...

I think I understand the first to formalise the correction to the under-2000kg mess.

How significant is the other one?

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...

I have NPPL issued in 2018. I revalidated by exam in March 2020 just before the first lockdown (this route was chosen as the writing was on the wall and I wasn’t going to get the hours done before I was banned from flying the Part21 aircraft......

Just wondering if anyone is aware of any recent progress in respect of the above?

Many have been hoping for some positive news on this front since 2018, when the paperwork only route to LAPL expired.

Seems to have been today...

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...

Cambridge x 2 !

The underdogs win

‘Nuff said :wink:

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...

Sorry if asked before I could find answer? I’m curious to learn more about the regular checks needed and what is done “checked/replaced” on each of the intervals.

Where is the best place to learn about this for a SEP?

Thanks

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...

Anyone any ideas?

I’m trying to do as described by light speed as being possible which is to essentially record all radio communication in the flight link app.

However I only get myself, nothing else...

Looking online some say it’s a bug, it’s...

The CAA has just released ORS4 No.1488, which replaces ORS4 No.1464 and takes effect from today until 31 May 2023.

The purpose of this exemption is to enable the extension of validity periods of theoretical knowledge examinations and training...

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...

Picked up a Design4 pilots A6 kneeboard a couple of weeks ago as being a better size for my sky ranger cockpit. For years on every other kneeboard, like with maps, I've used staedtler permanent fine markers to write information on the clear plastic...

:-(

Ian

About 2.20 minutes in.

(ignore the last 15 seconds :D )

Finally confirmation from the CAA regarding IR(R) holders and the need for PBN training and testing:

Basically, you don’t need to be trained and tested on PBN but you are advised to do so if you plan to fly PBN approaches.

If only the...

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Well done PPLMEIR in another thread for flagging this, as I was between jobs, I chose to scan it.

While I am not aware of the background leading up you feeling the need to write this letter to the CAA, as a standalone document, I must say that I...

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...

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.

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...

Right, just to balance up the dog(s) thread , here's another for the household bosses!

First up, Pestle (and yes, I did have one called Mortar but she absconded!) - made it to 13

Next, Ace & Roar (ginger) - brothers who sadly passed within...

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...

Inspired by this .

It was an eye opener to me first time I went out in anything less than 10km visibility. Sadly, it seems that few instructors take their students up in or let students solo in visibility of less than 10km and therefore students...

Every day is a school day - some more so than others - but we never stop learning.

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...