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...

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?

This according to FB
*An update to all of our clients*

It is with a heavy heart that the management team must announce the closure of Wings cafe and its facilities.

As an independent business the owners have tried to push through the various...

Did a brief search but only found Milty to have posted a Christmas rhyme about it. ChatGPT is the most advanced ChatBot in the world, made by openAI - Anyway google or try it yourself and let it learn from your data and extract your soul...

All - I've been having the same issues as others in that every few weeks I find I can log into FLYER, but not the forum.

After some trial and error, this is the solution that works for me:

1) Clear your cookies. If, like me, you don't want to do...

See

I just thought this is something we all should be aware of if flying to Germany in the coming months. Especially if flying into grass strips here and abroad.

Nick.

Just started a new logbook. Gave me pause to flick through a few of the old ones.

What strikes me is how even just a couple of words scribbled in the Remarks column (the student I flew with, the weather for the trip, the people I met, the things I...

Our group trustee has been taken ill and we’ve needed to make a few changes to the way the syndicate operates.

He was the sole remaining signatory on the bank account and, cutting a long story short, we need to set up a new account, as adding...

I spend a bit of time in the car and listening the radio whilst I do things, and rather than listening to angry people on LBC, I thought I might see if there are any decent aviation podcasts that I can learn from.

At home, Alexa did manage to find...

Head over to the Members' forum for the link to next week's Skivestream!

This Thursday from 7.30pm we are welcoming US display ace Eric Tucker, whose signature stunts include landing a J3 cub on top of an ambulance. As you do! His displays combine aerobatic skill with comedy to entertaining effect, resulting in such...

I thought this was an excellent summary of the basics.

Dr Keeling can fill out the detail!

Thanks to Cookie on FB for pointing to it. Very handy.

OK, prop 90 Fantasy Runway time but why not?

I'm watching Through the Lens's videos of the M25 J10 remodelling (which won't help traffic btw) and keep catching glimpses of Wisley. Also, I flew over it a couple of years ago on approach to Brooklands...

This topic got me thinking about my first steps to getting the PPL.

Who were the pilots who gave up their afternoons to hurl spotty youths (in my time they were all male but of course not the case now, thank heavens) around the heavens (and often...

Hello,

Does anyone know if Bicester still accept visiting aircraft?

I saw on website, it's closed from 3rd Sep to 12th Sep, has anyone visited recently?

I was looking to get Mrs motivated for fly + shopping this weekend but it seems I have to...

A really nasty accident in S Korea.

Bird strikes also suggested as possible cause.

Rob P V2.0

Pencilled in for April 17th :D :D

Last week I swallowed some plutonium.

It gave me atomic ache :oops:

Hi everyone,

Can anyone suggest what might be the closest flying club / school around my city (Milton Keynes) having 172 models of Cessna available for training?

Context: I'm a low-hours PPL who always flew only low-wing PA28 (both while on...

From a US press release.

The German aerospace startup’s shares plunged more than 60% following the news, then slightly pared its losses midday, only to return closer to its opening drop. The stock closed at a new 52-week low for the day, down...

Not sure if this is the right place or not, it not much appreciated if you can point me in the right direction!

Im looking for an old aircraft or helicopter shell as a feature for a Paintball Site.

Nothing too big, complex, or expensive

Anyone...

SkyDemon now has chart coverage, just in case you fancy a ‘jolly’ :D.

Iceman 8)

The ubiquitous PA28 was sixty five years old yesterday! First flight on January 14th 1960 according to the EAA.

Did my PPL on wheezy old 140s then a fair few hours on a Hershey bar winged 180, and certainly retain a soft spot for the latter.

I’m in the market for a Cirrus and need a buyer’s agent who can handle negotiations with a broker, advise on pre-buy inspections, and guide me through the purchase process. Ideally, they’d be experienced with modern aircraft, Continental engines,...

Please can anyone give me recommendations for airfields in France with hotels within short walking distance? I know of two-Saumur and Vinon-but there must be more. Taxis can be hard to find and sometimes even people so the convenience of a hotel a...

We are getting the 2025 Livestreams underway this week with the intrepid Vicky Auld - Deputy Chief Pilot for the British Antarctic Survey!

Vicky started her 27-year career with the BAS as a wintering meteorologist at the Halley Research Station,...

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...

We use their mounts for things various in the RV and the PC - very good.

Our roundy suckery thing stopped performing and kept falling off the side screen. The internal omgomulator wasn't latching on the camular.

Called up to ask what may be the...

Not sure what forum to put this in..

I’ve been watching a series made about 30 years ago, featuring the lives of two fashion designers.
The time period for the series is initially the 1920s

It’s called ‘The House of Elliot’ and features a few...

Four wildfires starting simultaneously in separate locations many miles apart.

Makes you think:

Fodder for the conspiracy theorists methinks. :roll:

Three POB, none was hurt, I doubt it'll buff out

Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Hmmm... I think I can spot a committee decision. :roll:

Must have been a very small committee then, only 5 words?

Just saw this on the local BBC news site…

Classic plane pilots oppose ageing hangar's closure

“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...

Sorry about the usual local paper website but worth persevering !

From Linkedin today............

No aviation knowledge required!

Can you drive business growth? Are you looking for an opportunity to work in a dynamic progressive company. A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced Sales &...

My Youtube browsing got me on to the Vendee solo round the world non stop race, it's been quite an eye opener for me.

Fortunately I dropped in on it at the start and have been hooked even though I know nothing about sailing,.

I was amazed to see...

Hi All,

I posted a recent video (I know I will do these things) where someone picked me up for switching Carb Heat to cold at 300ft AGL on final, as it was NOT IN THE POH .

I was taught albet on a PA28, but have also had instruction in several...

Hats off to these guys :salut:
_5U0oS6-IPs

#FLY2024 Challenge is over… let's start again! 8)

FLYER invites you to share in the new #FLY2025 Challenge - and you'll see that this year we've tweaked the elements. Some elements might be a bit more attainable than previous years, others might...

Anyone have any exciting aviation plans for 2025?

Mine are fairly do-able.

Visit some more airfields in Scotland. Have got access to a mates cottage on a new airstrip in the north of Scotland, so that’s a priority for summer. Still trying to land...

As many of you will know from previous posts, we have been under threat of closure at Coventry for some time now. As we predicted the Gigafactory was never going to be viable proposition for a private investor to put up the nearly £2 billion...

I'm yawningdog because I have a company under that name which arrived as the love of my life, burst out a huge yawn at the right time. Not my wife by the way.

:scratch: :scratch:

Your company arrived at the moment your dog yawned???

So, finally it's time to do my LAPL as I turn 50 this year! But first, a quick rewind...

I was an Air Cadet at school and was lucky enough to get a number of Chipmunk flights and also a Glider Scholarship which I did aged 16 at RAF Kenley. Fast...

…during the last three weeks of ‘anticyclonic gloom ‘ with its nil
wind and 600m thick blanket of cloud?

I realise the acres of photo/ voltaic panels blighting our ‘green and pleasant’ don’t need direct sunlight but at what percentage of...

We were bowled over by the response to last year's #FLY2023 Challenge and Russ Pinder is a worthy winner - a Bose A30 headset will be on its way to Russ very soon.

Did you see the FLYER Livestream with Russ? It's here:

The #FLY2024 Challenge has...

Can't miss a good blue sky day when the Boss wants to play out :lol:

Casting around the bazaars for a deal, we were presented with 3 most gracious offers from The Midlands.

As I am lazy and looked at airspace, today we chose Wellesbourne and were...

Hi

This is going to sound a bit vague... but somebody told me a while ago about someone who was rebuilding a DR221. They had a spare airframe and were putting together one good one out of two bad ones...

I'd really like to speak to them, but the...

Why did this never take off, I wonder....