"That's why we brexited, yea? To give the UK Government more control over the UK citizen".

An interesting look by an American living here, at UK Government's demand to have access to Apple's encryption through a back door.

In my opinion...

Hi all, I'm currently mid PPL training and was wondering if I could get my SPL alongside it?
I spent 2 years learning to fly gliders pre-covid during which I racked up 82 flights over 15 hours, of which 10 were solo over ~1.2 hours.
I looked up the...

Some council-owned airfields in Scotland are under threat - in particular Plockton and Broadford.

Who fancies becoming an "owner"?

Under the Community Empowerment Act 2015, community organisations have a right to ask to take over control...

I’ve just seen an e mail from Tim at SkyDemon stating that you will no longer be able to file GARs via Online GAR wef early April
The government s online service will be your only option

Looking at the notams it seems that Sywell is no longer licenced, and would seem to not have an ATZ.

Aerodrome Limited
Permanent; SFC+
AD not available for the use of aircraft requiring a licensed AD

EGBK ATZ Deactivated
Until 05 Jul 2024...

Winds light NE, swell 0.3m, sea temp 13C.
3 RNLI out,
9 BF ships/RIBs and 3 French Warships

Last week I swallowed some plutonium.

It gave me atomic ache :oops:

Does anybody have the inside track on when the cafe at Halfpenny Green is reopening? The website suggests ‘spring’ but doesn’t offer any more detail.

I recall a while back a post possibly by @RobP of a good online shop for well made white T-shirts. Is it me or are the ones you get in M&S and the like p1ss poor quality these days? Ta!

Thanks for all the ideas guys, will now have to look at a serious list for 'santa'!

Rob an moby, like the idea of chasin the 'axis hordes' and blasting them out of the sky with whatever I can strap to the boat, made me think the old IFR stuff...

A further consultation is taking place regarding the proposed Restricted Airspace request for Drone testing.

I personally do not agree with their application because West Wales already has designated dedicated drone testing areas operating from...

United Kingdom
Last updated: 9th February 2019
Date Price Aerodrome Notes
20/11/2018 £1.81 Thruxton (EGHO) 03/02/2019 £1.682 Goodwood (EGHR) 01/01/2019 £1.68 Gloucestershire (EGBJ) 01/01/2019 £1.67 Redhill...

LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 12,000 Feet AMSL 10NM RADIUS
FROM: 08 Apr 2024 07:00 GMT (08:00 BST) TO: 11 Apr 2024 19:00 GMT (20:00 BST)
SCHEDULE: 0700-1900

This seems a bit excessive, in terms of the 12 hours window and the 10nm radius.
Along with the...

The grandchildren are here
:shock:

I'm happy to pay for the Adobe Creative Cloud products because it's my business still. But my clients often don't have the tools to edit a picture to a specific pixel crop and at 72dpi so they can adjust their own images once I have handed over the...

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...

The AAIB's 2023 Annual Safety Review generated some interesting (and worrying) takeaways .

Mark Greenfield pulled out six of the biggies for us…

- What can we do to reverse number 1 (hours decreasing)?
- Why is number 4 STILL the the...

.. today I cancelled my subscription to Apple TV at the end of the free trial, and before paying a penny.

We watched all of Ted Lasso (simply brilliant), one episode of Masters of the Air, the 100th BG documentary, a couple of indifferent movies...

I though this was rather well done

I only got 13/20 :(

We're always on the lookout for flying adventure features to inspire and entertain FLYER readers.

So, if you're planning, or have taken a trip, whether big or small, that you think other pilots would like to read about in FLYER , then drop me a...

3OL + J,

Only in the sense that anything untoward should have shown up in the maintenance log. :roll:

Just trying to codify one's thought processes, but then I quite like check lists!

Probably more wary with varying exampels of AP than...

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?

We have reason to visit Prestwick Airport in early May (a visit to Prestwick ATC centre). I've only ever been in once before, a few years ago. Pooleys states:

Concessionary landing fee for private light aircraft only: Under 2 tonnes - Single...

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 ?

I don't know what took me so long to post... Anyway, I'm 46 which is pretty ancient, but have always loved aviation, being a general geek ( :twisted: technology leader, prog rock fan). I lived abroad for a while in Israel which as you can imagine is...

I have no idea what needs to happen these days to get an account on the forum but isn't is anymore that people need to be approved by a mod?

This account seems to be having a jolly.

Hi all,

I need 2 weeks work experience for a nephew at an airfield or Camo.

Our Camo at Duxford can’t take him. They don’t do it.

He’d have gone to Rougham but Rougham has shut.

He’ll Polish Aircraft, sweep the floors, tidy, do anything you...

Seems like the Covid Wuhan Lab thing is kicking off so in an attempt not to derail the longstanding C19 thread with a sniff of politics here's a separate thread. Mods, if this is verboten, apologies.

Biden's 90 day report is due back at the end...

Copied from Northern Aviators Facebook page about Highlands and Islands Airports 10 aerodromes.

HIAL have introduced a new charging structure effective Monday 1/4/24 ( and no it’s not an April fool)
All light aircraft will be charged a...

Hello all,
I realise this probably crops up with alarming monotony (and apologies for not helping) but here's an excerpt from the most recent (August 2015) consolidated RotA + SERA + exemptions document :

As we all know, 'night' in SERA-land...

I now have a student who is not native English and wanted to clarify what (and when) the testing of English capability needs to be done. Specifically,
i) can I send him/her solo without this? It would appear so.
ii) Is the timing for an English...

When I do my skills test, there's a limit to the amount of training I may have done with the examiner. I can't find this in EASA Easy Access Rules - can anyone tell me the maximum, or even better, point me to the relevant easy access page, please?

Had an uninvited fly by from an RV-7 this afternoon, 200ft above the chimney pots of our edge-of-town but most definitely built-up area.

I just don't get it, when you're so easily identified, visually, on radar, or on various apps (or maybe not as...

We're gradually uploading previous Lecomber columns from past issues, they're great content and brilliantly written, so well worth a read even if you caught them before, and a real treat if you are not familiar.

Today's upload is Lecomber's...

From UK Small Airfields Facebook page by Tony Bainbridge. Circulating for information.
Just a heads up to all Heli operators that thefts are on the increase. Our R44 was left out for a single night at Wellsbourne to allow and early start today and...

Might there be an accountancy type forum member who could help me understand the adding back in of a company car cost to a companies Corporation tax bill over a 4 year period after it has been written off in 1st year.

Preferably by PM.

TIA
FJ

Time is ticking, and I keep promising myself a solo trip to Scotland for a week. I’ve decided that the only way to get the weather and my work/family commitments to be less of an issue is to have a pre-planned route in SkyDemon, ready to activate...

Hi everyone,

My name is Josh, a software developer and pilot who has held a private pilots licence for 7 years. Over time, I've encountered the challenges of managing bookings and schedules within aircraft groups, which has inspired me to create...

I see Vans has filed for chapter 11 protection.

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 have developed an application for managing bookings, tech log and defects log for group ownership of aircraft:

Features include:
Unlimited Aircraft
Unlimited Members

for a small fee: £6 per month per group
It includes
Flight Log
Defect...

How to turn a Cessna 210 upside down in 3 bounces. Hope the guys are OK

...is the time required to shorten one's take off run. :shock: :shock: :lol:

If the mods think this should be tacked on to one of the other existing EC threads, please feel free to move it.

I have a query about the GPS altitude shown on my ipad (using Skydemon) using the Sky Echo 2as my location source.

Before I had my Sky...

This week we will be joined by Paul Kiddell, self-described “humble Eurostar pilot who enjoys going on flying adventures with wonderful flying mates” and author of many a 'Flying Adventure' article for us. He will mainly be chatting with us about...

I'm trying to advise the holder of a UK PPL(A) with SEP Rating about what does and what does not require Differences Training, and I can't find anything about it in the ANO.

I'm quite clear about what is required for a Part FCL PPL (all covered in...

Some time ago there was an EASA land requirement to keep a Technical & Journey Log Book. I duly purchased one to keep in the aircraft and like everyone else in our group I diligently failed to ever make an entry.

Is this still a requirement...

Hopefully this will be a short thread....

Does anyone know if the combination of an FAA 'piggyback' 61.75 + CAA PMD is accepted in the States?
I read somewhere that as long as the foreign licence that the 61.75 is based on is current and legal then...

Hi, guys. I have a brand-new and unused pair of bluetooth A20's for sale.

£999 asking price. As a new member, I'm happy to furnish interested buyers with proof of original purchase, personal details/credentials, and so on.

Postage at the...

I read the article on the Volocopter which was titled "Volocopter can start training pilots for their electric air taxis".

Is the only difference between the 2 types of VTOL aircraft the fact that the Volocopter is electric thus more...