TL STING S4 £156.00

Anyone want to go halves?

simple pleasure of receiving the new half-mil and carefully McKilloping it into shape.

I've just done mine, added the usual stick-on compass rose over my home strip and I'm now ready for anything............

Sad or what?

Peter :wink:

What does the hive mind think about the ability of young’uns to work with mechanical stuff?

That is, be hit by a mechanical issue, their ability to figure out what’s wrong, their tenacity to go until it’s solved (not give up & call someone...

For the last two years we’ve been bringing you SkyDemon tips at the start of our Thursday evening Livestreams.

We’re now taking that one step further, and giving you the chance to ask any specific SkyDemon questions.

So if you want to know how...

If not now then sooner rather than later, a British Govt. will attempt to legislate on a matter of considerable importance to a sizeable chunk of our population who possess deep and unbridgeable cultural, religious and social differences to those...

Hi,

I'm learning to fly purely for fun. I've been fortunate to have a father who was a flight instructor and airline pilot, so I've had the opportunity to fly in many different aircraft over my lifetime, but now it is finally time for me to get my...

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 all, can somebody explain this in a clearer way? Having a brain freeze :eye:

What am I missing?

When the pressure value in the Kollsman window is reduced, to me it says I am reducing the static pressure. If the static pressure is reduced the...

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

With the advent of social media and very easy ways to make graphics/cartoons - it’s not like in the “old days” when someone had to have talent & wit & then get published.

Saying that, there is some quality in the quantity.

Anyone got any...

With all the drip-feed & broken promises to Ukraine, then the high-profile support to Israel - what do others think about what the US has become?

Trump - ok - a unique character, but clearly representative of a large majority.

Biden & co -...

Hey all

A couple of quick questions - I'm looking at doing the IR(R) but I'm struggling to find the best prep material for the written test. I've been through the easyppl ground school course on it which was good but wondering if there's better out...

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...

Would anyone be able to share their experiences of training with Highland Aviation at Inverness Airport please? Interested in doing their Beach Landing or Mountain Flying short courses next time I'm up that way.

This is the exemption allowing a PMD to the Sub 2000Kg category based on reasonably believing one meets the medical requirements for a group 1 (Car) Licence (...) and not "taking medication for any psychiatric illness."

It has been issued...

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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...

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 ?

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...

Over the past 12 - 24 months a number of situations have cropped up in my daily life, outside of work, where I've wanted to give some feedback to someone. These have been entirely reasonable scenarios: praising a local business for their service, or...

The saga of erecting a new clubhouse on Northside continues, the last application was held over and with agreement of the local planners has been replaced by a new one , recently filed with comments requested by April 26th. Last time Forumites were...

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.

...not before time, or a time to worry about her replacement? :?

There's no disappointment on my part, nevertheless, it was an impassioned speech.

Quite a long read, but IMHO does a reasonable job of outlining the trade-offs

Top line summary:

.... the impact of converting the MLLR to class G will now be taken through to the Amend phase of the CAP 1991 process, as will raising the current...

This excellent drama/documentary on ITV exposes severe failings in both the culture of The Post Office management and the British criminal justice system .
The scandal has been described as the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history....

Looks like it's soon time to give Calais a go again!

Question for anyone who has been recently…the VAC chart says fuel by credit card, is that self service (and therefore always available), or does it need someone from admin/club to be there?...

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...

In CAP2604 it is said, amongst other recommendations: " The CAA proposes to allow Part-FCL pilot licences holders who have made a PMD to exercise the privileges of the IRR Rating, if endorsed on the licence and valid "

Anybody heard what...

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...

Note 5) now includes class 2 in the second sentence.

Gives the CV risk figure, this effectively means anyone over 63 and on anti-hypertensives will require exercise testing. :(
This is going to be expensive!

There's been a lot in the media of late calling for Whatsapp to be banned for under 16s - the Sunday Times poll was showing 90% in favour of a ban when I last looked.

As the parent of an 11 year old and 16 year old, I'm genuinely surprised that...

My Jaguar V8R

Last year £284.23

This year's renewal quote through the broker £756.24

Final renewal cost via Tesco £301.06 (Includes £22 that I added for key cover which I didn't have last year)

And because I went via Confused.com I get a year of...

Who would have thought, a tiny eel like fish that lives on sandbanks, would trigger a major dispute.

The UK has decided to close fishing of these tiny fish on the Dogger bank, which lies within the UK's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) .

The reason...

SkyEcho/Skydemon combo - when I click "Go flying" and select "SkyEcho 2", I get an error "Protocol not available"

It used to work. I works for another syndicate member on the same SkyEcho.

WiFi is connected to the...

Good explanation Sandy. Unfortunately he has lost his way back to this thread so he can't reply. Give him a few more days and we might get something.

Looking at the answers it can't possibly be a because the wind is from the wrong side. B is...

Hey! I thought I would reach out here.

I have thankfully come now to a position where disposable income is at the point I can pursue my PPL. I did a few trial flights a few years ago but due to COVID/Work Commitments, this had to stop.

I have...

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 thread allows all those steps to be cast into internet eternity forever more.

Please...

Evening all, I’m hoping that the combined knowledge of the forum can, once again, make up for the inability of the CAA to provide accessible information! Any help you can provide would be appreciated.

I hope to get my IR(R) this year, and in...

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...

"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 folks,

I am looking for a lawyer to do the above. Does anyone have any positive recommendations? Thanks in advance!

Seems they have a Baron B55 too... That's a little beyond me though :P

We've been wandering the halls as people got their stands ready. Looks like there'll be some interesting announcements tomorrow, with first showings for the heritage Junkers, something still under wraps from Tecnam, what looks like a homebuilt...

Hi,

I'm planning a VFR trip to Split in May in an Beech Bonanza (no oxygen) breaking the journey up into 3 legs to clear customs at the 1st stop and have a break at the 2nd (possibly overnight) and then on to Sinj (LDSS).

Having only been as far...

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...

Hi,

I’m a PPL(A) with just shy of 100 hours. Half of these were dual hours obtaining my PPL, the other half are solo PIC hours since my PPL was issued 16 months ago.

I’m sure I share frustrations with many of you that the weather has been...

I've just discovered this series on the telly and am now heavily into it on iPlayer, finding it pretty good.

However, not having seen series 1-7 , I can't help feeling I'm missing the significance of a lot of the brooding sidelong glances between...

Hi All
Can anybody tell me where I can find the definitive answer to how flight time should be recorded.? There seems to be many opinions ( engine on, brakes off, etc) but the only thing I can find in the ANO pertains to rotary wing

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...

I've got 3 x 1 US Gallon cans of the stuff, un-opened, if anybody needs any.

Batch number 06192013 which I'm guessing is the date as it ties in with the project it was bought for.

No expiry date, or life on the tin, so I assume it's okay.

Does...