In 1977 a Piper Aztec crashed in low cloud in a blind valley in Papua New Guinea killing all 4 on board. This video, replicating the flight, is based on the aircraft accident investigation report in Australian Safety Digest No. 100, 1977. Hope you...
This month’s exclusive FLYER Club member webinar is with Andy Sinclair. Join us at 7pm on Tuesday 1 October, when Andy will be telling us all about the IR(R) – previously known as the IMC rating.
If you are not already a member, then just £5 a...
Big regional airport up on the plateau.
Fully manned, fully staffed,even a nice cafateria/resturant, just very few planes.
Probably the worlds biggest 'odd shaped' CTR!
Still, RV-12 landing €11.75 inc tax
No idea about...
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944) was a very famous French aviator & writer, best known for "The Little Prince", an aviation fable aimed at adults & children. In Dec 1935 he crashed in the Sahara desert & was saved from...
1/7 share in G-GEEP Robin Aiglon 1180TD based at North Weald Airfield (EGSX).
* 4-seater
* 120 kt cruise
* Twin Garmin 255 Nav Comms
* ADF
* Mode S Transponder
* Sky Echo
* Wing leveler
* Kept in its own hangar next to a taxiway (the hangar is not...
Kemble was always a pleasant place to visit when I lived close by, especially when AV8 was such a desirable restaurant, rather than an airport caff. Av8 has an excellent position, adjacent to the grass park up, and full panorama of the runway.
'Design, Build, Fly' is not only the theme for the Royal Aeronautical Society's conference in October but also a new initiative to address the skills gap in UK aerospace. Read more
Qantas is known as the oldest airline in the English-speaking world - only Dutch KLM is older. But few know of its heroic actions during WW2 where it operated as a sort-of unarmed RAAF unit in disguise, & of the actions of its co-founder, Hudson...
All welcome by air to Branscombe, East Devon this coming Saturday. Sadly no road visitors other than Strut and LAA members.
See for telephone PPR, noise abatement circuit procedures and n.b. the need to contact with Exeter radar when inbound &...
In the 1990s an Aussie country boy, Jon Johanson, dreamed of becoming a pilot & visiting Oshkosh. He obtained his PPL, CPL & ATPL, built a Van's RV-4 & flew it to Oshkosh, & around the world - twice. Along with other flights in his...
It's now more important than ever to change the definition of airfields as 'previously developed brownfield' sites: Strategic Airfield Network Read more
This short video from a fellow Aussie about Beccles Aerodrome, but I guess you my UK friends know all about this spot. Must look for it in my MSFS. Cheers.