A young friend of mine posted this video recently. I was asked to join the trip in the Pipistrel you’ll see in the film, but had to decline due to other comittments. My loss!

I’m posting this here to intice you to make Scandinavia your next flying...

I had the pleasure of relocating just as the lockdown started and although I am very happily entrenched in the idyllic Sussex countryside, my aircraft is still rather far away, currently based in a hangar in Herts with some work needing done on it....

I just felt I had to share these classics:

Rob P

First post folks so be gentle. Have tried finding the answer on the forum, but can't find it anywhere.

Am a current UK airline pilot and in my spare time do some SEP flying in the UK and the USA. I am now in my second year of the rating being...

Been stressing so much about airlaw as it just wasn’t going in but I just passed my air law and human performance exams, not just to box off operational procedures in a couple days :)

I have to say for anyone getting ready for the example I cannot...

Hell yeah! :bounce:

Anyone know where he went?

I was reading something he wrote on here a few years back, and I recalled how much his contributions made good reading, good humour, and a lot of sense.

I've noticed a number of danger areas have OCNL mentioned. e.g. Lyme Bay off the Dorset coast is shown as D012/18.0 OCNL/25.0. Does anyone know what OCNL stands for? My first thought would be occasional, but that doesn't quite make sense to me; a...

Now that Air Cadet gliding has started again at Little Rissington, 2FTS are seeking an ACP to establish an ATZ, which would be active at weekends and on Public Holidays, other times by NOTAM. Details may be viewed by following the relevant links at...

After some knowledge from those with expertise in the area please...

I "sold" STC three investment properties just prior to the pandemic and lockdown. They are now starting to move again as banks open and chains complete.

However, my gut...

Anyone have a source for 3" dia air vents, the simpler the better?

Replaced the side/door screen and refitted the existing vents - simple rotating disc with angled scoop - before seeing how awful they look. Replacements I can see from LAS are...

Stole this from Taildragger Pilots United on FB

It was taken by Will Easterwood during Marcus Smith's epic delivery flight in his newly acquired J3 from California to N Carolina. :shock: :thumright:

The rest of the set are stunning with anyone...

I used it for the first time this week and again today both between the Bushe and Norwich.
My new share-o-plane had a flat tyre there. Turns out it was a small hole in the tube!
Anyway today’s flights there and back were superb. Not much weather to...

Since most of us are possibly in for an extended period of @home, what to do?

I already started a playlist on Spotify:
My Sharona (sing along to “my Corona”)
Peggy Lee - Fever
London’s Burning - the Clash
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
I will survive -...