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“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...

Hello All,

Hope everyone here is doing well. I've got a somewhat quick question, though the full subject behind the question is a bit more involved and maybe I can talk about that later.

Question:

Can you do your Private Pilot's License and...

Hello All,

Hope you are doing well.

When you were undergoing your VFR Private Pilot Training, how much Attitude Instrument flying and focus did you work out with your CFI? After you completed your VFR Private Pilot Training and begun your IFR...

This picture was taken at Beira Airport, in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. It is one of a sequence published in the Guardian today .

This was apparently the worst cyclone on record in that part of the world. This month has also seen...

Hello All,

Hope you are doing well.

If your goal someday is to own a more modern complex aircraft down the road, having a has a glass cockpit based on either Garmin G3000, Rockwell Collins Proline 21, or Honeywell Primus Epic or Apex, are you...

Hello All,

Hope you are doing well.

When flying VFR, what instruments do you find yourself using and needing the most. When flying IFR, what instruments do you find yourself using and needing the most?

When flying VFR, have you ever completed a...

The wonderfully mental STOL world championship :shock: :D

Sky news reporting that an Ethiopian Airlines 737 with 157 people on board, brand new to the fleet last November, has been lost. The Ethiopian government has already issued a message of condolence suggest there is little hope of survivors.

I'm sure...

Let's see how big a PR disaster Sutton Harbour Holdings can make of it this time! I hope they've locked down their social media accounts in preparation.

This just out from the CAA

Overview
Electronic conspicuity (EC) is one of the most important airspace modernistaion initiatives because of its potential to unlock safety benefits and save lives by reducing the likelihood of infringements and...

I had news that Toon may have passed away recently?
I hate to ask...

Toon was one of the great characters I knew many years ago.
He was a popular figure in flying in those days, an instructor and examiner working in the south east and based for a...

Year of the Pig 1983

I like to compare Chinese years to see if there are any similarities. Often there are, and so this morning after giving someone the benefit of my knowledge by way of ‘customer service’, doing my job though there is no fee, I...

Sold to Aero Legends

New iPad mini just announced. How will this compare to the much vaunted mini 4?

I seem to remember that @stevelup in a previous thread thought it might not turn out to be up to much?

(Posted this in GA where advice on tablets is usually sought.)

From today's Private Eye:

Does anyone have a source to get a custom panel overlay made in the UK. My aircraft has a metal structural panel and used to have a plastic facia over the top. Over the years it fell apart and I took it off and had the underlying panel painted and...

It's all over the local telly and papers.

Here's what they are saying in The Journal

Peel Airports Limited has announced it is actively looking for a buyer to take over the majority shareholding it holds in the airport. The firm owns 75%, with...

Can anyone tell me how far in advance a NOTAM needs to be submitted?
Recently I've seen a danger area become active and a NOTAM issued within a few hours of my flight planning.
Surely a situation could arise where I have checked the NOTAMs prior to...

In the past 2 weeks I have phoned a particular large Flying School twice and spoke to two different to seek price and course information on 2 courses. Both times I was told I would get an email with all the relevant fees and information. I have not...

Does anyone have experience of putting an LAA type on the Dutch register?

Any pointers to the relevant organisation who control it would be appreciated.

Thanks

From Mike Patey, creator of Draco

Need an up to date link to the mil AIP. The links I have are all expired and we have trip to Yeovilton this week.

TIA

Some time in the early to mid eighties, my dad booked he and I on a sightseeing flight out of Bristol Airport (pretty sure Foggy Bottom but could have been Filton?)

According to my dad, it was a bumpy ride and he felt a little rough (but not...

Please bear with me as I have never set up a poll before. Recent posts have me wondering what other pilots do.

Me, I use a moving map GPS (or two) currently Skydemon on an iPad a and a Garmin 496 on the yoke. I carry a chart in case of...

Chatting to a chap who is based there, and he tells me that there are plans to build over a thousand houses on the site :shock:

Anyone else heard about this? There will be no airfields left at this rate :|

... why pilots are forced to lie.

Interesting Article on BBC World Service:-

Audio:-

Anyone know more?
The AAIB has sent a team to Northamptonshire.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published:
18 June 2017

The AAIB has sent a team to investigate a light aircraft accident in Northamptonshire.

The AAIB has sent a team to...

I've just scanned through the General Aviation Reports for Dec.2013 and find it rather concerning that, just in this one month, there were 17 recorded laser attacks on aircraft in the UK.

It would appear that no one was injured as a result of these...

Yesterday I went for my medical. I have been flying on a European Union LAPL up until now.
The AME was keen to get me to change to a class 2 PPL.
Can anyone explain what advantage that would give me. I passed the full medical including ECG.
The...

following an AAIB accident report published today on a possible trim runaway accident with a PA-31 - the CAA has published guidance on the issue at additional video advice to come shortly

Taking off in about 30 minutes! This is a test of the ferry fuel setup for the round the world flight. Haven't been able to squeeze in quite as much fuel as hoped, so we'll see how it goes...

N9953H on flight aware, and the GPS tracker is at - you...

Amazing initiative by ATC, well worth a watch:

Pilot found guilty of seven charges after accident
This court case has now concluded, so in line with the Mods' earlier request (and thank you very much for complying with that), it is a case that we are content now may be discussed.

I'll start:...

Does anyone have experience with using sprl V3 series fuel valve with UL 350 is engine? Since the V4 series valve was discontinued, I am concerned with the small return flow porting on the V3 duplex valve.

Just had a Daily Post news flash of an aircraft down on the runway at Caernarfon, timed at 6.30pm - any news on the crew?

There appears to be a stray B52 looking for a home.

Rob P

Seeing the thread on Wolverhampton/Halfpenny Green reminds me that the Compulsory Purchase Order proceedings were given the go-ahead this week for the acquisition of Wellesbourne Airfield. Stratford-on-Avon District Council have set aside some £1.1m...

Rob P

I am thinking of buying a lifejacket from a marine supplier, I sail a bit as well as fly so it would be good if it could do double duty.

Does anyone have any experience of disabling and re-enabling the auto-inflate mechanisms?

Probably a question that's been done to death, but lazy me instead of trawling back through old posts thought I'd ask. Like most GA flyers today I use SD for my navigation with current 1/2 mill chart to hand just in case....!

A lot of my flying is...

I am writing a feature-length screenplay that involves the protagonist travelling in an aircraft from a private hangar in London to a remote area in the Jerusalem Hills. Does anybody know how the pilot would be able to travel undetected for this...

Hi all

Quick question please? - Does anyone know of anywhere that supplies aircraft decals such as AVGAS only, No Step, No Push etc.

Thanks in advance

Hello all I purchased my condor with an 0240 in last November.The previous owner had just installed an oil / air separator from a well know manafacture. One pipe goes from the breather on top of the crank case to the separator one pipe from the...

I recall reading some while back that using SD to file a flight plan whilst in France for a return trip had some issues, can anyone confirm if I can now use SD to file flight plan and GAR when returning after a week away? Many thanks.

Hello!

Well, it’s a ‘kitchen sink’ weekend ahead…rain, snow, hail, sunshine, wind, it’s all on the cards! Details below.

If you have not been to Weather School yet you’ll have to book your place very soon. I have just announced an Aviation...

Hi all,

Has anybody on here flown a Jodel D112?

I'm possibly looking at getting a share in one of these machines. I have an NPPL (M), working to convert onto NPPL (SEP), and I'm very interested in vintage/taildragger types.

Obviously, I'd do...

I've been asked if I could offer a flight in our Jodel DR221 as a raffle prize. All money from the sale of tickets goes to the organisers, none to me.
I've looked in the relevant CAA pages and I am still not clear whether I would be legal. My...

Really :roll: