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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...

During the late sixties/very early seventies G-ADDI, DH84 Dragon, used to position daily to the beach at Southport from what we might easily term an early example of a farm-strip located at Criccieth. Each day Captain ‘Chris (female), something or...

After a protracted period with my aircraft being grounded on a respray, I got the following e-mail from Jeppesen customer services, enquiring as to why myself, like many others apparently, haven’t renewed my Jeppesen subscription (in my case, for...

The Manchester LLR is class D (but with an exception to allow entry subject to certain conditions laid down in the AIP (AD MAN).

It isn’t very high nor very wide so remaining 1000’ below any cloud will be difficult (to say the least).

How will...

We've just put the finishing touches on the new Farnborough airspace in our SkyDemon chart, so I thought I'd post a little screenshot of it here.

If anyone is using SkyDemon on their PC and wants early access to a preview of the chart so they can...

Pickling up an airborne clearance in the UK always adds that little bit of workload, usually just when you don't need it. In the USA it's (unsurprisingly) easy, just call on the phone.

We're in Florida at the moment, so here's a quick video of how...

Link posted without further comment ;)

Serious question here. We all know about the proliferating "handling fee" thing that is happening at a lot of airports. Handling has been around for "major" airports and most foreign places for many years.
In the old days it was...

New series appearing on the Yesterday TV Channel which might be an interesting watch:

Ian

I thought I'd posted this before but it seems to have disappeared.
Air Cadet gliding will shortly resume at weekends from Kenley in addition to weekday operations by the civilian glding club so there will be an extra cable launch hazard over the...

Does anyone have a link to a source for downloading Cypriot approach charts? I have tried the Cyprus Department of Civil Aviation website but the registration for access to the AIP does not work (and neither does the login page).
Jeppesen, in their...

Film4, 1500

Massively adapted from his play Flare Path by Terence Rattigan (of RAF), it was one of the few to try to dramatise the interaction of newly arrived US airmen with RAF and local civilians, as well as telling personal stories of each....

With this sort of functionality surely people will realise the benefit of Electronic Conspicuity in the whole fleet?

Verbal Traffic Information has been introduced, so that all traffic of interest around you is communicated verbally.

Traffic that...

This April sees the 37th anniversary of me taking control of a light aircraft for the first time. I don't know if I'll be able to fly as PIC this April as I currently rent EASA aircraft and fly on an NPPL(SSEA) with a PMD.

I could get an LAPL by...

Does anyone have any experience of light aircraft hire / flights with an instructor in the Philippines - I am due to go there next year and can not seem to find much online about what if anything exists over there - I have a EASA PPL

The ideal...

Just got back from the fabulous Le Bourget air museum, where amongst other things I came across a memorial for Test Pilots who died in the line of duty. Do we have one such in the UK?

Just been watching a Beluga tooling around the hold at 2500' before diverting to Liverpool. If you're quick you might just catch it on FR24.

Sorry, this may be inappropriate, and in case I apologise and the mod can delete.

Is there any Cessna Cardinal owner here I can get in touch with? If you reply or PM me I have an info to ask.

Thanks, S.

Two planes lose wings after overnight attempted theft.
:evil:

Just seen this about systems thinking (in this case related to ATC) but it's interesting in itself.

There are a couple of Skybrary links at the end....

Systems Thinking for Safety: Ten Principles and Systems Thinking - Learning Cards - Moving...

I see there's a Cessna 162 for sale on AFORS (other sales sites are available). While i guess it would give the CAA an attack of the vapours to bring it in to the UK, what was it really like as a flying machine.? Tales of the extended trials period...

After 27/02/2020 are Farnborough likely to vector pesky GA transit aircraft overhead Oakhanger?
Would you accept such a routing?

I'm curious where you fine ladies and gents went on your first flight after passing your PPL? How far was it? How long after passing until that flight?

Would love to hear your stories!

When I got my driving licence, it took 6 months to finally get...

This young chap should go far and I wish him well in his future aviation career.

If only I'd stuck with the ATC and followed my then dream before I was lured away from it by girls and motorbikes (not strictly in that order).

Take those chocks away, Biggles – your noisy little plane’s a pain in the alpha, Romeo, sierra, echo

I know where he lives..... :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Byron Davies' speech in the House of Lords during the 2nd Reading of Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill.

From Hansard
4.31 pm
Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
My Lords, it is a real pleasure to speak at Second Reading and to follow my...

Of those who own and operate N-registered aircraft, who does your aircraft routine maintenance, annuals, 100 hour checks, etc., and do they have a resident IA to sign off the work ?

Iceman 8)

Seeking views on flying in Iceland in the summer.

We've been regular visitors to Iceland, but other than commercial flights in/out, I've never flown around. I've no desire to fly myself to Iceland, but am considering whether to explore hiring a SEP...

Just received the following via e-mail.

I couldn't possibly add to what has been said previously and repeated here other than to say that landing fees could be the least of our gripes in the long term.

There’s good news and bad news as the...

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) just released study for GAMA and AOPA underlines what we're talking about in another thread.

Just seen this about unveiling a model of a new flying wing

Looks amazing, and huge inside

KE

From here .... which comes from this ...

So what exactly is an approval?

I've often noted the pointlessness of 'MATZ penetration approved', and I've had 'Climb approved' from Farnborough after a transit.

Does an approval impose any obligations?...

The Wright brothers’ patents and their low importance for aviation

The Wright brothers were two American inventors who claimed they built and piloted powered heavier-than-air flying machines in 1903, 1904, 1905 and May 1908 and really flew planes...

To gyrocopter/auto gyro - or not.

Got a colleague who does 3-axis ULM, delta, **** powered parachute thingy etc. He’s colour blind, so never thought of PPL.

I’m not in the situation to fly SEP much (in fact - at all); young kids, busy life etc....

From next month Gloucestershire will require hi vis jackets, I hear. Add that to the, now, mandatory handling and the closure of the two smaller runways and we have to wonder if there is a future in GA for the airport.

I've been asked to take a family member flying who uses hearing aids in both ears. With the aids their hearing is fine, but I only have standard headphones - will these be suitable?

Anyone with any experience with this that could comment - I would...

... and if I don't, then presumably there are others that also don't know.....

Spurred on by the TMZ - is mode S required or not threads and wondering where the requirement for TMZs are specified has got me wondering......

Looking more generally...

Apologies if already posted, but I recently heard that Lindsay Brown died last week.

From the RFC Web site
It is with deep regret that we announce the sudden death of our CFI Lindsay Brown.

A much loved family member who will be sorely missed by...

Are there any changes afoot to negate the need to go via an ATO to do the CPL TK?? Read do I have have to pay an ATO or can I just self-study and sign up to CAA for exams

The CAA has just sent an email reminding ATC that

From 26 March 2020 the requirements of SERA.5001 Table S5-1 and SERA.5005(a) will apply without variation and reference to ORS4 No 1312 is removed from the Manual of Air Traffic Services (MATS)...

I’m sure that this has come up before, but I can’t find a link.

At the moment I have 2 current logbooks, one for GA aircraft and a new one for Microlights. My question is should I combine the grand total hours in each logbook or should I keep the...

Dave is arguably this generation's tps' tp, as well as being a generally top chap.

I reckon these interviews are well worth your time.

I’m becoming affected by the number of people who can’t differentiate between the words “effect” and “affect.”

Hoping that somebody can point me to a link to the latest version of the 500ft rule.

The latest I have been able to find is ORS4 1174 which allows a difference to SERA's 500ft "bubble." However, this is dated 2016 and I'm not used to any...

I've been given a heads up about cataracts by my ophthalmic guy. Not a problem yet but...
Has anybody had the problem and solved it?
What's the best surgical treatment when it comes to flying?
At the moment I'm wearing varifocals plus a spare pair...

The Etihad Airbus A380, which is flown by two people, can be seen seeming to hover metres above the tarmac as it attempted to touchdown on Saturday during Storm Dennis.

It goes on.....

....but the Etihad pilots managed to land with one attempt...

Hypothetically, if I were to visit the US and buy a secondhand transponder or radio (assume its a certified item) which has an FAA form 8130, what would it take to get it legally installed over here in a G reg?

Also, same question but what if it...

Details rather sketchy being reported on the BBC