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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...

Lads and ladies

Sunday 19th looks good after a wet and windy spell.

Anyone want to meet up for a last minute big Flyer fly-in?

Venue suggestions welcome. I could do with getting the oil hot. 8)

Just announced by AOPA I understand

At the CAA’s Electronic Conspicuity (EC) conference in London on 27 June Mark Swan, Director of Safety and Airspace Regulation, announced that the CAA will be relaxing the rules around simultaneous transmissions...

I am new to this forum so apologies if I am not doing this correctly. I am confused about the details of Richard Warriner's infringement, I am a glider pilot but training for a TMG rating so this is now more relevant for me. He says that his...

Looking after a friend’s Moth at the mo. Decided today that it needed a chance to stretch its wings after an idle Christmas. So took it up on this beautiful winter flying day. Clear blue sky; the faintest breath of wind; mists in the valleys; frost...

Now that the PAW team appear to have teamed up with the Open Glider Network (OGN) and are trialling rebroadcast of FLARM position data then they appear to have pulled ahead of the competition. I see the various systems as follows:

PAW Device...

HIAL remoter airfields downgrading from ATC to FISO; Union concerns

NATS trainee recruitment drive

I'd always assumed that it was my responsibility to send the docs off to the CAA following an SEP Revalidation. After all it's my rating....

However, the SkyWise email just now places the responsibility fairly and squarely in the hands of the...

Despite having more than 500 hours, and having flown in and to Ireland, and Jersey, and within France in an F-reg plane, and in the USA and Canada, I’ve never taken the plane I share from the UK to France.

So I’m looking for recommendations for a...

IWM Duxford are recruiting a full-time permanent FISO . Is there anybody browsing the Forum who might fill the bill - pilot or enthusiast, maybe an ATSA? I have been a part-time FISO for about sixteen years and I still look forward to going to the...

Just received some timely advice from Eurocontrol.

After several days of low pressure, it is expected that barometric pressure could increase to a record 1050 hPa this weekend.

This could particularly have implications for pilots flying below...

The Pooley's entry for Finmere does not mention the word "microlight" and gives the impression of it being an ordinary unlicensed aerodrome (albeit with some noise sensitivities). The only restrictions mentioned in Pooley's are PPR and...

At the F’Boro NATS presentation at Waltham this week, the NATS presenter made reference to the ending of the UK’s derogation from the SERA Rules of the Air Regarding VFR and SVFR flight rules - to occur around 20/3/20.

I’ve had a look on the CAA...

I bet there were some squeaky bums here

The preliminary report from ATSB is here

Saturday 0800 EST.
Could be interesting!

.... they're acting as if it is.

Yesterday I thought I might see if my glideslope/localiser indications are working, as I'm planning to renew my IMC rating in the near future, and I want to do it in my aeroplane. So my plan was to fly to Guildford...

In Episode 1 (Innovation, drones and recreational flying) UK CAA Director Jonathan Nicholson speaks to Innovation Strategy Lead David Tait to find out how his team is working with organisations to support innovations and new products coming to the...

I am just curious to know what the average salary is of PPL holder.

It would be good to know how often you fly, if you own/share a plane etc...

Breaking off from the Airspace consultation thread, please see below an example of Tim’s Heat Diagram (using my flight logs).
It is a clear indication of where I do most of my flying - therefore if everyone’s data was plotted, it would give the CAA...

The scale of the infringement issue at Barton=

The response to the issue = 29 pages

Is it just mid-winter or do we need to get things into proportion?

I wonder how many of the people that contributed to this debate have responded to the CAA...

Has anyone else noticed that the LLR has changed on Skydemon?

It appears to now be within a CTR?

Not seen mention of it before, but a report has been published.

According to the NPPL website it is possible to fly to the IOM using an NPPL "with prior clearance from their Aviation Authority".
Have any Forumites done that, and how did they get their clearances?

Hello,

I know this is very late notice, but two of the attendees to Aviation Weather School (Part 1) tomorrow have just advised they are stuck in another part of the world and so will not be able to attend.

So if you'd like to come along tomorrow...

Does anyone know what was going on here?

The latest from Skywise

"Instructors providing training within the scope of their privileges

There have been several instances where LAPL only instructors have conducted training for which they do not have the instructor privileges stated in...

SERA.5005(f) says a VFR flight shall not be flown:
"(1) over the congested areas of cities, towns or settlements...at a height less than 300 m (1 000 ft) above the highest obstacle within a radius of 600 m from the aircraft"
but that's...

I just turned the telly on now to see this. They were at the Dambusters Inn just now, and now they're at the pub at Woodhall Spa. They're going to places related to Bomber Command.

What happens in the UK if the registered owner of an airframe sells on an aircraft, and fails to tell the UK CAA?
Are there any sanctions?

Hmmm....

I have strobe lights (3) on my recently bought ATL, but the control unit for them is missing. I think it is a factory built system. Can anybody tell me the manufacturer and the type of this system or the control unit?

Where dose it all go?

Flying! Ex-Flying! - As a retired person or OAP?

Peoples with a life time of PPL flying experiences?

Are we getting into the realms of needing a PPL Veteran’s Society/Club?

Could be a new job for the Grimm reaper?

Contained in the Rules of the Air Regulations 2015 legislation is the following requirement:

3.—(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—
(a)
carry out a review of the Rules in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;
(b)
set out the conclusions...

Hi All,

I apologise in advance as I can see similar questions have been asked before, however my conclusion is that there are conflicting answers including speaking to the CAA and BMAA...

ok here goes.

My situation.
EASA PPL (SEP) with Class 2...

Am I the only person that finds this extremely hard to read, sent of a request for approval to do a PPL Examiners course the other day and still not sure I put the correct amount in (anyone know the correct fee?).
It might help if they put the...

We've had pretty heated debates about this in the past, and the recent Skywise email about responsibilities for informing the CAA of revalidation and the Barton/infringement MOR debacle have made me ponder......

In summary the revalidation hour...

Hello

I have a NZPPL and enjoyed flying various light aircraft. I have night rating, cross country rating, have flown in Portugal, UK and of course NZ. I have had some fantastic experiences, over 250 hrs of flight time, but also a very long...

Picking up on a comment from Lefty in the Farnboro' CAS thread.
(perhaps to route west via Basingstoke or even request a Special through the London TMA (Ascot – Burnham – Thorpe).
I'll be flying into Denham from my strip due south of Gatwick a few...

Did we do OK? The CAA's General Aviation issues its 2019 school report

Morning all , anyone had probs with the Met Office this morning ?
Don't seem to be able to load F214, F215 ,TAFs METARS , Rain Radar , or Surface Pressure charts .
Anyone with similar probs , or info please ?

rgds condor .

Does anyone have any experience/recomendations for a good avionics company that could do a full panel upgrade on an Vans RV7. I know in the LAA world I probably should do it myself, but not sure I have the skills or time to make a good job of it so...

Hi all,

Apologies for the slightly later-than-usual update of this weeks forecast video (I forgot to upload :( )

It's online now though and it looks like something a little better for the weekend and early next week (although fog may then become a...

Just read something on FB that suggests that exams will be going on line.

What have people heard?

Sorry if this has been mentioned previously....

A new television series takes viewers behind-the-scenes of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team’s most ambitious overseas tour.

The four-part documentary follows the Red Arrows on a 22,000-mile journey...

A topic which is appearing on different threads sometimes in a roundabout way is the matter of licence suspension.

When we transgress (for whatever reason) what is the feeling about immediate suspensions (well almost immediate)?

In other words if...

Sorry it is a bit of a long post. But in light of not being able to find an aircraft share in a syndicate within a sensible commuting distance from home; I live in Hull and we have five airfields that are sensible in terms of commuting.

Beverly...

All the METARs around the York area (eg Leeds, Humberside, Doncaster, Linton, Leeming) are at least six hours old at the moment. They're usually updated hourly. Are these things networked via a network node somewhere?

Concrete base is pretty much the norm and this is a given, as that will need to be constructed ourselves as this will be an extension to existing apron, but what happens above that offers a few select options.
1. Large traditional steel frame with...

Excuse my lack of commercial knowledge. One report I heard said this was a 737 Max, and three years old.

Does this predate the MCAS ones or were Ukraine allowing them to fly when everyone else has grounded them?

I'm inclined to try using xPlane for some IFR procedures practice - accepting the limitations and using it just for the bits that seem to get good reports by folk who have tried it.

It won't run on my laptop, so I'd need to get a PC. The dilemma...