A popular thread, recovered...

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Mixed weather to come through this weekend, we’ve wind, rain and showers for all, but also some drier spells.

My Aviation Weather Schools are now full for the rest of 2016, but I’ve just announced new dates for early 2017. If you’d like to...

In one of the LAA Rally threads there was discussion of getting Scout groups etc to aviation events. The next main cross- GA event is Telford.

Bossman says go for it. All under-18s are free entry in any case.

Scouts are easiest - they come with...

As requested, a stuck thread with a link to the "new" drawback form:

Hi all, I am new here but have been lurking for a while.

I am planning to buy my first plane, my budget is around 100k EUR (I am based in Switzerland).

Mission:
- fly around in Europe to visit friends/family/sightseeing with my wife (so 2...

Ok so I've just renewed my old IMC which was last valid in 2004, done the written exam and passed the flight test and have now got an IR(r). Please could somebody answer me a hopefully simple question about precision and non-precision approach...

We have a secondhand GNS430 in the shared aircraft which was fitted a couple of years ago, however I believe the database is from 2006 so about ten years out of date!

Now none of us use the unit for IFR (obviously) but it would be nice to bring it...

Another interesting selection from FlugSnug.

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Found what looks like an inspection panel on the runway yesterday and would like to return it to the owner. It doesn't belong to a resident aircraft but if I can work out what type it fell off I can check the visitors book and perhaps track them...

I tried repeatedly to contact Essex Radar for a zone crossing this morning (23rd September) about 11:00am local but got no reply, after a while another pilot came on the frequency to say he'd also been trying with no success. Anyone know why they...

In latest RT:

New series, 5 episodes, BBC2 (but, confusingly, made by 'ITV studios')

Weds 2100 from 17 Aug:

RT says: 'People who spend their lives in flight and the teams whose job it is to keep them safe'. First episode to include ATC...

It would drive me nuts.

I have heard at Friedrichshafen that NATS are nearly complete in negotiating that by the end of the year we will be able to get a very small, self-contained Mode S, ADS-B, in and out, box, which can be put in the top pocket and run for about 7 hours...

....I'm not sure if they've repositioned this (I'm sure it used to be a very dull view across the apron) but some of these landings are mesmerising! :shock:

I hope mine don't look like that!! :D

For those of us that won't fly in these days,...

Just started now.

Flew past Cardington today and saw a big roundey thing outside, :shock:

No idea whether this is any good, but it seems to be free today.

From the Flyer newsfeed. Wings resting on water - can't say I've seen a design like this before.

Raises lost of question in my tiny mind over lift/Bernoulli principle etc

I'm in need of some clear, UV balenced (non-yellowing) mylar tape to apply between friction points. LAS say they've never heard of it. Any ideas?

As widely trailed, Cranfield has announced a series of significant changes to its opening times in the light of ATCO shortages.

All movements PPR. Shut every weekend until end Mar 2017 lots of other random closures and other days with significant...

An AOPA report.

I'm assuming it was a flare stack. About 10.45am yesterday, visible for miles. I was crossing the Thames and noticed a bright intense amber coloured flame followed by smoke. Quite impressive. Has anyone else witnessed the event?

On Wednesday 10 August 2016 TAG Farnborough Airport will commence an additional consultation following the identification of opportunities to refine the Proposal submitted to the CAA in July 2015. This consultation will be limited in scope and area,...

Hi all,

I am just wondering about the new directive, re; IMC/IR(R) and the notification to the CAA that they (CAA) must be informed of pilots' currency.

Is this is to either allow the rating to be used after a certain date (if there are enough...

Watched this, then realised I have met and flown with this chap out in Florida. Really nice bloke.

Sobering video! Glad he was ok.

I encountered this evening a hot air balloon above scattered cloud (METAR says scattered at 700ft), which I guess is technically VFR on top, but wouldn't fancy having to thread it through the gaps to get it back down. Hope they managed it ok .... an...

On Tuesday 20th September a Greek Army Apache helicopter crashed into the Aegean

The AH-64D helicopter crashed in the waters of the Strimonikos Gulf near Asprovalta, in northern Greece while taking part in SARISA 2016 exercise.

Fortunately, both...

For the GA flyers that are not aware the airfield is alive and well boasting a nice long hard runway.
For the seaside lovers there is a footpath from the tower to the seafront and a short walk from the Golden Bowler P.H plus The Shack on the...

"In promoting safety across General Aviation, the LAA Pilot Coaching Scheme invites any Class Rating Instructor to attend"

This year, the LAA Pilot Coaching Scheme are again providing a seminar for it's LAA coaches, and invite other...

Another question for the ATC community....

The London / Scottish FIR boundary is roughly from Whitehaven across to Newcastle ... but if I were to depart Leeds IFR I would be handed over to Scottish shortly after take-off.

So if I've followed this...

An article in Le Figaro suggests that a further 15 French airfields will soon lose the ability to accept non-Schengen flights. Although the official list has yet to be published it suggests that it will soon no longer be possible to request customs...

The AAIB has just issued this press release

The AAIB have sent a team to investigate an accident involving a microlight aircraft

All this is , is a simple reminder to LAA members who may possibly use this forum rather than the home website.
I'm sure that many will be aware that Barry Tempest will be tabling a Proposal on a topic that has been fairly well wrung out over the...

Anyone else seen this ?

Briefly, it's about Dick Strawbridge and an attempt to build a replica of an aircraft first built and flown by Ferguson, he of tractor fame.

Apols if posted elsewhere - landing incident -all OK

I've been reading some of these when I have a few mins spare, and there are others linked to them. Just thought I'd post them in case anyone was bored and wanted things to read! :D

Why helicopter airliners haven't happened yet.
A380 2A check at...

Nice little piece on South Today about a chap building an Isaacs Spitfire. Came across really well. No drama or nonsense
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Struggling to get there at the moment - would like to know how to get mode C/S targets and how to get the Flarm Mouse (if that's what it is called), but the URL goes to pfl4sdk46jgh.pilotaware.com/ and refuses to open. Any ideas?

Ian

There's been a bit of a debate about ATC salaries in the "Skies above Britain" thread and it got me thinking......

Presumably the salaries are not just related to the skill level, but also to the supply (or otherwise) of ATCers capable of...

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I'm seeing more and more new stories of GA forced landings taking place on roads, we have had a local English paper report one here.

So the question is, would you make a road your first choice in cases of a forced landing; either day or night...

Well, after more than 10 years of flying circumstances aligned where it made sense to buy my own aircraft. I ended up acquiring a 1985 C172P with the 180hp AirPlains conversion and the 2,550lb gross weight STC, bought sight unseen from a Civil Air...

Reached Walton on the Naze this morning and decided that the viz mitigated against a cross-estuary/channel flight. Turned round and landed back at Old Buckenham.

London Info said they couldn't close the flightplan. They gave me an APFEX phone...

Surely this system needs updating. All sorts of superfluous stuff written in a confusing and unhelpful manner. I don't think it's changed since last century

Just about to start now at time of posting, about a collision over the Grand Canyon in 1956.

This is Aerochia 33, a very modified Lancair Legacy flown by Elliot Seguin, during a qualification run at Reno last week. Before this happened, the average lap speed had been 379.768mph

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Ian

I saw this today after going through the intimidating gates at Biggin Hill:

Beautiful sign, and in Asia I'd understand it, but in England... WTH?

204 and 205 should be sent to a re-education camp.

Next we'll adopt American spelling :roll:

Perhaps there's a hat or something... ;)

Good day for it at Old Park anyway - one of the flex pilots met a member of the public who'd searched the strip out because we fly over his house and...

...he wanted a go. Phew! So he took him flying.

Then...

We're off to Alderney today and I just noticed that SkyDemon has what looks to be a geo-referenced chart overlay for the RNAV26 approach (but not 08). I haven't looked around for other examples but will these be introduced for all approaches...