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At its best, the Flyer Forum continues to be a valuable resource for the General Aviation community

It is a place where flyers of all experience levels can meet to discuss and exchange up-to-date undistorted...

We were bowled over by the response to last year's #FLY2023 Challenge and Russ Pinder is a worthy winner - a Bose A30 headset will be on its way to Russ very soon.

Did you see the FLYER Livestream with Russ? It's here:

The #FLY2024 Challenge has...

“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...

There have been a few unacceptable posts of late. Please take a look at the Code of Conduct and post accordingly. Identifying individuals by anonymous is a BIG no no!

Be nice, considerate and polite.
If you can't make your point without a...

Is PPL better than an A-level if I was going for a fully funded scheme such as ba speedbird? And also, would I be more likely to be selected with a PPL compared to everyone else? And also, what would set me apart even more to have a higher success...

Given the upcoming sale, its amazing to see such a positive spin on what is from the outside a worsening situation with current management at Gloucestershire Airport.

Cant believe any operator or tenant is happy to see the airport close or...

I mean METAR, some are really huge !

RyanAir won't have enough fuel to get these in ATIS?

METAR LFPG 011100Z 15009KT 120V180 1500 0900 R27L/1700D R09R/1900U R26R/1700D R08L/1800N R26L/1800U R08R/2000U R27R/1300U R09L/1600D BCFG SCT001 BKN002...

On 13th November, I tempted fate and wrote on our syndicate WhatsApp group chat that " is in excellent condition "; for a few weeks prior it had been a bit iffy and the owners were asking aircraft to do power checks on the apron and use...

I don't know whether anyone else has done this (forgive me if this is a commonly known thing) but I have coded all the FMC areas into SkyDemon Custom Data, so you can see the boundaries.

I have checked them reasonably carefully, but obviously there...

This week we’re welcoming US display ace Eric Tucker, whose signature stunts include landing a J3 cub on top of an ambulance. As you do! His displays combine aerobatic skill with comedy to entertaining effect, resulting in such riotous routines as...

I learnt to fly at Fullerton, LA so took an interest in this recent incident:

So would you in similar circumstances in a very built up area, with light industrial sheds all around, highways and a main railway just beyond boundary of the active...

Quite a long read, but IMHO does a reasonable job of outlining the trade-offs

Top line summary:

.... the impact of converting the MLLR to class G will now be taken through to the Amend phase of the CAP 1991 process, as will raising the current...

Some good aviation news for once.

Never been mentioned on here before but a heartwarming story of perseverance.

At 1630 local each night the sound of a bugle call drifts across the Rob P cottage, followed by the National Anthem and the Star Spangled Banner.

This signifies that all the toys have been tucked away on Lakenheath Base, and hundreds of US citizens...

The book is now out (may not be applicable to Flyer readers :D).

Iceman 8)

I think not.
Our C182 has just completed an Autopilot upgrade. Functional airtest ok. We need an RNP/ILS to check the Coupled Approach function, one approach and go around.
Southampton is the nearest to the avionics facility. Listening out today on...

I was just going to leave a book recommendation here, but given the time of year coming up I thought it would make more sense to start a thread for others to recommend reading or book-related gift ideas either for yourselves or the other pilots in...

Does anyone on here have a contact number for this department? The CAA switchboard doesn't and advise all communication must be by email. Which is fine if they have the courtesy to reply to you. CAP1422 says that all investigations should be...

Hey all,

Looking for recommendations for women's flying boots. My walking boots are great for glider flying but rubbish for Tiger Moth/Rearwin flying, need something a little lighter and less clumpy.

Google brings up loads of results for men's...

I used to receive these monthly reports, then the CAA moved the reports over to a Sharepoint system.
Since that happened I can't re-register for access due to a mismatch between my original CAA login details and my Sharepoint access.
I replied back...

Hi,
our leisure and tourism dept now have themselves a cabin in one of our classrooms and they want to run smoke drills in there but our site team have said NO.
Does anyone have any suggestions for places that might do this sort of thing?
We are in...

The free landings for FLYER Club Members in December will be:
Lee on Solent
Audley End
Yatesbury
Tibenham
Sandown (50%)

That could save most GA pilots around £59. That is a LOT compared to monthly Club membership, at £5, and would more than cover...

NATS to consult on its own plan for airspace modernisation which would result in a monopoly and probable charging for General Aviation users Read more

Hangar broken into at 0100 on Monday 18 Nov. Fortunately no vandalism of aircraft, but stolen items include a new Mountfield tractor mower and tool boxes containing tools, test equipment and spares of value only to a light aircraft engineer. Other...

When CAP 2163 was published in August 2021, I wrote to LAA Engineering expressing an interest in getting my 480Kg Eurostar SL re-classified as a microlight.

Following a long exchange of emails and with LAA Engineering continuing to insist that my...

Until very recently LAA Permit revalidations were turned around in a day.

In the days of post it was usually post Monday, receive the new stuff Wednesday - excellent service.

In the last couple of years, where the excellent new Chief Inspector...

It’s fair to say that prolific aviation YouTuber Charlie Lamdin has raised a few eyebrows among the flying community online, attracting both positive and negative comments about the flights he broadcasts from his Peterson-equipped STOL C182 and...

Hi All,

BYP has already popped up on this forum but I wanted to introduce it properly - mainly because we have growing list of flying clubs and I’m currently putting a team of instructors together, I thought this might be a good place to start....

Head over to the Members' forum for the link to next week's Skivestream!

There are mysterious drones flying over several air bases containing American aircraft. The bit I don't understand is that after the similar Gatwick incident a few years ago, to stop this happening again, the government through the CAA instigated a...

The Silent Auction for the Aviators' Ball is now live!

There are a range of starting prices, and some fun lots. Including the opportunity to bid to be a guest presenter for the FLYER Livestream.

Do share the link far and wide - the Ball raises so...

I wonder if anyone has a spare Tempest AA48108-2 Spin on oil filter or equivalent that they are willing to sell me. I gather that there is still no stock with the usual suppliers. (It's for a Continental O-200).

Fortunately my a/c is on a permit,...

Details to be found here

Objections required sooner rather than later, I suspect. These can be filed here

Head over to the Members' forum for the link to next week's Skivestream!

Thieves broke into several hangars at Roche last night, taking a Rotax 912UL (serial # 4152002) from the front of a Kitfox, a John Deere ride on mower, a generator and sundry tools.

The local police have been informed; as expected, the response...

We're about to ferry our PA28 back from a 12 month overhaul / avionics job, expected mid Dec-early Jan.

None of our group are current on this airframe due to it being in bits for a year (although some of us remained current SEP via flying schools)...

Hatches battened down?

Thanks Windy.com

I just had my Class 2 medical this week. Everything went swimmingly including a nice EG that was fine until we got to the end whereupon the examiner said we've got to have a conversation that he is having with quite a few people. Basically if you're...

I want to go to Canada next summer and i am looking for making some seaplane flights,if possible with a nice circuit and hotels.I am thinking of a fifteen days trip.Do somebody have some ideas.
Thanks so much

Long shot maybe, but here goes.

I arrived in the UK last month and carried out a quick oil change before parking the 182 up and heading away on a commercial flight. I didn't have the equipment to cut open the oil filter, but did send an oil sample...

I haven't had time to listen yet, so don't blame me if it isn't worthwhile.

Annoying presenter alert

Rob P V2.0

I've got the itch to fly. However the one thing that gets in my way is my weight.

It's meant that I've had to "shop around" more in terms of finding a club that'll allow me to train in their aircraft.

Recently I've started to work...

Forget it , week end or week day - cannot organise a **** up in a Gritchie brewery

I know quite a few people who like me, as they get older are getting fatter and blood pressure is creeping up a little every year.
I know a few who have been taking the supposed new NHS wonder called Mounjaro (has various different brand names)...

Come to Sunny Jersey………
Not today….

Some council-owned airfields in Scotland are under threat - in particular Plockton and Broadford.

Who fancies becoming an "owner"?

Under the Community Empowerment Act 2015, community organisations have a right to ask to take over control...

I haven’t been to Nottingham for years, but dropped in today to get an Uber into the city so I could meet Jnr Farmer for lunch, who’s at Uni there.

They really do run that airfield well. Helpful with PPR, and helpful upon arrival.

I just wanted...

The following is a first hand account of how Border Force (recently) turned out to meet one of my close friends.
he told me the story first hand about 30 minutes after the event had occurred.

Unfortunately, I suspect that this is an extremely...

Hard of the heals of Easter Airfield another AD plant proposal adjacent to Beccles Aerodrome.
See Suffolk County Council planning website SCC/0124/22W. Inspite of total rejection and objection by all PC's and East Suffolk Councils and 80 or more...

We are delighted to welcome back former FLYER columnist, Livestream veteran and now published author, Matt Dearden!

Famous for his starring role in the Channel 4 series ‘Worst Place to Be a Pilot’, Matt’s adventures with flying for Susi Air in...