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Rather surprised to see Wingly seems to be advertising flights that don't appear to meet what I thought was cost-sharing rules... essentially you can pick a date and also the costs seem very excessive.

Here's an example:

Pick any date you want,...

This week we will be joined by Andrew Barber, Head of Airworthiness at Hybrid Air Vehicles - manufacturer of the Airlander hybrid airship. Andrew was also the flight test engineer for GameBird, the two-seat aerobatic SEP from Game Composites .
Tune...

Blancolirio explains what happened in this fatal 2020 Airbus accident.

Hi does any of the Night rating course count as p1, eg the 1hr solo of 5 TO/ldgs where only one in the aircraft.

Many thanks

I like flying to islands in light aircraft.

Flying to Islands is one of the few opportunities to actually disprove the adage "Time to spare, go by air."

Today I went to the Isle of Wight.

Last week I went to Alderney.

Looking in my...

"Enstone Airfield car museum plans approved despite noise fears"

My cup truly runneth over. Santa has just unexpectedly delivered "Mosquito", Rowland White, Bantam, ISBN 978-1-787-63453-4.

James Holland writes: 'Stunning...........One of the most gripping works of history I've ever read'.

Primarily...

Hot off the press, the free landings for FLYER Club Members in March will be:
Strathaven
Spanhoe
Wycombe
Caernarfon
Blackpool (40% off landings or free landing with fuel uplift of 50 l)

That means that, at the very least, you could cover the £52...

I’ve left Duxford bound for Gamston.
I’ve turned north at Grafham Water, and there’s no NEED to speak to anyone till I’m near Gamston, about an hour later.

This scenario always confuses me.

How do I say goodbye to Duxford if I’m not changing to...

Hoping to land at the South Pole. Powered descent about to start. Follow it live here:

We are joined this week by Dr Jason Hill of Hill Helicopters !

Jason is the brains behind the exciting and much-anticipated new HX50 (and its commercial version, the HC50), a revolutionary single engine turbine helicopter powered by Hill’s own...

Can anyone help? Apart from AFORS, what other sites are there for aircraft sales in the UK?
I am either going to go for a GA share or move on to microlights.
(I live in Long Melford, Suffolk, so if you know of anyone selling anything nearish-by,...

We love our job of flying, but in some parts of the World it is risky.
The blog of a UK pilot flying for Susi Air was interesting, is he still out there?
Someone doing good for people who need it, risks his life due to terrorism.

I once applied to...

In an aircraft which has a Transponder, considering fitting a Sky Echo 2 so that can display ADSB and Flarm traffic on a graphic screen - which of course the XPNDR does not do. (Aware of Flarm fee, but not much else about SE 2))

>Does this...

I don't own an aircraft so only do PPL flying in aircraft rented from a flying club. The club aircraft are insured by the owner of course but wondering what additional insurance might be prudent to have.

Thinking of things like public liability...

Another setback for the indefatigable Peter Day.

This broad reaching overarching future facing document appears to describe the ways and means for airspace needs to be ascertained by applicants. Some of the outcomes according to the flow diagram result in segragated airspace.

It replaces 2...

The AAIB report on the Extra crash in 2022 is out:

Re Sun & Fun, tickets; has anyone used the the “9/27” ticket that offers priority parking and VIP viewing area etc?
From a purely financial perspective it seems to be a reasonable deal.

It came up via a military aviation Twitter link, the gent is 106. I’d be checking his passport tbh, he hardly looks a day over 80!

Very happy to see lads from Prestwick took him up for a flight as well :thumleft:

I am looking to replace an old nav/com unit with a second 833 com unit on a Cessna 150 (Privately owned and operating under Part ML)

Notes on the CAA web site says that minor modifications for Part 21 aircraft need to be CAA approved. However,...

Live coverage of the imminent Odysseus landing: 21X5lGlDOfg

Apologies if I couldn't find the answer with a search, but is there any way of flying into Manston these days? Preferably fixed wing, but rotary at a push.

Occasionally I think I ought have my say in consultations to enable the CAA to get as many views as possible, like a responsible member of the fraternity.

Today I thought I'd have a go at their consultation on "Carbon Monoxide in Piston Engine...

I’m planning to rent in Florida in a few weeks time.
The earlier threads from 2020 mention AOPA and Avemco as possible insurers.

Does anyone have any recent experience or recommendations to pass on.

In the ten years or so that I have owned the RV one of the major issues to my mind was the carp instrument panel. As purchased it 'boasted' a Dynon D100. Some odd, mono, EMS and an ageing Skymap. Then there was a smattering of useful dials: A G...

This week we are joined by Dave Barrell of Aerosuperbatics WingWalkers , which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year!

Dave is one of the world’s most experienced wingwalking pilots, so join us with all your wingwalking and display questions...

Hi all, I’m planning a Luscombe Tour around the Norther side of France, the Loire being a focal point, no further East of Tours and West, possibly to the coast over the first 10 days of May.
We’d like to combine it with joining an airfield’s...

From the Facebook Jodel Flyers Group:

"Ernest Horsfall. It is with great sadness that I have to tell you all that Ernest Horsfall - doyen of all things Jodel - passed away peacefully late yesterday. I know many will know him and have used his...

I spotted this on FB. A movie releasing on the 11th of March in tribute to Brendan 'Paddy' Finucane. The trailer is here and whilst the acting looks credible the CGI scenes seem to consist of the usual errors and issues. But hey! It's a Spitfire so...

Excellent news about this, end of Feb I think it is allowed from. Time to get that end-fed long wire streaming out the back. Or see how far a contact can be made on the 2m band from 10,000ft.

Ofcom - All licensees will be able to transmit airborne...

I've posted this here because I thought it may get a larger audience.

Have a look at this.

Yes I know we don't normally fly that high, it doesn't normally get that hot, and its a bit long, but the lessons are here, and we are now entering the '...

Just watched this interesting YT video about how it is not always immediately obvious when an engine failure happens and thought it might be helpful to others.

Once described to me as "The Peoples Republic of Tandridge" are seeking expressions of interest for the Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA).
Call for sites for new homes and economic development uses

The Council is...

The USA is still making good use of the Harrier, I was surprised to read this.

I had thought they had bought up all serviceable British Harriers as a stop gap until the hugely expensive do it all F35 came on line.
Maybe this very capable and proven...

I’ve always been a fan of Flightcom headsets, especially the Denali.

What has happened to them in the UK? Nobody seems to stock them any more, but they’re readily available in the States.

I’m fully aware of the effects of winds when landing with a crosswind in the lee of woodlands, buildings etc, and also when landing with a crosswind on the top of a ridge, with the curl over and subsequent down drafts etc. My own E/W strip sits on a...

Google if you like but I thought 50 year old planes were powered with coal.

When I arrived at the airfield to fly today, I got chatting to a woman with GCSE-age son who wants to join the RAF - he was about to have his first ever flight but they were early. So I said "come and have a look at my aeroplane" and they...

See this on Facebook, brand new RR Merlin.

Full size 3D printed!

Weighs around 50kg

2000hrs printing time

Just putting this here if anyone feels like supporting this mammoth bit of UK aviation history.

Really they should chuck out a couple of the airliners and find it space at Duxford.

Rob P V2.0

Prompted by some posts about cheap aircraft in the Vans thread, I’ve been thinking about the long term value of GA aircraft.

The pilot population is aging (according to the latest LAA magazine, their membership average age goes up 11 months every...

This isn't really my place to post but his name is now public.

Chris was one of the lead Air Traffic Controllers at Inverness - I knew him before he moved up there from Prestwick 5 years ago (or so), where he worked within ATC at the airport....

V tail Bonanza and AA5 immediately come to mind.
Both very capable aircraft. The V tail is my favourite GA SEP aircraft and it is pretty difficult to separate the tail from the fuselage but, as was proved with an A320 in New York, not impossible....

Has anyone else received a private message on Flyer, asking for reimbursement of an unpaid fuel item from 2022?
I expect it's dodgy, the sender only joined yesterday and none of our group was flying that day anyway.

"From: Northsidegrass...

reported on BBC, the sale of a chunk of the airfield to Google for a data center

whilst, on it's own, doesn't stop the airfield, what it will have done is reminded the council owners what the lands financial value is for non aviation uses.

Having occupied both positions, I know which side I support.

For those of you who may recall this accident and the awful MoD stitch-up of the operating crew, they are now trying to dispose of some of the records from the original inquiry.

There is a petition running to get the government to reconsider.