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I've googled & found plenty of aviation Q codes

:- eg

In the dim & distant past I seem to remember an instructor using a Q code for a unplanned toilet stop/ or requirement to use the airfields facilities, but can't remeber which Q code...

Our transponder went u/s recently and I was told that the transponder was out of calibration on F2 pulse spacing. Now being a comlpete Ludite (sp? )on electronics can some kind soul educate me on what this is and how, if at all possible, we can...

I see the Galileo system has been approved in Brussels.

I'm planning a 4 or 5 day trip to France this Spring in a PA28 with the Mrs. We want to do, say 2 or 3 hrs flying per day and stop at an interesting mix of towns, cities and villages with nice hotels, a few sights to see and great food/wine.

I'm...

Has anybody got any details for this site. It is marked on the map some 3nm West of Waddington. I have a meeting very there in a couple of weeks and thought I would avail myself of the facilities.

I ask the question because we all use it as a unit of flying skill.

Read the following:

Pilot Time Should Count
by Gary Wiblin, Editor, International Aviation & Safety Forum
I recently spent some time having lunch with an airline pilot...

Following repeated strip inspections my 2-bladed prop is now condemed as being out of tolerance .

I decided to up-grade to a 3-bladed prop as fitted to the new build Cessna 182s and retrofitted to many older 182s.

The CAA have stated that I cannot...

Does anyone know of a landing site, Hotel, airfield or friendy farmer in the Normanton/Castleford/Off Juction 31 - M62 area's ?

Much appriciated :wink:

Just sent my £67 to Gatwick to get my night qualification paperwork done only to get a phone call telling me it's now £70. Also told me it'll probably go up again in April, more stealth taxes rant rant. :twisted:

See here for some great videos. I love the X-Prize ones :D

Some of you may remember a friend of mine flew into Blackpool, and was charged £11 on top of the £15 landing fee as a passenger charge.

There has since been communication with Blackpool, who now say the charge was a mistake, and the charge would be...

What a brilliant day to fly, the viz was fantastic. It's a long time since we have flown on such a clear day. Ok it was a bit windy. Special Valentines treat , that's my excuse anyway.

Nice to meet up with another Forumite. Funflyer. :D

I spent a bit of time the other day cleaning our grouped Cessna 150 - my intention at the time being just to clean some dirt from around the wheel spats. I then noticed how unclean the underside of the fuselage was, (probably a combination of dirt...

Here's what the BBC are reporting (taken from pprune). It's a reasonable distance from Shoreham, but in case it is the same incident...

One dead as light plane crashes

One person died when a light aircraft crashed into a field in Kent.

The...

A student-PPL has asked me if there are any ways to listen to ATC online in the UK - mainly for RTF practical exam purposes. He lives too far away from any airfields to use a scanner.

I know you can listen live online to lots of American...

I know that well over 50% of airship pilots read the forum so in case you missed it: :lol:

from the Flyer home page News section.

Russia claims airship record

14 - 02 - 2005

Russia is claiming a new world airship speed record of 50.03...

Picking up on another thread, this poll is to find out typically what we spend on flying each year. This is all costs and expenses associated with your flying.

Can somebody advise what the revalidation requirements are for a CPL.........Not interested in IR/Night etc...........Just want to fly passengers for payment...on an old CAA Commercial license . I assume this is always valid but will require...

Dear All,

I am visiting Guernsey on tuesday for a night stop and am struggling to find affordable hanagarage (Cheapest Quote £67 + £28 handling!). The aircraft is only an RV4 so doesnt take up much room, can anyone offer any advice?

Many...

Hi,

One of the instructors that I learnt with always carried a handheld transceiver, on the off-chance that the aircraft radio went u/s mis-flight. Given the state of some of the club's planes (the electronics, anyway), it seemed a sensible...

Enjoyed the heads up look at the weekend's impending weather over the last few weeks, but the day I really want to know what's occuring tomorrow (as the MetOffice seem to be sitting on the fence) there's nothing from the helpful chap.

Anyone...

On my doggie walking travels today I captured this image of a strange cloud formation.

Apart from it's whale-like appearance, does the tubular shape of the cloud indicate some nasty wind flows?

It was very gusty down below, but I'm not...

Feeling more than a little frustrated by the FREE Avbrief month offered by Flyer. After trying several different usernames, all of which were already in use , I then get e-mail registering every one of my alternatives.

So far so good, I now have...

One for the ATCOs I expect. Today's blustery weather got me thinking.

Seen a fair few GA go arounds and have done more than my share too.

Just wondered how many go arounds are initiated in an average day by the professionals and also how much...

At last I am back in the sky!!

After a good checkout today with an very capable FI , I have had my first 2 hours flying for three months. What a good feeling, I stand tall to say everyone who lets there flying lapse get up there. After a few...

My broker has quoted me to change from £ 500,000 CSL to 3 Million CSL and its £ 634.00 per year more.

Can anybody recommend another hobby ?

My apologies if this is covered elsewhere, but, if it is, I haven't noticed the relevant thread.

Last Friday's Evening Standard (that's a slightly trashy London rag, for all you grockles out there) reported on a Pup out of Waltham landing in a...

As a follow on to my last topic. I have the opportunity to buy a garmin 295 used for 300 GBP with all the bells and whistles. I have looked around at Garmin 3 pilots but the second hand prices are not much cheaper than new. The unit has only been...

I thoroughly enjoyed this last night - if only for the innocent enthusiasm of Bruce Dickenson.

Did anyone else think he came across as the love child of Tommy Vance and Brendan O'Brien?

FG

I've never tried flying in Malaysia although I have spent a lot of time here in SE Asia over the last five years.

However I leave S. Thailand for KL, Penang and Johor(nr Singapore) plus Singapore to check out the flying over the next ten days....

.................take off run for a BAE 146 series or AVRO RJ* series at MTOW??

I have searched the web and asked several in industry contacts but to no avail.

Scud.

I visit these countries fairly foften and have seen GA aircraft at the far flung corners of various airports but I've never been able to find any links or contact info to any flyign clubs.

Is GA flying available in Turkey or Egypt?

What are...

Has anyone any comments to make about renting from McClellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ, Carlsbad, California) or Oceanside (KOKB)? Any recommendations for FBO?

Also, although there do not appear to be any FBOs to rent from on the field, has anyone...

Any views on whether aircraft covers are really worth the money?? Essential items, or devices to keep a damp aircraft damp?

or better to spend the money on something else?

Cheers

Steve

...but I guarantee you will collapse with laughter when you hear the commentary on the video:

Some might be aware that a new user group, the Shoreham Airport Operators Association (SAOA), has been set up … 1. To provide a united voice for those tenants and users of the airport whose activities are aviation related.
2. To be consulted on...

So here is the concluding part of my latest adventure!

As I drove through the fog and drizzle and joined the rush hour queues on the M25 my mind turned to mulling over how successful the day was going to be. After a break of six days how much...

Flying to Kemble yesterday in a straight line from the 'bushe takes me just to the north of Des's class D around Swindon. Talking to Brize on FIS I veered South slightly (a mile or so) just after Newbury to see if I could spot the several Gazelles...

I'm trying to arrange a line-up of RAF primary trainers... in their original colours. The purpose of the line-up was originally so one of my ATC cadets could take photos for the Wing Photographic Competition. Now it's going to be a day out for the...

For details:

Can anyone tell me the major pluses and minuses for each option when either owning a plane, or share of a plane for primary use in the UK.

Thanks and regards

JayDub

I am told by the firm doing this that I need to pay over £500 for the above. The aircraft was originally built (2002) with an N number of the side but the FAA CofA was never issued (because it went to the UK and ended up as G-reg).

Some people...

Following 2Ds suggestion here's a new thread on the subject of Farnbro's fave phrase.

I reckon it's so you won't clutter up their screen which seems to suffer from poor radar reception at the best of times and cos you will be near or on the same...

I've just been **** through the (diminutive) manual for the Garmin GTX330 Mode S xponder. I had alwasy thought that Mode S was a third, independant mode , and so I would be able to squawk A, C or S, but it seems that Mode S is a...

Found this interesting subject over on a pprune posting.

If you are at a UK licenced aerodrome and you think that there is an aircraft on the ground that should not fly for safety reasons, then you should see if there is anyone there who can...

A colleague is looking to hire an aircraft when on holiday in the States later this year. A UK PPL holder for many years, he last flew in the US in 1995, when he was issued with an FAA Temporary Airmans Certificate. This was replaced by a Full FAA...

My BA flite Gatwick to Tampa on Sunday 6 February has been replaced by an aircraft from Euro Airways as BA aircraft is being refurbished .

Anyone know anything about this airline?

..are in a right whiffy state. They are not worn and have been dried out during the annual. I reckon they need a bloody good clean. If I get them wet cleaned I run the risk at this time of year of them getting mouldy while drying out.

Is there a...

Watching the local (South Today) news on BBC1 last night, there was a report which if there is any credence to it will give an explaination why regional airports wish to get rid of GA.

It would appear that it has less to do with the airport's...

Anyone know of a PA38 available for lease?

NS