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 information, social plans, considered...

Last weekend we had guests from abroad. We invited them for some flying on Monday. The weather on Monday was fantastic. On the way I told a few things about what we saw.

St.Elizabeth's flood (1421)

A trip report with pictures can be found here...

Many years ago anAOPA recommended insurance company , Marsh, pulled my aviation inclusive accident insurance with less than a weeks notice citing poor profits

Some telephoning by Martin Robinson’s team came up with Besso as replacement Today Besso...

A departure from my usual video format.

If you are interested in RT conundrums, listen to the attached short video and answer the question, what would you do?

Mention of, "A Local Flying Zone exists with a vertical limit of 1700ft QNH" in an upcoming chart amendment for St Athan, I must admit It's the first time I've heard of this term, a quick google brings up a similar "Local Flying...

Hello has anyone got their TRT800 To succesfully broadcast?, setting up my Trig was easy, but having problems with a friends Funke, would appreciate any pointers.

Ta, Russ

Just received the following via e-mail.

I couldn't possibly add to what has been said previously and repeated here other than to say that landing fees could be the least of our gripes in the long term.

There’s good news and bad news as the...

It's interesting that so many otherwise interesting threads tend to degenerate into interpersonal spats after a while. Such things don't tend to happen nearly as much on forums in which people cannot shelter behind a nom-de-plume whilst being rude...

I thought the answer would be somewhere on the Forum, but I can't seem to find it. The Flyer article about NCO ( ) is also not clear other than that there can be no profit involved for the pilot.

For private flights with cost sharing, there have...

Garmin have used Friedrichshafen to push the availability of ADS-B weather (similar to the UAvionix concept) from a German ground station. It is a small but significant start which hints at much broader European coverage in due course.

CS-STAN issue 3

Of particular interest is:

Standard Change CS-SC005a
INSTALLATION OF AN ADS-B OUT SYSTEM COMBINED WITH A TRANSPONDER SYSTEM
1. Purpose
This SC is for the installation of ADS-B OUT systems. This SC allows the embodiment of...

Can anyone point me at the regs on whether it’s possible to do flight training on your own (group) CofA EASA aircraft if the engine is running on condition but over the 12 year mark.

My link to the map giving the daily status of the French low level route has stopped working. My French is not good enough to understand what it’s telling me. Does anyone know where it’s moved too.

Thanks

Pete

Announced on AVweb today; I reckon this is rather fine.

" The Old Man in the Plane " - Midshipman Emma Hutchinson, USN

Emma Hutchinson, a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman, has won the inaugural Richard L. Collins Writing Prize for Young...

Informative NATS blog, released today.

Does anyone know if L3 CTS are opening (or have opened?) a commercial training base at Cranfield? Keep seeing Cranfield on job adverts and I didn't know L3 had an operation there? thanks

Never had one of these before today.

Even so a TAF for a closed airfield whose code is now used by St Athans (?) with yesterdays date on it? Hardly useful. Does anyone else get these?

Good morning, JoeC

Here are the latest available TAFs for...

I have recently started learning to fly and it is safe to say, I am completely obsessed with anything that has wings!
Working full time and only a chance to fly once week (if the weather and funds permit!), I find myself wondering if there was a way...

Does anybody here buy Avgas in drums? I have had deliveries to my bowser for the last 14 years but after a house move the logistics are problematic, hence I need to investigate other supply methods. PM me if you prefer.

Richard

A very poignant story on BBC this morning.

Told by a survivor who was a young lad when a USAF bomber crashed in a park killing the crew because the pilot appeared to deliberately avoid children playing.

There is a call for a flypast on 22nd...

A friend is going to be based in Dallas for a few months and is interested in doing his PPL there. Would anyone perchance have any recommendations?

Many thanks in advance.

It's been promised for a while, and here it is:

Beta at the moment.

For info if anyone is interested, these are my comments in the "improvements" section of the Beta survey:
• Option to skip departure info if not required.
• Option...

I’ve taken off and landed on a few different types in my time; Tarmac, Concrete, Grass, Water, Snow, slippy Perfo and of course Deanland Mud.

(Interestingly, Ive only had a bird strike while it was sitting in a tree and I have had an Alligator...

Just stumbled upon this 'interesting' video:

Obligatory Cirrus abuse:
I can only assume this is what happens if you ever take your hand off the CAPS lever :lol:

Uploaded in 2013 so may have done the rounds before but I can't seem to find any...

In the past 2 weeks I have phoned a particular large Flying School twice and spoke to two different to seek price and course information on 2 courses. Both times I was told I would get an email with all the relevant fees and information. I have not...

There are still a few seats for the meeting at Rattlesden Gliding club near Bury st Edmunds tomorrow evening. There will be food and might be persuaded to open the bar...Pm me for details
Mods, I hope this is ok?

cambioso of this parish:

An amazing aviator.

Rest in Peace.

Can someone tell me the best ways of using weather forecast information to predict turbulence or rough air at low levels (ie up to 5,000ft)? I understand that once above cloudbase it is likely to decline but what should I look for in the forecast...

I have just moved my PA28, previously always hangared, from the airport hangar to grass parking.

This is is partly to save a few quid, but also to avoid the 2hr notice required to get it out of the hangar.

In the hangar, obviously, the parking...

Apologies if this has been posted before...

Reported that the Red Arrows are not appearing at any UK airshows this summer because they are planning a big North American tour.

Flying the post-Brexit flag in support of trade deals, by any chance?

Another 133 page thread on Bird In A Little Eggwhisk?

My First aviation incident.. after 75 hours total flight time,  I've ended up with a flat tire on landing.... it was a nice landing with no sideloading on the rubber but she immediately felt odd after touchdown and then was pulling hard left on the...

Can anyone confirm whether or not this service still works (e.g.via skydemon)? Posts on another forum suggest this has now been disabled/discontinued due Brexit. Looking on both skydemon and onlinegar.com I can find no information about this.

After the "success" of introducing 8.33kHz voice radios across Europe which allow many more radio channels to be available, I hear that moves are afoot to establish if the same principles can be applied to VORs. This would further increase...

Saw this as a promoted tweet on Twitter*. And thought it may interest some on here.

I guess the market for PA28s and C172s is not the same, so not all the rules apply to light GA (although they may apply to top end GA)

* I have absolutely no...

Just got my latest (Ed 45) 1/2 Mil chart. I see R105 (round Highgrove house, south of Tetbury) refers to "Note 2" which says "R105 applies to Helicopters and Microlight activity see UK AIP ENR 5.1"

I was pretty sure this had...

Mods - apologies if this is considered inappropriate - but not a 'standard' marketing post!

Ultimate High have a 2 day formation course starting at Goodwood 0900 tomorrow . One of the 2 pilots has literally just pulled out, making it a smidge...

I was asked to competed an hours dual flight with a LAPL holder as the expiry date on their "ratings page" on their licence was due to expire.

I did an hour dual and signed the logbook. I explained that with a LAPL you don’t sign the...

...but my 10 day old is helping me plan my route for tomorrow on SD.

What has happened?! :lol:

The NOTAMs show that from 26th March until 20th June all grass runways, NDB, DME, ATIS and instrument approaches are not available due to ATC staff shortages. Surely with ATC staff shortages the norm is to shut for short periods throughout the day...

What with MCAS and this on the F35 they aren't doing too well it seems, perhaps we should have mitigated the costs of these beasts by writing the software ourselves and charging the Americans a fortune for it. :roll:

Specificaly the 1:500,000 Southern England and Wales that comes out today,
if anyone gets one please report here on the clarity.

If the printing is anything like as washed out as last years (not to mention the mistakes) i'll save me 15 quid,
I ask...

The three days impacted are as follows:

Tuesday 9th April
Monday 15th April
Wednesday 17th April

The operational hours of the Alderney airfield for those three days will be 8am-1pm and 2.30pm – 6pm local time.

See

With this sort of functionality surely people will realise the benefit of Electronic Conspicuity in the whole fleet?

Verbal Traffic Information has been introduced, so that all traffic of interest around you is communicated verbally.

Traffic that...

This brilliant site is closing in June citing funding issues. I have emailed them and offered to fund it myself but have had no answer so either my message has gone missing, they don’t take me seriously or they are being closed down.
It’s a shame...

Hi everyone,

A place has become available at Aviation Weather School (Part 1) to be held on Saturday 6th April 2019 from 10am to 4pm here at The Weather Centre in Wombourne.

If you'd like to increase your confidence in making forecasts yourself,...

Looking through a Flight Guide I see that a large number of GA airfields state “PPR essential” or “Strictly PPR”.
I can see why PPR is essential for airports handling scheduled flights. They have timetables to keep and GA traffic can be more...

Friday afternoon, bored waiting for the builders to finish at home. Thoughts turning to what I'm going to spend tonight's Euromillions on...

So stupid question. First thought - DA42. Would that be usable for flying into and out of Glenforsa? :D...

Hello!

It’s a pleasant weekend ahead for many of us, although feeling much colder for all by Sunday. Details below.

If you have not been to Weather School yet you’ll have to book your place very soon. My next Aviation Weather School (Part 1)...