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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...

Have a look at the screen shot of a SD PLOG.

Tracking almost South, wind coming from almost North. Should be a tailwind, right?

Ground speed in that case should be greater than TAS?

What am I missing here?

Simply; is the HIAL controller dispute justified, or is HIAL right in that the HIAL controllers jobs should not be compared to NATS controllers, with correlation between traffic volume and salary being justified?

When we get work done on our Certified aircraft by a licensed engineer, they provide a nicely formatted CRS document that clearly states date and number of hours when next service due.

What is required/do other pilots do after they service their...

I have a Davies weather station that records a variety of things. Having downloaded last year's data, I thought I would share the Shropshire 'observation' for 2006. Our elevation is 215ft.

Max Temp 33.7C. Minimum -6.1C

Max sea level pressure...

Yup, join us tonight from 19:30 for half an hour of aviation news, views (and a bit of weather!). Tonight's Fantasy Hangar is about choosing a British aircraft, so have a think and let us know what you'd choose.

As usual, we'll be streaming from...

Hi All

Long time since I used to abuse and be abused on here, but I need a bit of help - sorry I posted it here but I knew it would be read by more.

Does anyone have any contact details for Russell Howton - I need his data recover skills (or if...

Hi All,

Whats the process for purchasing and retrieving an aircraft? I've had a search about but can't find any specifics, just the doc an inspection, logbook checks, test flight etc

If it were a car purchase, before driving away it would be.......

Hi all,

I like to idly browse the 'for sale' sections of sites like AFORS, and I notice a lot of planes for sale on there are 'permit to fly'. I think I understand what this is (you basically need an annual inspection by the LAA instead of a type...

That could have ended up a lot worse …

I'm trying to get an aeroplane from Inverness to the south of England and would like the option of doing it in stages should a sufficiently large and settled period of weather not materialise.

Can anyone suggest an airfield in NW England where it...

I've never really been a flight sim fan, but with the current unavailability of real flying and the forthcoming release of Microsoft's Flight Simulator, I wondered what sort of kit would be required to make it a half decent experience.

I tried...

...to hear Gloucester, when providing Basic information describing much gliding activity to the north, the south, indeed everywhere 'unfortunately'. Maybe in my dotage I am becoming unduly sensitive, not something I am normally accused of. Apologies...

Readiness for Brexit - An update from Tim Johnson, CAA Strategy and Policy Director
As UK and EU negotiators prepare for their next crucial phase of discussions, Tim Johnson, Strategy and Policy Director, gives an update on CAA readiness for what...

If all goes well in a couple of weeks I'll be flush with cash, at least twenty quid, following the sale of my current aircraft. I'd like get back to my roots with a 'bush' type aircraft. STOL-ish (or modifiable that way) would be great. Tundra...

I've created this topic to allow JAFO, Finbarr Saunders and anyone else who feels the need, to criticise and debate others' use of the word 'random' in forum posts by new and young aviators asking for advice. Given they feel this is more important...

Operating from an airfield earlier this week where the circuit was at times busy with 3/4 aircraft, I pondered on the following. The airfield in question operates an air/ground frequency.

Not having flown for nearly two weeks I opted for a number...

I'm flying underneath a CTA shelf towards a CTR. The CTA starts at 1500', so I'm "taking two" and flying at 1300'. I then receive a clearance to transit the zone "not above 1500 feet".

As I enter the CTR, my track puts me...

More 4, 9.00pm tomorrow 28th. A repeat, but it will be better viewing than the negativity of late! :D

Inside the Spitfire Factory

Has anyone noticed a sudden flood of military aircraft on Flightradar24? Maybe I was just not looking before? They have a great avatar that looks like a cross between a V-bomber and a Viggen, and great callsigns; AGRSOR and CUTHRT 8) Shame they all...

Anyone out there that knows the score re visiting the above airfields. I’ve tried phoning but no joy, just answer phones

Just wondering if it is legal requirement to have a fire extinguisher in your light aircraft in the UK or Europe. John

I understand CAIT was designed to show a different colour on a controller's radar if an aircraft had infringed.

Is a similar colour coding used for level busts where cleared aircraft accidentally operate outside their assigned altitude range? And...

Hi all

I'm upgrading my avionics, and wonder if anyone knows:

does anyone in UK or Europe offer an exchange service for either the KI 256 attitude indicator or the KFC200 autopilot computer?

I've got to service and potentially repair both items...

Just noticed this on SD

and its NOTAM

It was the 1500’ that drew my attention :shock:

Hi all

New-ish qualified and wet-behind-the-ears private pilot here, with a recently purchased Beech Sundowner with which I'd like to replace some of the steam gauges.

I've been looking at the Garmin G5s and had quotes for installation but I...

Like a number of CPL holding instructors I followed the encouragement to move to the E Licensing portal, mainly because I kept having hassle with the CAA saying I wasn't eligible to test candidates and rejecting candidate applications as they hadn't...

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Looks like G-APSA, the ex- Atlantique aircraft is headed for the smelter.

People are scrabbling around for the ten thousand quid which it will allegedly cost to move her to Blackbushe for preservation.

I have fond memories...

Just seen this press release via LinkedIn

Looks very interesting and hopefully will yield valuable data on shared spaces.

Not powered flight, but a great video on lift and flare. For reference, these wingsuits have a glide ratio of 2.5:1 to 3.0:1

Fred and Vince taught me to fly wingsuit in 2008; extremely talented guys.

So having broken one’s flying machine, and having inadequate leave remaining to bugger off and pile straight into the gleefully tempting aeros course even if funds permitting didn’t have to wait until finding out what the insurers have to say on the...

Sad day and though not strictly GA an iconic a/c and a lot of crew (some of whom are active GA pilots) in jeopardy. :(

edit to explain acronym

.. or rather, possibly, ideas and sketches:

I'm considering entering the world of display flying and I was wondering if there are any currently/recently active display pilots on here who could give some insight. I'm familiar with what the process is regarding tyro DA, using a mentor, etc....

Does anyone remember the good old days when you used to be able to PPR (with all the compliance etc) And get PPR to an RAF airfield?

I used to think MOD policy encouraged and accommodated the taxpayer to their airfields where appropriate - but now...

Hi All,

Hopefully not a stupid question, but could someone more knowledgeable than me give me a quick 101 on how the US differs from an aviation regulation (or more general legal) perspective to enable the sort of wild, amazing, bush flying that...

I find it ironic that a UK Civil Air Patrol mission was flown using an N reg aircraft

I always wondered how helicopters actually work. Now I know it is genuinely beyond the understanding of mankind.

Shameless plug for what has been a very enjoyable hour previously.

OK members only (but many here are) so ignore if not.

One plea though - please mute your microphone if not talking!

Having just spent 2 hours trawling through the ANO 2016 I still can't find the definition of "Commercial Operations" as applicable to EASA aircraft. Does anyone by chance have a direct link that would help?
I need to properly understand...

My ideal has been to be able to get in-flight METARs and watched the capability slowly develop. Interested in pilots use of live data using SIM equipped tablets e.g. reliability and min/max altitudes that gets mobile data.

I also see posts about...

I've been talking to Nic (Champ Chump) via email and we'd like to run a piece in the next issue featuring Flyer Forumite's memories of Richard Warriner (Whiskey Kilo Wanderer).

Please post them here by the 24th August, and we'll bring them...

Yup, it's that time of the week again. Join us tonight for half an hour of aviation news, views and fun.

In tonight's Livestream

- Simon Keeling's live weekend weather
- Airframe news from Diamond and TBM
- A new (and slightly mangled) TV show...

I started my Aerobatics rating today. What an eye opener.

I seriously thought i would not feel sick. However 50 mins in and I was clamy and quezy.

It felt uber unnatural and at first very unnerving. But that started to settle on the 2nd sortie.

I...

Haven’t managed to get the SkyDemon and skyecho working together. Everyone seems to just follow the set up, and it works. Not me.
Is there a setting I’ve missed or is the skyecho faulty?
SkyDemon can sit for ten minutes+ ‘waiting for device’

The height of the danger areas has increased from a manageable 1200 ft to various altitudes up to 4500ft.Will make Channel crossings difficult.Also some form of HIRTA installed at Lydd.Regards Stampe

I was doing some practice forced landings yesterday. After doing the "set best glide, select field, plan circuit, MAYDAY call" bit we come to the "attempt restart". And I realise my pre-thought set of realistic things to check...

My class 2 expires January 7th. I thought I'd be really organised and start to line things up now - I need a cardiologist report and an Exercise Treadmill test.

I've just had a reply to tell me that all exercise testing is cancelled due to patients...

Not any more! :D :clap:

So that tiresome blah should quieten down, I hope.

I was persuaded to give this sh** system another go..........

Logged in and tried to add another aircraft (that would be a fourth) but kept getting an error message telling me unable.
So I switched to people and input 13 people...................

On Sunday at a certain airfield I joined overhead behind a PA28 which flew a very large and very slow circuit. Checking my SkyDemon breadcrumbs later (as I had to follow to maintain spacing) it seems the track actually left the ATZ. Subsequent...