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...

The MOD have again moved the link to the online Military AIP (all the plates for military airfields).
Does anyone have the up to date link ?

The link I have from last year gets me to the top level index - and the list of airfields - but stops...

Flew past Cardington today and saw a big roundey thing outside, :shock:

I need to eat a rather large slice of humble pie.

I’ve been deliberating for a few days about this, but I feel I need to do it.

Here goes.

I’m using SkyDemon, and I like it....

This in today’s Times:

I look forward to seeing integration into SkyDemon (and other available packages)!

Wake up at 5.00 am.
Pick up flight bag.
Remember aeroplane keys.
Drive to the train station.
It is still dark.
It is cold.
Catch train.
Stop in Rome to change train.
Have a coffee while you wait.
Have a second coffee while you wait more.
Board...

So as EASA isn't mentioned (unless I missed it!), what does it mean (presumably after the transition period)? A CAA that is triple in size that we will be asked to pay for? Lots of extra paperwork?

I see that we are bound by EU law (so EASA) during...

its in the mail so it must be true!

can the instructor really be that gullible?

Hey All.

I'm wondering if anyone uses ND filters with a GoPro Hero 5 Session?
I've used them with my 3+ but that doesn't have as good settings options as the session.

Many thanks

I don’t know why this article from Jan 2018 has turned up in today’s Telgraph Flipboard feed, but I’d not seen it before and don’t recall it being discussed here previously so here goes.

I had trouble deciding how to title this post - if anyone has...

Released this week the £2,000 DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise is equipped with an ADS-B In receiver. Page 30 of the manual holds the detail:

Manned aircraft with an ADS-B transceiver will actively broadcast flight information including location, flight...

I know it is always a controversial subject but it seems to me of genuine concern that in the latest accounts just published the demise of AOPA UK continues. Is this sustainable?

This short film has quite a lot of interesting little details, anyone here recognise someone perhaps?

The crew aborted their initial landing attempt and returned to Aberdeen, performing two passes over the runway to receive visual confirmation the landing gear was down.

They then performed an emergency landing with the landing gear in place, but...

Just had this email, that doesn't appear to have any link for further info

All it says is this

A draft Commission Implementing Regulation based on EASA Opinion 06/2017 amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards upset...

I am not one to moan about fees (too much) but I had to have a wry smile when I looked up

who own Bournemouth (as well as others).

There web site introduces the company by announcing they are;

"Connected. Convenient. Competitive."...

My annual medical is due shortly and as is my habit at this time each year I've taken to checking my BP at home. Currently it's averaging about 147/69 but does stray a bit above and below these figures. Having looked at the CAA guidance notes for...

I guess that most of this applies to certified aircraft as there are obviously different rules for PTF aircraft.

Clearly a PAW or a SkyEcho is uncertified, so cannot be fitted permanently to a certified aircraft.

On the other hand, a Garmin 430...

I mean seriously.... really?????

I don't usually indulge in clickbait link posting, but I couldn't resist this one.

Rapper dies while wing walking

I'm probably a Bad Person, but I did actually laugh at the final comment...

“He planned for...

Ok it’s not GA (and sorry that it’s a FaceBook link) but not seen anything like this before.

Does anyone have any recommendations or warnings for places to do a night rating in Scotland for an East of Scotland (East Lothian) based pilot? I have a pretty full on job so can’t do anything before 7pm Mid-week so I have no idea how practical...

My great uncle Harry made his last service log book entry - Armistice signed 11/11/18.

He flew gas balloons throughout the Great War, mainly in UK as part of the anti- Zepplin searchlight training operations. His last service flight was on 5th...

Here are the statistics.

On your marks.............

I know there are some very knowledgable people on this forum.
With that in mind:

Number 1 son is asking about a tour of ww1 battlefields viewed from the air

Has anyone done it already and would care to share their advice?

Routings, got to sees,...

I understand no replacement for real flying in the air, this said, I can see that the latest simulator programmes are extremely realistic (X-Plane).

Has anyone found practicising ATC calls, procedures, check lists, NAV useful on one of these...

Don’t often see these reported this way round!

The DRONE OPERATOR reports that he was providing drone services at a music festival within Victoria Park, London. A NOTAM about his activity had been issued, advising that they would be operating up...

Remembrance Sunday at Duxford is always a very special day.

Pilots and passengers are welcome to fly in and there are no landing fees or museum admission charges.

There will be the 2-minute silence at 11.00 and the poppy drop at around 14.00,...

I don't know what the weather will be doing on Sunday at 11am, but I'll be on the ground. On this 100th Armistice occasion, a lot of of the local villages and towns are having parades in commemoration and recognition of the sacrifices of the great...

First flight for Diamond's multi engine hybrid light aircraft

Differences between the Garmins 430 and 530?

Which would be better to install?

Ta.

Well, I thought it was worth mentioning.

Having snuck down to Gatwick at the last minute with my paperwork to get a new 61.75 issued (with a few people suggesting that I might have a problem, as I'd switched from PPL to CPL since having it issued),...

As safetycom will transition to 8.33 in January, in theory 3 safetycom channels could be licensed at the same cost as the old 25khz channel.

would that help the safetycom congestion in parts of the country, or just create too much confusion...

Hi all

Looking to take two colleagues next Tuesday for the afternoon - late lunch somewhere and a bit of site seeing. My inclination is the Isle of Wight but have only been to Bembridge which is not very interesting as an airfield.

Perhaps Sandown...

Hi

Sorry to ask dumb questions, I looked on the Pilot Aware forum, found some references but don't have the ability to fully understand, so I am looking for simple non-technical answers.

- The instructions seem to suggest that better reception...

I heard a BBC announcement that they would be broadcasting the WW1 film where the producer took actual WW1 black and white film - and converted it to colour.

Does anyone know when it will be broadcast?

Why are pilots not taught to land properly?

If we had a definitive answer to this it might be quite revealing about a lot of things we put down to poor instruction.

To hazard some guesses....

... some of it is pressure on flight schools to get...

IAOPA Europe and the LAA are asking their members to participate in this survey.

Do any private pilots work out the cost per flying hour? Or do they, like me, prefer to avoid doing it, in case they don't like the answer?

Hi Guys I’ve always wondered about flap settings for short field take offs. In the PA28 POH it says 25 degrees so 2 notches of flaps, but i have always been taught to have 1 stage of flaps for short field stuff. What do the majority do ? Stick to...

New Electronic Conspicuity Standard Changes proposed by EASA

Hello!

If you have not been to Weather School yet, now is your chance!!! I’ve two places available on my Aviation Weather School (Part 1) on Saturday 23rd March 2019. If you’d like to build your confidence in your weather skills and make better...

Dear friends,

Some of you may know me from the ear popping thread here on the Flyer forum.

I've decided to get my license for ultralight aircraft as soon as I find myself a little bit more on the safe side, economically speaking. If money wasn't...

I've flown quite a lot in the UK at night ( Night and IR(r) rated), and flown quite a lot in France by day. I've never flown at night outside the UK. This time of year I do like to go somewhere an hour or so flying away from Shoreham, (I'm based...

Hi

How does one go about renting a G reg in the UK with a newly revalidated FAA PPL.
Is there any point getting my EASA reval'd for SEP ?
Thanks

... according to a CAA survey.

Has this been discussed here yet? I see an updated CAP393 has now been published:

So my reading, is that this includes
- registration required of any drone above 250g from 30th November 2019 (pdf p74)
- no drones within certain areas of an...

Hi All,

Having taken the leap into purchasing an annual Jeppesen subscription and updating the nav data base (along with having to purchase the Skybound Reader for £58) I now find I have to buy another reader from Garmin to update the terrain and...

Hi, im new here. nice forum! i wanted to ask a few questions on experimental kits i have. Ive been doing some online research without success.

Im looking to own an airplane and my mission is to tour europe. im looking to do this at 140-150 kts in a...

Stow Maries

Stow Maries Aerodrome has submitted a request for variation of its planning permission from 2009 for increased movements (up to 4200 per annum) and up to 4 public days.
This is running in parallel with the appeal against the rejected...

From new RT:

C5, 2000: "100 years of the RAF" presented by Martyn Lewis

Preview in RT suggests first half, up to end of WWII, may be 'familiar footage with muzak', but second half on more recent operations may be better

(Followed at...

Hi Folks,

I'd appreciate in hearing from anyone who has flown a Beagle Pup 100,as to know what it's performance was like etc. ?