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NATS have just launched their Airspace Explorer app which is a bit like Flight Radar 24 but with the enhancement of live radar data for the UK rather than just ADS-B. Details here:

Might be interesting!

Looking for an airfield halfway enroute from London to San Sebastián for a comfort break and lunch - ie something with a decent on site place to eat. Any recommendations?

(Needs to be port of entry)
(Not La Rochelle - fancy something new)

.. blamed by NAO both on MoD requirements changing and on contractor failures. Who'd have thought it, when outsourcing to the private sector is usually such a brilliant success ? :roll:

I am unsure whether (m)any UK ultralights venture into France, but if they do, heads up and be aware that new regulations came into force on September 2 forbidding use of ultralights (French: ULM) at airfields at which IFR arrivals and departures...

Hi, flying down to the area to see friends this weekend and planning on going to Carpentras but not have any joy in gaining response to any numbers / email I can find anywhere. Just wondered fi anybody has been there recently and has any useful info...

With friends, I'm planning a European trip - UK - France - Italy - Slovenia - Austria - Czech - Germany - France.

I'm struggling to work out if, having cleared into Schengen at Calais, one can then travel freely and NOT have to use designated...

I know that golf seems to get some bad press on here but...

It's often been a ambition of mine to combine my love of Flying with my passion for golf.

Until now that's been hampered by not being able to fit another golfer and two sets of golf clubs...

Has anyone had in the UK a bifold hangar door fabricated, if yes what sort of costs did you incur, was it cheaper if you said it was for a barn and not an aircraft hangar :wink:

I am looking at having one made and installed on my barn come hangar,...

Today I received the CAA's decision on my medical condition (I have mild spinal stenosis). It's partly good news in that I can have a class 2 medical for flying solo but if I want to take a passenger then I need a safety pilot. This is as much use...

News item on local TV news appealing for information following a couple of break-ins at the airport that involved people getting into one or more aeroplanes and causing damage.

Not seen anything about it on here, although I may have missed it....

Hello!

It looks a reasonable weekend ahead. Full details below.

My next Aviation Weather School (Part 1) will be held on Saturday 18th January 2019. As you know these do book up very quickly and I have just two places available on this course....

Rob P

Just out of pure idle curiosity, what kind of ball park cost would it be to bring this plane up to a safe standard plus original props?

"This Piper Seneca suffered a prop strike last year so the L/H engine needs shock loading plus a little...

It may be worth seeing what the official NTSB report actually says here, but a news site is reporting

The National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that the wing came off of a Piper PA-28 during a flight maneuver on Wednesday morning...

I would like to fly in to this years LAA rally but all the slots are full.
Despite the request not to book more than one slot, 315 slots are booked to only 142 aircraft.
That is some pilots have booked two or three slots.
Some of the duplicates are...

American have retired almost all of their MD83 fleet with the last commercial flight taking place right now.

I flew on one of them a few years back and was curious if it had been retired yet and found it in a “kinda” formation heading for Roswell...

I am thinking of going to Sumburgh in the Shetland’s this weekend for an adventure with my girlfriend.
Has anyone got any recent experience of here? I have done some research on car hire and hotels and the long term forecast appears to be ice and...

Has anybody ever hired a car at Caernarfon airport? If so, who did you use and did they deliver to/from the airport, or were you required to head into town for the pickup?

If the weather is suitable, I may be flying from Turweston to Shoreham and back on Saturday. The obvious(?) routing is overhead Odiham.
Can anyone who has been through there recently comment on how likely I am to get a MATZ crossing on a Saturday...

Just seen this which might be interesting to some here......

At some point over the next two weeks, compasses at Greenwich will point true north for the first time in about 360 years.

And for some parts of the UK, this may not happen for another...

.. in Australia (Jandakot, Perth). ATCO talked student down to safe landing. PInstructor recovering:

:thumright:

Not to make a claim, we need to add a ferry pilot at short notice (ie. this morning) and I can't find a phone number.

Anyone have one please?

Looks like one to record to skip the adverts. 1st of 3 episodes

We're doing Burgas to Anapa across the Black Sea tomorrow.

These are the water temps:

We have Switlik immersion suits and a Switlik Offshore Passage Raft with the Switlik life jackets with leg straps.

One crew member wants to wear the...

My recently fitted avionics includes Garmin's Flight Stream 510 card. Although expensive, it makes transferring routes, updating databases and a few other things via Bluetooth a piece of cake.

The problem is, the data transfer takes place from...

Currently showing on Freeview Ch 8, London area only.
Good illustration of how the MF 'radio range' (predecessor of the VOR) was used.
Spot the 'deliberate mistake' in the flight deck scenes and no I don't mean having a navigator!
Aircraft used was...

Has anyone managed to work out how - or if - we can fly to France after October 31st? We’ll need a visa of course, but I’ve not seen anything else about what we’d need.:? :?

Hello

Anyone had any recent experience of flying around Corsica?

We have a 5 day France trip planned in a couple of weeks and would like to visit the airfields on Corsica, departing from Cannes.

Are there any special points we should note - I...

We always see strong winds on a TAF when a hurricane approaches but is this a record?!

MYGF 012300Z 0200/0224 33050G100KT 1600 +TSRA BKN012CB BKN090 OVC200 FM021300 VRB80G200KT 800 +TSRA BKN009CB OVC050

Having always looked at these from a bit of a distance, Ms. M recently expressed an opinion that they 'looked OK'. If I can build on that tenuous support, a major barrier to ownership could be overcome!

They seem to get a strong support for...

My first post, so please be gentle :)

I'm part of a small team working to set up a flying school to teach integrated ATPL courses.
We have an ATO set up already.

The ambition is to improve commercial flight training by improving raw flying skills,...

I still have an NPPL as well as an EASA PPL. My AME showed me a screen where it showed it, so it must be true. However I don’t actually have a paper NPPL license; and therefore haven’t revalidated it.

Where does this license stand? Is it usable? Do...

Huge congrats to Flyer editor Ed Hicks and his co-builder Steve Ayres for winning best RV with their superb RV-8 at this year’s Rally. I’m no builder, but their RV was at least as good as the best certified aircraft I’ve seen, and much much better...

Hi folks,

Does anyone have any up to date info or contact details for this strip between Kenilworth and Leamington?

Thanks in advance.

Mikey

Sywell - Strong Wind Warning:
Valid from: Fri 30 Aug 2019 - 06:00 UTC
Valid to: Fri 30 Aug 2019 - 12:00 UTC
SW WINDS WITH MEAN 18KT AT TIMES AND GUSTS OF 28KT MAY OCCUR.

B*****r. That's no fun in a Vagabond. So much for that today then. The...

Hi All,

I currently use SkyDemon on my iPhone 10 max. With the large screen it’s not bad but I would like a slightly bigger screen during my flights. I have the following queries:

1 - is the iPad mini or iPad Air a better choice for GA flying?

2...

Little fluffy clouds, by The Orb (obviously)
all of Zeit, by Tangerine Dream
anything by Zero 7
Gil Evans plays Jimi Hendrix

Anybody else want to suggest anything?

Morning all. Does anyone have experience of this place? From what I can see via google there are three flying clubs/schools based here. I am going to be spending a chunk of the winter in this area and would like to know if anyone has a...

I'd like to take a photographer friend of mine to Alderney for the day, almost unbelievably the only form of photo id that he has is a passport that is 2.5yrs out of date! :?

As mad as it sounds I phoned Jersey Aero Club to find out what they'd do...

Be carefull out there! Flying in high alpine areas in Switzerland is a fantastic experience but can also be terribly unforgiving .

Could I ask advice of those more experienced? I want to wash and polish my Beagle Pup. Somebody has advised a "Ceramic" polish that will protect the paintwork and stop dirt, (and bird poop), adhering to the paintwork. Does anybody have...

It has been some years since I last flew into Jersey and I had forgotten what a superb example of a multi-user airfield it is. Recognised by the Government as an essential element of the island’s infrastructure, it is set up to handle a wide mix of...

On the M25 this am I saw what appeared to be a Spitfire in formation with a Cessna. Lucky Barsteward! I’d love to formate on a Cessna given half a chance :-)

Boarded for a flight to Porto when Capt announces a two hour delay as we are taxiing to a holding point!!

Anyone have any more news? Preferably something that takes 2hrs to read lol

Merci/Obrigado

I was taught not to call final when an aircraft was still on the runway but to wait until it had taken off or vacated and thought this was a rule, but recent conversations suggest otherwise. I appreciate that the practical consequence of an aircraft...

I am really struggling to find out what the Static RPM should be for the Eurostar EV-97 with a 3 blade composite prop.
I have looked in the Operating and Maintenance manuals and there is nothing as I think originally, they were supplied with a 2...

Here is a cautionary tale for anyone found with a degree of coronary artery disease (which one man in three has by the age of 60):

I recently visited hospital for minor chest pain. The troponin level showed that I had not had a heart attack. But...

.... to ground flights at Heathrow.

Dunno how true this is, being in a red top.

Eco-warriors have threatened to ground all flights at Heathrow Airport and throw travel plans into chaos for more than a million passengers.

Heathrow Pause - an...

Planning a trip from the UK (via La Rochelle) to either Biarritz or San Sebastian. Seen a few posts from awhile back but after some up to date info. There's plenty of Restricted airspace along the coast line. The route to the east of Bordeaux also...

My bendix king KT74 transponder intermittently drops altitude reporting on most flights. I’ve changed out the blind encoder but it’s still happening

In alt mode it shows FL- - and then might come back if I recycle it or might not. It will then...