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...

I know these posts are from a longbtime ago, but I have to ask: do any of you still have your Beagle Pups orcsny spares / partsxwhatsoever.

I’m the Engineering Liaison for the Beagle Pup and Bulldog Club and my role just this... finding parts and...

Hi all,

Just updated the Flyer video forecast for the week & weekend ahead.

Watch now at

Keep the sun shining!
Simon

I'm about to start my night rating. I have a head torch for preflight checks. Can anybody recommend a good torch for in the cockpit? Ideally with red and white light options? Something small too!
Thanks

Reports of this accident have been appearing overnight...... It seems likely that there will be no survivors.

The aircraft that crashed was brand new, being brought into service last year and with the airline for a mere 3 months which is causing...

Are any of the automotive types of wax polish that are suitable for fabric covered aircraft, seen the one below mentioned in a previous thread,

Or is it recommended that only aviation (£££££) ones are best used, as below

or any that should...

Is it possible to fly to Casablanca from Oxford in one day?

I may need to go to Conakry (in Guinea) again (it’s a long story but it’s work) and I’m bored with the whole Heathrow-CDG-Nouakchott-Conakry Air France food and wine bonanza.

I reckon I...

A quick question...

Flying from UK to France...

1st stop to Calais to "Clear customs"

I then want to hop between 2 or 3 other airfields returning to Calais to "Exit customs" before heading back to UK

Whats the process of PPR...

Hi all -

Hope you don't mind me asking but I'm going to Orlando next Easter (2019). Any recommendation for where I can get my licence converted to FAA and hire a plane for a few hours flying? I'm with family so will probably only be able to do a...

From my electronic logbook I have just discovered that I have logged 250 take offs or landings at Lydd including my qualifying QXC in November 1992. This is 3rd only to Shoreham where I am based (2608), or Booker(302) where I used to work. In all...

I'm 56 years old and I work in the medical field and I will routinely come into contact with people who assume that there is a tomorrow but learn that tomorrow is now in jepordy.
Every year I take a course to learn something ... last year I...

:shock:
Full marks to the controller recognising there was a problem

Another inspiring lady:

BBC News - Chocks away! Woman, 100, fulfils flying dream

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As a long time user of Farnborough LARS, I recognise most of the voices now, but there's a new guy on the block.

Possibly not new, but I only encountered him for the first time a couple of months ago. I'm really enjoying his attention to detail,...

Carlisle.

Hi

It’s looking like a nice day tomorrow so I thought I’d take the kids somewhere in the plane.
I’m looking for recommendations for something/somewhere to go within around 45 mins flying from Turweston.
So far I’ve got Old Warden or Leicester...

NERL have published their proposed business plan for RP3 (2020-2024).

This is yet to be agreed by the CAA.

Chapter 7, from page 56, might be of interest regarding Electronic Conspicuity.

We understand that the CAA is seeking to implement an...

I flew today (lovely weather), Blackbushe to Goodwood. Rather than do the hurried radio to get a ATZ transit from Farnborough we headed West, skirted Odiham MATZ and turned to Goodwood. I squawked 4572 listen and monitored 125.250 (Farn. West...

Often I get to the airfield to find the aircraft is burried at the back of the hanager and its too much aggro to move the other a/c on my own.

Any suggestions for a solution that I could dial up on demand ( i dont need continuous monitoring) from...

The Oxford Airport Consultation Feedback Report has just been published on the CAA's website at:

For years, as an Air Traffic'er, I have winced at the phrase, in response to my provision of traffic information; "We have it on TCAS". I don't quite know why it has always niggled me but I think it is because it always feels as though...

Having done some leisure activities in the USA recently I had to sign waivers accepting the dangerous nature of the activities and waiving liability of injury or death from the organisers. So I was thinking about charity flights in the UK and what...

The final text of the new Basic Regulation has been published. The two articles that particularly interest me are still in there.

8. A Member State may decide to exempt from this Regulation the design, production,
maintenance and operation...

Hopefully someone know the answer to this. I've done some internet searches but haven't turned anything up.

What are the license/rating requirements for chekout flights to validate someone's competence before;
A) Joining a syndicate - does the...

Hi

One of three things has happened...

1) The ramp into our hangar has got steeper
2) Our aircraft has got heavier
3) I'm getting old and weak

... the net result of which is that I can't even get our DR250 half way into the hangar any more...

Hello
I am a VFR pilot, flying a Cessna 150. I plan to do a trip from Old Warden (Shuttleworth) to Clacton. If I followed a direct route, this would take me through Stanstead Class D Airspace.
I'm assuming, that If I ask Stanstead Radar for zone...

Hi,

I'm considering to do my CB-IR and was looking for someone that has been through this that could recommend a good organisation for the ground school ? I have seen CATS at Luton but hear mixed reviews and GTS at Bournemouth seem to have stopped...

I had an absolutely spiffy fruit scone, clotted cream and jam, with an array of yummy looking cakes on offer too, at the cafe at Duxford last weekend. Which airfields in the SE could provide Mrs W100 and I similar tomorrow? Not lunch - specifically...

Today I was fortunate enough to see the new SkyEcho 2 and had a really good look at it. Sorry about the quality of the image, I thought it was better than that when I took it but should have turned on the flash! :roll:

It comes in a really nifty...

I'm planning a VFR private "sight-seeing" flight over central London in a light twin piston fixed-wing.
I've checked the rules for the restricted areas R157, R158, R159, R160.
Remaining East of the Inner Area.

Would ATC normally approve...

Made the mistake of dropping someone off at Cranfield on Friday, with the plan of staying no more than 30 mins, what a palaver. You need 2 hours PPR before arriving AND 2 hours notice before departing. While on the ground the radios failed in the...

Came across this incident which happened yesterday morning..

Appears to be a based Warrior 2 off by some distance.

Well , I receieved my PAX rating!
This video is a long one.... sorry , but I'd wanted to give you a flavour of these tests. What if looks and feels like.
I can now carry a passenger in the Ikarus LSA that I've been flying for the last 70 hours or...

Any good places in the South?

Would the nearest 8.33 frequency to one currently XXX.25 be XXX.255?

On a sightseeing flight, the helicopter pilot is incapacitated and a passenger lands an R44

Those on here that fly helicopters will appreciate how well this turned out. Whilst this has happened many times in fixed wing; I’ve never heard of a...

SD shows two separate notams applicable to HRH’s residence. Both of them apply from the surface to 2000feet.
The first says that the restricted area applies to helicopters and microlights only, and the second then gives a long list of other GA...

Someone suggested moving it to ATIS - maybe not so many people will see it there.

Anyway I updated it with...……

Fuel in Barbados for those who fly in is by RUBiS the truck comes to you, cell phone call - yesterday I paid US $7.75 per usg, they...

Hello!

Brrrrrrrr, it’s going to be a cold one this weekend. Watch for falling freezing levels and some heavy showers. But for most of us there will be some flying to be found.

If you'd like to learn more about the weather and how you can...

Anyone watching American Pickers on Dave 19.00 on 25th?

A guy who does themed venues had a Cirrus converted to a car.

I'll bet there will soon be a few of these running around.

I think this is most likely aimed at our historical aircraft museum forum members, but if anyone can help....

I'm trying to research the history of a particular aircraft - a Cierva C-40 Rota II autogyro, registered as L7589 - and the pilots that...

Henstridge airfield is currently having its club house re-built. Some would say this is long overdue and others would simply say it was the friendly atmosphere and fantastic food that really matters!

The club house is due to be completed over the...

Having had to source a new 8.33 radio to replace my perfectly satisfactory radio I decided on a Trig TY96 transceiver.

On paper the installation looked quite straightforward with my old King KY97a at least being the same size as the Trig ( I have...

On Saturday, I was once again privileged to be invited to the annual reunion of the 619 Squadron Association.

After the lunch at the RAF Club, we gathered as usual at the Bomber Command Memorial at Hyde Park Corner to commemorate the squadron...

A touch dramatic, but I was out to the east of Southampton, minding my own business when a warning popped up, followed by a red display! I visually acquired and turned away but....
I’ve had the unit for a while but resisted using it because of the...

I'm surprised this hasnt shown up on here yet.

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or has it?

Breaking news....

I've just read on the RAPSON thread that we are to carry licences and insurance docs and could be asked for such if CAA ramp-checked.

it just so happens that I carry PDFs of these and my medical/ ratings/DA in my phone and expect that should...

Hi all,

Watch those freezing levels this weekend!

My Flyer weather forecast video is online to watch now at

Keep the sun shining!
Simon