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An oversight has occurred with the Landing Fees tokens in the January issue of FLYER. The token for Blackpool is only valid is you purchase 50 litres or more of avgas during your visit. Our apologies for any confusion.

Having just read through some of Novembers AAIB reports (not usual for me but there were a couple I particualrly wanted sight of), I was amazed to read that in 2 fatal GA accidents, aircraft were significantly overweight.......180 & 140 Lbs....

OK, so here's a question. I should declare in advance that I now know the answer, having after the event had a telephone conversation with a very helpful guy at the relevant Ops. But I'd be interested to hear other people's interpretations of the...

Hi All,

I've been using skydemon on my tablet without much of an issue, however was looking to use the windows version for some of the planning. however everytime i try and "click" on anything on flight details or airfields it doesnt...

Gosh it felt good after 6 months - ish

No pictures but just good memories.

Hoping for many more this year.

Internal bliss restored :thumleft: :D

(thanks @carlmeek for keeping me on the straight and narrow :thumright:)

To gyrocopter/auto gyro - or not.

Got a colleague who does 3-axis ULM, delta, **** powered parachute thingy etc. He’s colour blind, so never thought of PPL.

I’m not in the situation to fly SEP much (in fact - at all); young kids, busy life etc....

Six things to do today (if you haven't done them already), in no particular order…

1. Enter the Pooley's competition to win either a Bose A20 headset with Bluetooth, a Garmin D2 Air watch or a £250 voucher to spend in the Pooley's Pilot Shop. Visit...

France moves to ban short haul internal flights

Can someone explain what the procedure is now for a GP to issue a LAPL medical? Is it necessary for the GP to log on to the new system to input directly, or do they complete a form and submit it to the CAA for them to input?

I have a driving...

I took my aircraft to its annual yesterday, and while planning, noted that Solent is still closed and class G quite a bit of the time...

EGHI CTA Activated

Until 10 Apr 2021; SFC-FL55

Solent CTA and Southampton CTR/ATZ operating hours are-...

I tried to connect my SkyEcho2 using Wifi and my ipad rejects the password I had set (and neither will it accept the factory password). No idea why, but I concluded I would need to do a hard reset because I cannot find any instructions about...

Should I be worried about this?

From comments made by friends, for example, the Lightspeed Zulu has poor performance if the batteries run down. It seems to me something like the SEHT 40-80, which is a more conventional headset plus ANR, would...

Can anybody please point me to the source of definitive notification that from later this year ( ?June) the UK IR fraternity will no longer be permitted to carry out PBN LPV approaches.?

As much detail as possible would be appreciated: As I believe...

I must admit I am jealous

A slight oddity is that according to ADSB-Ex he's wearing a Brize squawk. Ignore - Norwich use the same sequence.

Rob P

It has been announced that HRH Prince Philip has died.

Many news sources but the wiki page isn’t behind a paywall.

Back to the old Rules for VFR in Class D

A return to as-you-were. Let's hope this marks the beginning of a sensible, proportionate and pragmatic approach to other things.

I'm looking for a bush flying training school in Iceland! I am struggling to find anywhere that advertises it, can anyone help with any recommendations?

Thanks!

Dicky :D

If anybody but me has this problem, the solution is

Press the Windows Key,

Settings,

Update & Security,

Click View Update History

Click Uninstall updates

Click Security Update for Windows (KB5000802)

Click Uninstall

Reboot the PC when...

A reliable source has told me that the strip will not be maintained this year by the farmer unless the pub is reopened. A great shame let’s hope someone sees the opportunity.A great favourite of mine!
Regards Fly safe .

After struggling to complete the Medical Application form for a Class 2 Medical (it rejected 4 attempts) I finally succeeded.

I then went to pay the £8.00 fee which I thought I accomplished successfully. The system issued me an automatic invoice...

Hi everyone, for those of you using or interested in the Garmin Pilot iOS app, we’ve been working hard to help make NOTAMs easier to understand and relate to. We introduced these NOTAM and other updates late last year in v10.3 and we’ve recently...

I have a newly declared personal medical, however I have reason to go for a professional driving medical and thought it may be worth having a LAPL done at the same time, assuming it is just an additional form filling exercise. I thought the simplest...

OK, who was it who at about 1015 yesterday on Brize (or possibly East Midlands - can’t remember) replied to 'Squawk conspicuity' with 'Squawk promiscuity'?

Nearly made me spill my coffee.

Bet it was someone in here...

Apologies if this has been asked already.

Having just got back into the air I wanted to test my new SkyEcho with its traffic warnings via SkyDemon. I have wired the aux input to my intercom to the IPad and am getting the airspace warnings on my...

I've just moved house from Surrey to rural North Devon and am looking for a new home for my RV12 . I'm aware of and have talked to Dunkeswell and Watchford Farm, but both are about 50 minutes drive so looking for something closer to...

Ok so it’s been a few months but starting instructing again tomorrow, just wanted to check, it’s back for up and forward for down, right?

60 years ago Today the first man in Space

Here is the news we have been waiting for.

France has added the UK to the list of countries covered by:

Amateur built aircraft, registered in a European Economic Area member State or in Switzerland, are allowed to overfly the French territory...

Can anyone recommend a company to have a logo - 30cmx30cm max that I can attach for a ceconite covered airframe? I assume the logo would need to be fairly flexible to allow for flex.

Thanks in advance

Hello everyone,

I'm planning to purchase a plane (haven't decided yet if I'll be a single owner or group ownership) and I'm wondering if I can hire out my plane in future?

I.e can I advertise my plane online for private hire by other pilots and...

If so, this might bring back a few memories.

I stumbled across it on YouTube and was instantly taken back to my first flight in a light aircraft almost exactly 38 years ago.

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SO finally (according to N/Weald facebook) they plan to start charging for landing at North Weald.

Gone now are the days of a quick drop in for a fuel up and a quick cuppa while John fills the tanks :-(

Its a shame as it was a handy refuelling...

I understand hard surfaces allow continued use of an aerodrome in more weather conditions... wheels don't get stuck in the mud, propellers whip up less pebbles, and so on.

But roughly how much more would a hard surface cost to maintain compared to...

I am about to start the journey to achieving the full IR. In reality, I can do the maximum possible outside of the ATO to get my skills up to scratch using the IR(R). I’ll be flying to airports that have IAPs, practising down to plate minima and...

We are flying down to Perranporth in a week's time VFR. Around Exeter there's what used to be an airway aligned Berry Head to Brecon VOR's but now designated as Berry Head CTA. Skydemon doesn't show a frequency. We would like to cross at FL85, maybe...

Evening!

We are looking at putting a small group together and one or two of the aircraft we have saw have an engine on condition including one which has flown 1150 hours since the last overhaul which was 25 years ago.

My question is, if the...

I have been advised by my maintenance organisation that, as a result of the UK leaving EASA, the regime for our PA28 will need to change so that, effectively, an annual is required every 100 hours. We do about 180 - 200 hours a year, so I am...

Does anyone know, if I connect a GPS source to my TT31 transponder, does it need to bebset to "ALT" to transmit ADSB signals? or will it transmit just set to "ON"?
Ideas anyone?

Just wondering how people are getting on with the Customer Portal? I’ve registered with everything I need to now.

On Cellma, my medical status seems correct (new PMD) - did a new one just because I could - and also because the old one wasn’t...

After reading the other thread, it occurs to me that people may well be utilising their EC information in very different ways. Interested in peoples thoughts - Do you:

Fly as planned but respond to aural alerts?
Look at the overall traffic...

Recent arrival at one-time RAF Abingdon

Film company prop. Masters of the Air

Photo Brightworkphoto via Instagram

Rob P

Am I correct in believing that regulations require that registration lettering on the wing undersurface should read inwards from the tip?
Thanks

Just come off the phone with CAA - and they don't know.....
Assuming we can, one day, return to a more normal situation, and visit France, and fly at the local aeroclub, what are the current regs regarding licence/med requirements? I have a UK...

Jeff Bell has hung up his headset so there’s a vacancy at one of my favourite aerodromes.

Should be enough time to get settled in ready for the LAA Rally :thumleft:

I have standalone FAA and UK-issued EASA ppls.

It has only recently come to my attention that the USA school where I did my FAA "high-power" endorsement some 15+ years ago signed off the ground school element but (unintentionally I...

On tonight featuring reassembling an L39.

John

I was flying a (totally 100% bonefide legal Covid secure etc etc) flight today under VFR in Class G, quite unusual for me!

I was asked by the radar controller for my routing and I used an IFR waypoint SOKDU (mainly because I am a lazy bugger and...

Fab blue skies today, sat outside at both Perranporth and Sandown. Heathrow’s TAF showing PROB40 snow tomorrow morning :shock:.

Iceman 8)

Quick one here.

Can anyone let me know of any closure or withdrawal of service of any LARS unit since 2013.
I know a few but I would like a better list.

Thanks,

G-JWTP