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Morning,

I am curious as to peoples opinions on the next steps / natural progression from flying the standard PA28 / Cessna 150.

I have around 115 total hours, with 25 coming in the last 8 months or so.

I am looking at potentially joining a...

Would anyone have recent (past 6-12mo) feedback or advice on getting AirTotal and AirBP fuel cards?

This is for private use, UK resident, Avgas and not having a French bank account (though able to directly pay/fund in Euros).

11/10/2020. Near Troutbeck.
Not a good outcome sadly.

Why do advertiser's feel it's necessary to say things like,"re-advertised due to time waster"?
Surely they mean that unfortunately a serious potential purchaser regrettably decided the aircraft, or the price, weren't right. Or are they...

In most safety systems the reporting of "near misses" is as important as the reporting of accidents or incidents. It is widely accepted there is a direct relationship between deaths and near misses in the ratio of for every 600 near misses...

Important even for the big boys

If the report is correct, full power wasn't being used for take off. Is that usual? Why not - noise abatement maybe?

"This report considers why this incident resulted in a good outcome when many previous similar events have resulted in fatal accidents."

(Sorry if this has already been posted, but I did do a search for the reg and didn't find it.)

.....oooh a post in the GA bit! I should have mentioned that although I haven't flown for many years in a GA aircraft (sorry to say I don't really miss it) I have got a 30 minute trip to take in an Ikarus. Not sure what that'll be like, I am hoping...

It's been a year or so since I was last in Blackpool, and my recent visits have all consisted of parking on the main apron and filtering through the glorified Portakabin out to the carpark at the back of the Premier Inn at Squires Gate.

On Sunday,...

Cory Robin one of the flying cowboys on Youtube has taken his Carbon Cub for a swim and described how he got it all wrong.

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Just seen this,so I thought I would run through. I had to give up as it is totally flawed.

Not sure if others think the same

KE

:(

More excellent news tonight. :D

What is the present status of the old brown UK PPL, privileges, medicals needed, things you can fly etc. ?

Thanks

Eager NOTAM spotters will perhaps have seen that a NOTAM has been published with effective date 28/11/2020 announcing that once again, Cambridge is not going to provide ATC at weekends. As before, the airfield will be closed to visiting aircraft,...

Hi
Looking to buy a share in a mid 80's Piper Warrior II. How do you know how much to buy a share for (20%) ? I realise there are different equipment levels and conditions etc but would appreciate any advice on best considerations when working out...

It’s taken me how long to realise that SkyDemon (and other electronic products) doesn’t include ASRs on its charts ? I guess that’s a sign of how much I take note of RPS reports. How, if given an RPS by London Info, for instance, are we supposed to...

In 1999 I passed my CAA PPL(A) and flew for a few years. I then stopped due to costs etc but still have a lifetime CAA PPL(A).

I've recently bought a sky ranger microlight and am dusting off the cobwebs with an instructor and plan to fly much more...

Hi Folks,

A while back, a DR250 ended up upside-down at Crossland Moor. It was subsequently written off and sold on by the insurance loss adjuster.

Anyone know where it went? Did it get broken for spares, or is someone re-building it?

Thanks,...

Looking to do a trip down to Cornwall I wanted some info on Truro, found this comment on UKGA
"Having visited 55 airfields during the last 18 months,on a flying visit to Cornwall we landed at Truro,what a mistake.No facilities other than...

Did we know about this? A proposal for an inland port

Essex county council said: “HMRC is proposing to use and operate North Weald airfield as a common transit convention (CTC) site. This is not a lorry park, but a customs facility which enables...

I guess the same people who designed the track and trace designed the application for the EC rebate. Can anyone give me a link to the application

Thanks

Pete

Just the other day, in the sky above Richmond North Yorkshire I saw a set of vapour trails (See attached photo) Can anyone suggest what caused this strange event ?
Thanks for any suggestions......

It appears BA are planning a special farewell to the last pair of 747s still at Heathrow tomorrow morning.

Can't say where one of them is going though the other I believe is going to Cardiff.

Sad day :cry:

Hello

Why not give yourself a half an hour break from the lengthy discussions over whose EC unit is best, or why EASA is good, bad or ugly, or the state of the CAA's Gold Plating workshops?

Join us at 19:30 tonight for half an hour of aviation...

.. do Forumites reckon this is reasonable ? In genuine curiosity ..

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DISUSED/ABANDONED AIRFIELDS
Our Ref: 03494
Year: 2020
Effective: 24/09/2020
Details:
DISUSED/ABANDONED AIRFIELDS
Remove these disused airfields as they are difficult...

Bored with airfield cafes?

I went yesterday to one of my favourite pub restaurants, The Dabbling Duck at Great Massingham. (By road)

There is an online booking system that works in fifteen minute sections and their Covid precautions are well...

Any schools or groups examiners out there started looking at this? Goes live on Monday with exams to be done on it now, got my log ins sent by CAA yesterday! Just been trying to log in but examiner portal thing doesn’t seem to recognise either of...

Brexit, for aviation, being of course December 31st this year.

I was mulling this, and looking for where we might hope to see gains, once all the inevitable complication, nausea, and bickering have calmed down.

The first one for me is that we can...

I managed to renew my PPL biennial, but the IR(r) and Medical are extended to Nov 22 by Covid rules, not far away.
I don't think it's possible to clear the backlog between now and 22/11, even if we were over Covid, which we're not.
My best guess is...

A friend and I would like a little training on our Cessna 172SP which is shortly to be based at Shoreham.

He needs a LAPL-PPL upgrade.
We both want an IR(R)

I also am currently struggling to find local FIC to remove my night teaching restriction....

Tragic accident.
Makes one ask “how many other aircraft are flying with similarly poorly maintained engines.”

Reports like this make me wonder whether every aircraft engine should be subject to a (serious) periodic inspection by an independent...

I see the latest SD NOTAM shows Sherburn as unlicensed due to no fire cover.

Does this now mean that their ATZ disappears and therefore a part of the circuit falls inside Leeds East's ATZ ?

It strikes me that someone should be taken to task over...

I found this on the web, I have never heard or seen this before.. interesting..

I had a chat with Steve Noujaim who is heading up the General Aviation Alliance's (GAA) response to the Brize Norton proposal.

Ian

Serious question. Who polices what people put into NOTAMs?

I'm sure we've all seen examples of the following:

Airfield A with parachuting NOTAMed H24 to FL195. Really? I don't think so...

Or airfield B with aerobatics allegedly being performed in...

Hi,

I'm currently studying for my ATPL exams and am considering options for my IR.

I'm strongly considering purchasing a share in a local Piper Arrow which has an IFR fit. As such, I would like to complete an IR to make best use of the aeroplanes'...

It is being reported elsewhere that the CAA have had to drop an action when a pilot refused to provide them with any information, and handled a request from NATS in the same way.

This would seem the most unpopular policy we have ever seen with...

Some great articles recently, Ian.

Just not as enjoyable on a screen.

And rather more ephemeral.

Any hopes of getting the dead wood copies back?

In this thread I mentioned that in the next issue of FLYER I make the argument for independent oversight of the CAA.

That issue has just been uploaded, and you can read my argument here . I plan to do what I can to persuade the people who have the...

Very sad, No other news..

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...

Simple question, maybe not so simple an answer. How does the G5 AI compensate for normal pitch changes in flight due to power/speed variations or CofG shift due to fuel burn? Given that there is no pitch adjustment like the old vac driven...

. On instagram

Excellent BBC coverage on Gravity - one of the firms trying to make jetpacks commercial. Not sure where the iPlayer link is without watching all of today's breakfast news:

Closest to a usable-looking system I've seen.

I was wondering if someone would be able to point me in the direction of what restrictions may be in place for permit to fly aircraft in different airspace/airports?

Currently have a PPL and shares in a PA28, but the permit to fly scene seems to be...

So I now fly the Ikarus C42, However as of yet not used my huawei matepad tablet 8.4". The plane I use from the flying school has a ball fitted in the plane to use with a ram mount too but also just seen this new kneeboard one... So not sure...