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It is a place where flyers of all experience levels can meet to discuss and exchange up-to-date undistorted information, social plans, considered...

It's a thumbs down from me. :D

New user here. Can you switch this feature off? I am on an ipad mini and it is just taking up too much screen space for some VFR bimbling when I have a cockpit full of other electronics to keep an eye on some of that stuff.

Thanks.

My last AME, ex RAF, didn't charge VAT and was a great guy. But that was in Hertfordshire - any recommendations for an AME near Ipswich?

Hi all.

Many apologies if the subject has been done to death.

OK- sorry for deleting question.

I am a trainee pilot - training for my LAPL - 11 hours in and trying to finish before I get too old and senile - where I don't know my Class C airspace...

The global search for TAFs and METARs has stopped working for me on Firefox, but is OK on other browers. This is what I get:

The box to type in the airfield codes is missing. Anybody else seeing this problem?

This has just been released:

Here is the summary - standby for more trials to see whether they can get the various formats interoperable with each other:

The CAA has announced its intention to facilitate a proof of concepts trial during the...

Planning a flight to the Bol in September, from UK.
Familiar enough with flying in France, anyone been into Le Castellet in recent years, any tips, anything to watch out for?

Thanks

Gavin

I’ve come across an RV7 that’s cleared for Aeros but not for intentional spinning.

Anyone know why?

Some discussion on FB at the moment suggesting that Old Sarum is to close later this year.....

At last, after almost 10 years of "nagging", I have been heard. :D

As per the new ENR 6-7 chart that will take effect on 12 Sep, the charting of Belfast Airspace will be cleaned up from the current unreadable mess to something that is...

Hello!

We have a breezy, sometimes windy weekend ahead. Low pressure is in control and this is going to be bringing strong winds and showers for many of us. Full details below.

Aviation Weather School courses have been booking up rapidly and I...

Just a little trip to Borken-Hoxfeld in Germany, but still some nice things to see on the way.

Huis Bergh

A trip report with pictures can be found here

-o-o-

So here I am at Knock (Ireland West if you insist) about to board a Dash 8 with its high wing and I'm given to wondering why high wings are generally (perhaps always?) not swept back. Is there a good engineering reason?

Sent from my K6000 Pro using...

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...

How not to sell an aircraft, lesson 1:

How not to sell an aircraft, lesson 2:

the gauge on the the extinguisher in our permit aircraft is tickling the red and we beleive its time to replace it. In googling I have come across a 'clean agent' halon substitute extinguisher at quite a modest price but only in an automatic form....

With a fresh IR I’m toying with the idea of my next aircraft having a turbo

How / what should you consider, say for a PA32R versus the T variant.

1) assume it’ll never make it past TBO? Is this true?
2) assume overhaul costs more?
3) what other...

This weekend I have binge watched the first 20 episodes of 'Plane Savers' featuring Mikey McBryan and the team from Buffalo Airways in Canada.
It is absolutely brilliant, I will not give the story away here, look it up on youtube.

Why had I not...

I was thinking the other day, it’s been a while since the last big meet up. I know there are lots of small gatherings each week, but I recall a large Flyer congregation at Compton Abbas, and a few years before that up at Leicester. It didn’t take...

Someone needing a BFR - I know a 'both' instructor (both FAA/EASA) in the North, but someone would like an FAA BFR somewhere central south coast counties if possible - any suggestions?

I have long been an admirer of John Deakins Pelicans Perch articles from Avweb, these disappeared for a while but now seem to be back, for an index of the older ones see here for the later ones click on the link at the top (row of black boxes), he...

I've been a fan of The History Guy on youtube for a bit and recently he's put up a short history of the Cub, which I thought very interesting. I hope others find it equally so.

So was this a Cat 1 approach ?

Iceman 8)

Interesting developments on G-INFO:

G-RNFA Sea Harrier FA Mk.2 (ex ZH803)
G-RNTB Harrier T Mk.8 (ex ZD990)

Both registered to:

Fly Harrier Ltd of Stratford-Upon-Avon

There's also a registered charity, the Fly Harrier Trust.

HIAL, Aberdeen and Glasgow ATC, BA and now Ryanair pilots.

Is the industry across the board really short changing their employees?

Ooops!

Sent from my K6000 Pro using Tapatalk

Rob P

I'm trying to equate what I am seeing in the aircraft POH (PA32), engine POH io540 3 blade , the wisdom of various blogs e.g. Pelican Perch etc and what I've seen in a couple of test flights!

The question is relating to a cruise climb to...

I am thinking of getting a portable setup. Leaning towards the Mountain High kit but after the collective wisdom. Here are my “requirements”

Most likely either 1 or 2 up but would like option of 4 Paxs if possible, or option to “upgrade” in the...

Go to Flying Reporter on FB or his website. Tricky conditions.

A superb result by these two.

Sky Demon shows a 1000m strip at Woolston Moss near Warrington. There are no contact details shown.

Does anyone know if they accept visitors? Contact number?

MTIA

You may have seen this already, but just in case here is an update from the LGS team on the Judical Review:

The judicial review hearing into the challenge against the CAA's decision to grant airspace to Farnborough Aerodrome concluded today. This...

Looks as though someone got the sums wrong.

…and gets paid for it. :D

I am copying this from the LAA site as air to air collisions are a very real danger if the CAA instructions are not absorbed first !!!

2020 Rally

Postby Brian Hope » Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:43 am
Hi David, 038 was actually withdrawn some weeks ago,...

Hi
Can anyone tell me how to turn on 8.33 on the Yaesu 250L. I cannot even seem to find it in the manual

Pete

Not the best flying day but so I've been looking of FR24 over in the states. Quite a few C208's show up which I suspect are doing freight runs at night and I assume IFR.

Why don't we have that in europe?

Does anyone have any knowledge of a concrete airfield near to Trowbridge suitable for a beech baron to fly into tomorrow?

I’ve agreed to give a chap who is very ill a flight as he is picking up a camper van from there as it’s on his bucket list and...

A while ago I mentioned that I'm working on a bi-weekly podcast about the weird and wonderful people you meet around airfields.
I promised this place would be the first website where I'll publish it.
So here you go - Episode One. This show isn't...

I’m planning a flight from strip near Barton routing south east. Now of course I’m planning to fly west into the low level and then turn south east at the bottom of the corridor. A transit of the the Manchester Zone would be helpful but only if it...

Has anybody else had an email from CAA effectively saying 'Have another look at your claim form as there are certain circumstances (outlined in email) where we might accept a further claim.'

Reading between the lines they've got a shed load of cash...

On Thursday evening I parked up an aircraft, shut all the boxes off, shut down and switched off the Master. Just about to disconnect my headset when I heard a female voice announce that she was downwind one zero, right hand. Didn't quite catch the...

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

Good morning.
My logbook has fallen apart - quite literally. I obviously need to buy a new one.
How do I carry over flights? Does anybody need to certify that I've carried them over correctly?
What about endorsements/ratings/instructor signatures...

I am saddened to report that Stella has greeted her final guest and passed peacefully last week, after 14 years of faithful service.

She will be sadly missed by many here, but Brendan and Alison assure us that she leaves Bella well trained to take...

I have just received a copy of the latest AOPA UK Magazine and the Chairman's Message says that 50a Cambridge Street is to be sold.

Is that something that can be seen as a positive move?

via PPRuNe, this:

To quote from a General Aviation review, 2007, "The take off and climb could best be described as eventful, due to combination of the castoring nosewheel and the effects of the propeller. Various techniques have been tried to prevent the...

In case you haven't seen this on the various Facebook forums...

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