If you're reading this, the new shiny website is live and in its four-week public beta phase! It's been a long and at times somewhat tortuous process, but everyone on the team has worked their socks off to get to this point. A huge thanks from me to...

Well clearly things haven't quite gone to plan!

To cut a long and frustrating story short, testing revealed some problems during data/user/member migration. We've been working on resolving that, and hopefully today will see final testing and...

We're incredibly excited to reveal that, in the next few weeks, FLYER will be moving to a purpose-built digital platform that will offer members our normal great content in a beautiful and easy-to-consume way. If you're not already a member we'd...

We're going digital, we're going free and we're launching The Flyer Club

see the details here!

Ian

Flyer Forum Code of Conduct

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...

FLYER is now available on the iPad

It took us a while, but we got there in the end and FLYER is now available on your iPad. Right now you'll find the June issue along with a couple of back issues. In the near future we'll be adding more issues and...

I thought it was worth providing a bit of background and a few pointers about the new website and the way we are now working, but first a very brief history as it adds useful context…

Until Covid came along we were happy producing 13 paper issues...

Over the past few weeks there have been a few occasions where really old (>5 years) threads have been resurrected by posters - often by a reply to a previous post which was clearly very old.

Although there may be occasions where reviving an old...

There have been a few posts recently that suggest the forum PM function is not as easy to find as it might be, so - courtesy of Europaul383 - here's how.
Just now I looked in vain for a tab that says 'Send PM'...
This might help for next time......

A while ago we decided that we would no longer delete entire accounts. There are a couple of reasons for this…

- It causes some performance issues for the server
- It spoils many threads in which a poster has participated
- It is disrespectful to...

Should you wish to post a link to a survey, academic or otherwise, please could we request that you get in touch with a member of the admin team first? Generally there will be no problem with these - though you may find the regulars can be a tough...

During the four week public beta of the site, could you post any snags in this thread please?

Thanks for your help

Ian & team

Loving the look of the Forum today. It was worth all the aggravation to get the new, clean version.

Rob P :clap: :clap: :clap:

Can’t see post text in some threads. For example,

And the image linked above is not displaying.

If I press the Home button or ‘Board Index’, it takes me to the ‘Work in progress’ page,

Iceman 8)

Well worth a couple of days without it, and nice work whoever put it all together.

8)

Just wanted to post here quickly.

I used to subscribe to Flyer directly myself, but last Christmas I was gifted my subscription as a Christmas present from someone in my family. Then, as lockdown kicked off, the print version was discontinued.

I'm...

I always reject the personalised ad settings on cookies then click save and exit but now every time I change page it comes up with cookie settings again, am I doing something wrong or is it just an annoying feature that may drive me away?

I was sent a new video on YouTube saying the may issue is out. But the link on the forum side banner and the magazine tab is to the April issue, and the link to “latest issue” in the club section takes you to March issue.

Is the you tube vid a tad...

Perhaps there is already a thread, but I couldn't find it. The G-NXTE article is amazing. And so is the photography. And of course, the aircraft. Well done to all - I hope to see this aircraft in real life one of these days, and fly behind an...

Is it me, or are Flyer going a little over the top with emails?

I seem to be getting multiple emails many days, frequently duplicated if sent to mailing list and flyer club members.

Do we really need many reminder emails to read articles in the...

How do I resolve this please:

"You have 1 private message currently on hold because of full folder.
Release all on-hold messages… they will be re-sorted into the appropriate folder if enough space is made available."

What is an...

Not wanting to throw a rock at a hornet's nest (and so, apologies for what follows) but....

I've noticed a few posts the past week on here that are completely fine when one reads them as a member of these esteemed forums, but where - if the...

I was pleased to read about Ben in the Mag ; he flew my wife around for an experience flight in a Cub Seaplane at Jack Brown's in 2011 (I'd got my rating some years before, so treated the wife instead of myself :cry: ).
Astonished to read he is now...

From 'I get paid for this':

Flying something as iconic as the Lancaster is way more than a rare opportunity, it’s also an absolute honour and privilege to follow in the footsteps of the guys who did so much for Europe.

For me, even better than...

Why are all my posts put on hold pending approval? I don't post very many, but it is somewhat frustrating...

I noted that the timetable on p45 does not say that the 'OK to do .. from date .. if all goes well' does not mention, as far as I could see, that pertinent surface travel to/from the airfield may have different constraints in the 4 nations of the...

Just tried to reply to someones PM to me, but cant...
Its like they arent there on the forum. (I wont say who unless a mod asks)
But they are, as they are posting on the forum!!
Odd..

Regards, SD..

Every time I open the forum on iOS, I’m asked about my cookie choices. I make them and save my preferences. Next time, I’m asked again and every time I save my preferences. It really is tedious. Am I doing something wrong or is the only way to allow...

Is there a pressing, editorial reason for sidebars splashed throughout articles? The piece on drones is a case in point, In the print magazine, it was annoying (well, to me), but in the digital format, it's especially annoying. It would seem to have...

In the last few days, I’ve started having problems with posts whereby I can’t see either my posted pictures or anyone else’s. In each case, instead of seeing the picture, I just see the post with the word ‘Image’ in it, as illustrated below.

So,...

My aircraft was featured in Flyer Mag in 2007 with a number of pictures, how can I get a copy of these pics ?

Edit

Have applied ‘ count to ten ‘ rule :lol:

re-edit: Count to ten expired:

Has anyone noticed that the posts from folks on yer 'ignore' list are now totally removed rather than being 'oranged out'?

It's as if they don't exist.

Very...

The calendar says November but the January edition of the magazine is on sale. I did wonder if the print schedule would survive into the digital era. I guess the answer is yes. :D

All seems to have changed. THe header is vast, and the RHS panel has taken over. The forum is compressed into a small band.

Has somebody changed something?

KE

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?

I have just got this message and have deleted vast numbers of messages to release the 'on hold'message:

But no joy: message still on hold: Does it take some kind of divine intervention to release 'held' messages?

I'm using a spare laptop to try the new beta of macOS Big Sur with no ad blockers etc. TBH this is all of a bit of a joke.

This is a "new" report in the macOS Big Sur beta, which I only installed 2 days ago. :shock:

Anyone else getting those annoying and possibly virus laden pop ups (despite popups off) that claim I can have a free ipad? Started last week, not every visit to forum, but some. Haven't had it elsewhere.

I have been given some corking excuses for strange behaviour including a denial of climb to 4000ft due Covid and having to pay for everything separately due Covid.
Any good ones out there?

The September issue of FLYER is here, if you'd like to read it on a laptop/desktop you can find it here

If you'd prefer to read it on a tablet or telephone, the best way is to download the issuu app (free registration required), then search for...

Am I the only one that finds the latest “attention ads” at the base of the page, plus the middle section “pop up” really annoying? I understand that ads pay for the forum pages but I calculated, using maths from school many moons ago, over 40% of...

When you use a word specifically mentioned in the code of conduct as being unacceptable

I have checked and the only word mentioned in the code of conduct as unacceptable consists of four asterisks. Nothing specific about that.

Erratic...

I’m having a long overdue cull of old flying magazines, with many boxes-full destined for recycling. I unearthed a few treasures, including the very first edition of Flyer. The only thing that has got noticeably worse in the last 30 years is the...

I know it is hardly a major feature of the forum software but every time I want to add an emoji to clarify the tone of voice of the post I am faced with the creaky, two-stage assortment of 'smileys' that date back to the 20th Century.

Not a...

I often find that I open the Forums then as I go to open the GA forums that the page jumps, probably because it loads an advert and I have then hit “new posts” instead, is there a fix for this?

and forum is unusable on iPad again.

Probably my fault for using old hardware and ancient software, but...

I type something into the quick reply box, press submit and nothing happens. I then cut the text, open the 'full' reply (or whatever it's called) function, paste and then submit...

The weekend forecast on the member's section is completely silent for me. My problem or the sites?

Rob P

For about the last two months I’ve lost my partly completed posts - before I’ve been able to post them.

Occasionally I am typing a slightly longer reply - then suddenly the forum seems to “refresh” itself and I find I have lost everything I’ve...

So much easier to read than last months. Lots of great quality colour photographs. Progress is good :thumleft:

Just an idea, would it be better to post non aviation posts in “Air Portal and Magazine” sub forum, that way we could keep the aviation forum for aviation.

It’s just an idea, that it might be better to separate the two types of post?

I was under the impression that politics was out of bounds. I guess that doesn’t apply to advertisers?

Non Aviation is taking up way too much modding time and generating too many issues, so it's taking a break. When it comes back it'll still have the no politics, no personal attacks rule.

Ian

As per the title, can I still access Flyer through the iPad app?

The July issue came with a link which ended up with me sending it to "Books" as that's my preferred reading method outside the app. I'd prefer to carry on with the app if...

Just sayin'