We were bowled over by the response to last year's #FLY2023 Challenge and Russ Pinder is a worthy winner - a Bose A30 headset will be on its way to Russ very soon.

Did you see the FLYER Livestream with Russ? It's here:

The #FLY2024 Challenge has...

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...

We would all like to know about and join in celebrating noteworthy milestones along the path of your aviation career - whether that be private or commercial. This thread allows all those steps to be cast into internet eternity forever more.

Please...

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“After a solo flight away from base, it’s nice to meet up and have a chat over a cuppa.” ........at the land away airfield.

Following a request (thank you Waveflyer!) we will have, until further notice, a dedicated sticky post on the GA where...

We're always on the lookout for flying adventure features to inspire and entertain FLYER readers.

So, if you're planning, or have taken a trip, whether big or small, that you think other pilots would like to read about in FLYER , then drop me a...

Please feel free to post updates to this thread. Once the list below has been updated, individual posts will be removed in order to keep things tidy.

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Alderney
Andrewsfield (EGSL) has PC access, it also has WiFi but I believe this is...

Welcome to the new Help and Advice forum. You'll probably spot that many of the posts were in Non-Aviation, and some may spot that the politically leaning threads are no more.

The Code of Conduct remains the same…

Be nice, considerate and...

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 unacceptable posts of late. Please take a look at the Code of Conduct and post accordingly. Identifying individuals by anonymous is a BIG no no!

Be nice, considerate and polite.
If you can't make your point without a...

For the benefit of those considering a PPL(A) and wanting to know time and cost, I’m sharing my experience based upon detailed records I kept. This is just my way through it, yours may differ, but I hope it gives you some insight and food for...

For a while I've been meaning to put together a little compilation of "stuff that helped" while I was learning to fly. I got around to it in the end (almost a year after getting the PPL...) and the result is now here(PDF) .

It's less a...

Hi all,

Last month I had the chance to go flying in the US for the first time, and I wrote a quick post about the process I had to go through to convert my EASA PPL to an FAA equivalent. Maybe it's of use to someone here!

There are a few...

As requested, a stuck thread with a link to the "new" drawback form:

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...

The Help and Advice forum has now existed with its current title for a little over six months. There is some fantastic help and advice given that really shows the collective knowledge of the forum and its members at its best. There do, however,...

For other airfield reference material, please use the following links:

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This sticky thread is here to point pilots towards a list of French customs airfields.

The list is here - designed to provide a good solid and reliable list.

You should use this list to help your initial planning, but then once you've decided...

We'll endeavour to sort the airfields in alphabetical order here with links to the thread in this forum. Click on the airfield name for information posted by other forumites about the airfield. Click on the country name for general information and...

If you would like to display a picture of the aircraft you fly/own/share/love, then this is the place for it.

The technical stuff:
We can't feature all your ex-steeds, so only current aircraft owned/flown regularly please. Maximum of two.
Those...

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......

Hi

Does anyone know of airfields/strips that have camping facilities ?

Cheers

Submissions for FLYER 's 'That Worst Day' page have always come from FLYER readers, and we're on the lookout for more.

For fictional tales of Pilot X, a story told in 900 words, with three thoughtful questions and answers, makes a ideal...

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...

Please use the following links for the Fuel Price League Tables:

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UL 91 Price League Table

Jet-A1 Price League Table

I firmly believe that we are seeing the beginning of a new era in GA regulation - there's never been a better time to make logical, well constructed points, and to influence the future of GA regulation in the UK. I have spoken to the CAA and have...

Should the value on an SPF record be enclosed in double quotes or not?

I’m trying to set up one of my domains as an Apple iCloud custom email domain. I don’t have access to the DNS entries myself, so I having to get them updated via my hosting...

Just been reading about a jet pilot flying a Gnat who, in the space of one short flight, infringed Stansted airspace twice and then overflew North Weald village at only 541 ft.

It must have scared the hell out of the controller seeing these...

Not so much a thought experiment as a peek into the future.

Assuming that there's no useful vaccine, what's the exit strategy from this Covid mess for families, the economy, society, education, government... everything?

Actually I think Metro didn't mangle it too badly.

Rob P V2.0

Well having scrapped our West Country escape, and looking at the forecast, I am guessing there will be lots of tele-watching in our house over the next two weeks.

Our preference is for serial scandi noir - there was a thread in which The Valhalla...

Hi All

I found a few old threads but wondered if anyone had recent recommendations for a valeting company?

It would be for a 182 and happy to travel anywhere if they do a good job and don’t cost the earth.

I found a few online. All seem to be...

Hi all,

got an ipad (6th gen) that works well. It has no cellular so doesnt do GPs. Have got Skydemon on it and want to have a go at using it (although I do love a chart in my hand).

options seem to be:

1) new/refurb'd tablet with cellular/GPS...

My daughter's Berlingo has broken down. These codes are from the RAC breakdown report. Can anyone tell me what they mean?
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check for a loss of power
check obd record codes reset and retest
number2 injector...

Due to “the inclement weather and flooding” they closed the airport early. They may not open tomorrow if the inspection says no.
Didn’t they just spend twelve million quid on a new runway? With grooves. So aircraft could stop in the wet?

When did getting in touch become reaching out?

When did people stop understanding the past tense and need "back in the day" added on to a sentence to inform them that somethinghappened previously?

When did the equally pointless...

Does anyone know how to join in or register interest?

EES system of checks on non-EU visitors, including taking facial images and fingerprints, to start in three months’ time

Snaffled from the expats' magazine Connexion.

Probably no significance that it is the day before Armistice Day.

Rob P V2.0

I'm trying to post a couple of new RHM40E spark plugs for sale, but I keep going around a loop without getting in!!

What is it that I'm missing to post an ad?

So after a break of nearly a year I have found another Nissan leaf to soothe my needs to drive an EV.

But things have changed a bit on the charging front !

No longer does my Ecotricity electric highway card work in the machines at the motorway...

I wonder if anyone on here knows the solution to this please?
I have Plusnet FTTC broadband plus landline.
My current contract expires Oct 5.
I am (provisionally) moving house Oct 11.
I would like to continue with Plusnet broadband at new house....

This week we are joined by former test pilot and Padpilot CEO Nathan Gray!

Nathan is a former Royal Navy pilot and Qualified Flying Instructor, and he was the Fleet Air Arm F-35 test pilot responsible for carrying out the first launch and recovery...

Head to the Members' forum for the link to next week's Skivestream!

Hi all,
on Friday I’m flying down to Cornwall.
I drew myself a nice straight line and it’s a nice route.

Then… Abingdon put a NOTAM over their airfield, joining Brize and Benson to create a big issue area.

They do publish a phone number and...

Hello all,

I'm new to the forum but have been a member in the long distant past.
I am looking to re-start my GA journey and will be joining a new flying club/training centre soon.

Having visited one club, I was quite taken by the disclaimer/waiver...

A friend's 60th birthday is coming up and her husband wishes to buy her a surprise aerobatic flight for the occasion. They live in the Taunton, Somerset area but would, no doubt, be willing to travel. Any recommendations for an outfit that provides...

I and five other pilots have agreed to come together to form an aircraft ownership group. I am seeking advice on banking arrangements for such a group: type of account required, gotchas to look out for, recommended providers, etc?

Any information...

New proposals now published, some good stuff in there, reduced hours for training through an ATO, allowing use of non part 21 a/c and more.