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FLYER invites you to share in the new #FLY2025 Challenge - and you'll see that this year we've tweaked the elements. Some elements might be a bit more attainable than previous years, others might...

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....

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...

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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...

“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...

Hi

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

Cheers

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...

As requested, a stuck thread with a link to the new drawback form: onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;

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...

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...

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...

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:

AIRFIELDS: Rest of the World

Regional Airports Price League Table - 757kg

Airfields with wi-fi access

Forumites and their Aircraft and Airfields

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...

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....

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......

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:

UK Avgas Price League Table

Europe Avgas Price League Table

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...

I have been reading the latest consulation document from the CAA regarding pilot licences. There are two proposed changes in that document which will be of interest to many here.

Question 8 of the consulation, which is at the end of a very large...

Looks really bad

I am in the process of getting my motorbike licence; I wanted to get it for as long as I can remember.

For a variety of reasons it didn't happen until I recently decided that I needed to scratch this itch before I am getting too old.

So far...

The Jackaroo Café is now open daily from 9:30 to 14:45 in our Airstream trailer, located in the new Airfield Viewing Area, serving a variety of food and drinks.

Unfortunately already started
1410 to 1530 Freeview Ch 7

Just been sent this IAOPA Newsletter Report Fuel

Extra newsletter July 2025

Good News: Avgas 100LL Supply in Europe Secured Until 2032

This spring we still asked the question, Is 100LL now banned, or not? The answer at the time was that...

Sad news, he dies in a paragliding accident today. RIP,
Man who jumped from edge of space dies paragliding

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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?

I really should read the rest of the forum before posting as someone else has just asked a similar question!! :oops: But thanks for that, decisions decisions! I drive an old banger of a car and was thinking of getting a new one, I think the money is...

I think 1 a month is not really enough, you end up going over old ground for the first 20 mins, and remember Hobbs turning costs money!!! If its down too money I would save up say a couple of grand first and try and do 1 a week and dont forget the...

On 9th July I had what can only be described as a Cat A airprox with the Reds.

I didn't bother to report, as I have zero faith or belief in the UKAB. Every interaction I've had with them has been entirely negative, and their comments totally...

Two years ago, I hit my half century. I didn't get divorced (I did that in 2018). I didn't buy a Porsche 911 (I did that in 2019). But there seemed to be an itch that needed to be scratched, and I didn't know what it was. I have done lots of...

Email from the CAA this morning linking to various statutory instruments now passed, and effective from October.

Cost Sharing - Changes Coming into Force 1 October
Amendments to the Air Operations Regulations (Regulation No 965/2012), have now...

We’re now moving into our summer Livestream schedule, but the good news is that rather than taking a break as in previous years, we’ll still be broadcasting weekly! Until mid-September, we’ll be live during the day time, and the first Livestream is...

Timothy and 2D are your AP Rate based or Atitude based the S-TEC is Rate Based I think

GA autopilots aren't that accurate. It isn't a case of two planes tracking a MAY-DET GPS track and hitting each other because they both track the GPS track within 1 metre. The typical track error is 100-200m and that is on my KFC225 which, once it...

I know a lot has been discussed on this topic but was looking for an up to date comparison.

I currently have a CAA PPL w/IRR, an EASA PPL and an FAA piggyback.

I live and fly in the UK, on a N-reg. Goal is to be able to fly to Europe IFR.

I...

The consultation ends on May 6 (It relates to Guidance Material and Acceptable Means of Compliance), here;s a short video of a chat I had with Ed Bellamy who is the CAA Policy Officer heading up this project.

Ian

Hi All,

I had a look at previous forum posts about this subject but it seems it has not been discussed for some time so thought it was time for a refresh (just like my interior!).

Does anyone have any recent experience on refurbing interiors,...

Hi All,

I’m moving from Berlin to London in August and plan to bring my plane, a 1974 Grumman Traveler on German register. Hangarage/parking is almost sorted, however I struggle to find a sensible maintenance/annual setup.

From what I...

Brief visit to Kemble yesterday for fuel & tea; hospitable as always.
It was evident that:
1. The procedures with RIAT are pretty sensible.
2. The AIC describing them is poorly written.
3. Very few of the pilots on frequency properly...