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FLYER Club News and Information Find out about club benefits and how to access them.	41 Topics 126 Posts	Re: Website Downtime: Monday … by Paul_Sengupta Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:55 am
General Aviation Primarily for general aviation discussion, but other aviation topics are also welcome.	49803 Topics 932270 Posts	Re: Cataracts by Flyin'Dutch' Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:10 pm
Trip Reports Where have you been? What have you seen?	1103 Topics 9933 Posts	Re: Shoreham EGKA by Tall_Guy_In_a_PA28 Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:38 am
Red Tape and Gold Plate Use this forum to flag up examples of red tape and gold plate	192 Topics 2321 Posts	Re: Medical Self Declaration … by Forfoxake Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:01 pm
Fly-Ins and Social Events What are you planning? Where shall we go?	3672 Topics 71492 Posts	Re: Guernsey Air Rally 2021 -… by Guernsey Aeroclub Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:16 pm
That Worst Day Discuss the problems and solutions to all of the situations that Pilot X finds himself in.	69 Topics 594 Posts	Re: Alternator/Generator Alar… by townleyc Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:14 pm
Student Pilots Learning to fly, or thinking of learning? Post your questions, comments and experiences here Moderator: AndyR	6733 Topics 97641 Posts	Re: GASCO Logbook Safety Endo… by Hazel C Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:22 pm
Licensing, EASA, CAA, and the ANO Polite discussion about EASA, the CAA, the ANO and the delights of aviation regulation.	1062 Topics 11048 Posts	Re: Another UK EASA Licence q… by Qalupalik Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:01 pm
Technical Discussion The place for technical discussions about GA and flying.	667 Topics 6186 Posts	75LBS ultralight motor 35hp -… by lappies Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:48 pm
ATIS - INC FUEL PRICE LEAGUE TABLES Useful airfield information and home of the forum's fuel price league tables. Moderators: GlosOps, deltacharlie	372 Topics 2836 Posts	Re: UK Avgas Price League Tab… by smokescreen Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:43 pm
Aviation Photography & Videos (including vlogs) Post your pics, videos and vlogs here	643 Topics 3451 Posts	Antonov 124-100 Rusland (UR-8… by antiguogrumete Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:50 pm
Airportal and Magazine To discuss anything which relates to the FLYER Airportal or the magazine	1372 Topics 11970 Posts	Re: Was someone drunk when th… by ROG Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:51 am
Help & Advice For help, advice and discussion about stuff not related to aviation. Play nice: no religion, no politics and no axe grinding please.	27222 Topics 504289 Posts	Re: Suez Canal by CloudHound Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:04 pm

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UK Avgas Price League Table 1 2 3 4 5 by The Admin Team - Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:06 pm United Kingdom Last updated: 9th February 2019 Date Price Aerodrome Notes 20/11/2018 £1.81 Thruxton (EGHO) 03/02/2019 £1.682 Goodwood (EGHR) 01/01/2019 £1.68 Gloucestershire (EGBJ) 01/01/2019 £1.67 Redhill...	73 Replies 78306 Views	by smokescreen Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:43 pm
FLYER Live - Every night this week from 7-9pm! by FLYER Jonny - Mon Apr 12, 2021 11:18 am Today kicks off FLYER Live and Learn To Fly Week! You can join us live each evening from 7-9pm (Friday is exclusive to FLYER Club members only). Just visit live.flyer.co.uk to find out more, read about the exhibitors, see the schedule and watch...	0 Replies 159 Views	by FLYER Jonny Mon Apr 12, 2021 11:18 am
CLASS OF 2021 - Who learnt what in 2021? by Morten - Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:16 pm Every day is a school day - some more so than others - but we never stop learning. 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...	3 Replies 161 Views	by Rob P Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:51 pm
How to get your landing fees and other benefits by G-BLEW - Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:13 pm If you are a member of The FLYER Club you'll be able to log on each month to see and print* your landing fees. Just go here VIDEO TUTORIAL - HOW TO PRINT THE LANDING VOUCHERS GZzvs9y5LSM VIDEO TUTORIAL - HOW TO CHECK OUT ALL YOUR BENEFITS...	1 Replies 2325 Views	by loopylune Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:56 pm
UK Jet-A1 Price League Table 1 2 3 4 by The Admin Team - Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:13 pm United Kingdom Last updated: 9th February 2019 Date Price Aerodrome Notes 01/12/2018 £0.99 Shoreham (EGKA) No VAT 09/02/2019 £0.75 Blackbushe (EGLK) 01/01/2019 £0.74 Redhill (EGKR)	52 Replies 32589 Views	by Satcop Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:12 am
UL91 Price League Table 1 2 by The Admin Team - Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:09 pm United Kingdom Last updated: 30th June 2018 Date Price Aerodrome Notes 26/06/2018 £1.92 Rochester (EGTO) 30/06/2018 £1.85 Old Warden (EGTH) 25/05/2018 £1.67 Popham (EGHP) Updates before 01/04/2018 Date Price...	20 Replies 23219 Views	by Iceman Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:01 pm
Political discussions, and moderation in the H&A forum by TheKentishFledgling - Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:20 pm 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,...	5 Replies 1043 Views	by Flying_john Sun Feb 07, 2021 8:39 pm
Here's my total time, costs and details for a PA28 PPL(A) in the UK 1 2 by MSGr - Mon Jun 25, 2018 5:15 pm 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...	19 Replies 31439 Views	by lcolman Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:53 pm
Help and Advice forum, some guidelines… by G-BLEW - Mon Jun 15, 2020 1:31 pm 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...	9 Replies 3104 Views	by Morten Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:57 pm
Poster behaviour by G-BLEW - Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:33 am 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...	4 Replies 3076 Views	by JAFO Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:45 pm
FLYER – the best gift in aviation? by Flyer Club Joanna - Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:25 am Giving gifts can bring a lot of joy but also a lot of frustrations if you don’t know what to get. FLYER is here to help! If you are trying to find a perfect gift for pilots, ex pilots or simply aviation enthusiasts, The FLYER Club Membership is a...	0 Replies 1490 Views	by Flyer Club Joanna Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:25 am
Planning, or been on a Flying Adventure? 1 2 by EdH - Wed May 10, 2017 3:51 pm 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...	19 Replies 12071 Views	by Rob L Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:04 pm
Airfield Reference - Other by The Admin Team - Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:29 pm 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	1 Replies 15479 Views	by rdfb Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:09 pm
Order to take exams 1 2 3 by Flying badger - Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:45 pm I know i've read it here somewhere....but naturally now I can't find it. After airlaw, what do people recommend as the next exam? I've heard both operational procedures or human factors.......but would be grateful for advice.	32 Replies 32647 Views	by kevkdg Mon Aug 17, 2020 12:43 pm
My experience of converting to a US licence (based on an EASA PPL - "61.75") by george7378 - Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:10 pm 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...	12 Replies 13578 Views	by Flyin'Dutch' Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:33 am
Fly and meet up - tell us where you're going! 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 by The Admin Team - Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:38 am “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...	183 Replies 43209 Views	by neilmurg Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:20 am
COVID-19 Threads by JonathanB - Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:32 pm Here are the current threads regarding Coronavirus/COVID-19 Main discussions: COVID-19 and General Aviation The following were previously stickied and in lieu of having the time to consolidate them are linked here: AOPA guidance Ratings...	0 Replies 9155 Views	by JonathanB Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:32 pm
How To Learn To Fly (sort of) 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by leiafee - Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:29 pm 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...	97 Replies 116906 Views	by Nero Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:57 am
Airfields with WiFi Access by The Admin Team - Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:46 pm 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. UK Alderney Andrewsfield (EGSL) has PC access, it also has WiFi but I believe this is...	9 Replies 17371 Views	by ray Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:22 pm
French Customs Airfields (Ports of Entry) 1 2 by carlmeek - Fri May 19, 2017 2:08 pm 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...	25 Replies 18887 Views	by G-reg Tue Apr 30, 2019 12:38 pm
AIRFIELDS: United Kingdom by G-BLEW - Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:09 pm 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...	3 Replies 49023 Views	by JAFO Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:40 am
Resurrecting old threads 1 2 by The Admin Team - Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:23 pm 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...	23 Replies 15606 Views	by Bill McCarthy Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:26 pm
Forumites and their Aircraft and Airfields 1 2 by Rob P - Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:06 pm 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...	20 Replies 30661 Views	by Waveflyer Wed May 23, 2018 6:10 pm
Sending Private Messages (and PMs in Outbox) by The Admin Team - Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:00 am 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......	0 Replies 10698 Views	by The Admin Team Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:00 am
Airfields that allow camping 1 2 by Buzzc150 - Fri Dec 01, 2017 3:52 pm Hi Does anyone know of airfields/strips that have camping facilities ? Cheers	18 Replies 13396 Views	by chevvron Sun Dec 24, 2017 5:06 pm
'That Worst Day' submissions for FLYER by EdH - Wed May 10, 2017 4:58 pm 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...	1 Replies 12821 Views	by Paul_Sengupta Wed May 10, 2017 5:46 pm
Fuel duty drawback - online form link by TheKentishFledgling - Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:29 am As requested, a stuck thread with a link to the "new" drawback form:	12 Replies 18988 Views	by Lefty Thu May 04, 2017 9:37 pm
Deleting accounts 1 2 by G-BLEW - Sun Dec 27, 2015 10:16 am 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...	17 Replies 26400 Views	by TheKentishFledgling Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:29 am
Surveys by TheKentishFledgling - Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:52 pm 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...	0 Replies 17562 Views	by TheKentishFledgling Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:52 pm
Price League Tables by The Admin Team - Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:38 pm 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	0 Replies 17260 Views	by The Admin Team Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:38 pm
Forum guidelines PLEASE READ by G-BLEW - Fri Nov 08, 2013 1:14 pm 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...	0 Replies 17283 Views	by G-BLEW Fri Nov 08, 2013 1:14 pm
FLYER wants to help celebrate your first solo! by Echo Delta - Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:13 am The team at FLYER knows how extraordinary that solo feeling is, and we’d like to help you celebrate with a special FLYER memento. If you sends us a photo of you with your solo aircraft, along with the date that you soloed, you can receive an email...	0 Replies 24755 Views	by Echo Delta Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:13 am
Cataracts 1 2 by JSAG - Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:02 pm I've been given a heads up about cataracts by my ophthalmic guy. Not a problem yet but... Has anybody had the problem and solved it? What's the best surgical treatment when it comes to flying? At the moment I'm wearing varifocals plus a spare pair...	29 Replies 2387 Views	by Flyin'Dutch' Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:10 pm
How do you try to stop yourself from becoming an accident statistic... 1 2 3 4 5 6 by Flyin'Dutch' - Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:48 pm Following on from another thread I was thinking, what do people do to try and stop themselves from becoming a statistic. None of us are infallible - being imperfect myself I am very much aware of that. What do you do in aviation to try and stop...	80 Replies 2349 Views	by TopCat Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:04 pm
Suez Canal 1 2 3 4 5 6 by Charles Hunt - Fri Mar 26, 2021 1:44 pm Where are our mariners? Grumpy One, Josh (in a previous life IIRC) anyone else? I'm sure they could get it sorted toot sweet. Or perhaps Bill could fire some torpedoes at the canal sides to free things up a bit.	82 Replies 2943 Views	by CloudHound Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:04 pm
MacBook won't start by Colonel Panic - Wed Apr 14, 2021 2:59 pm I have a 12" retina MacBook (2017) which has not been used for a while (possibly a year). But it won't start up. I have tried the suggestions in but none work. The USB-C power supply works fine on my 16" MacBook, and whilst larger than...	7 Replies 111 Views	by Colonel Panic Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:56 pm
LAPL Medical by Miscellaneous - Tue Apr 13, 2021 1:12 pm Can someone explain what the procedure is now for a GP to issue a LAPL medical? Is it necessary for the GP to log on to the new system to input directly, or do they complete a form and submit it to the CAA for them to input? I have a driving...	7 Replies 352 Views	by Shoestring Flyer Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:54 pm
Thoughts on Line of Duty (TV series) 1 2 3 by Rob P - Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:47 pm I guess we'll watch the lot, but as we are currently at the end of Series 3 I thought I would check if people who have stuck with it think it's worth the effort. We watched Series One a couple of weeks back, two episodes a night over three nights...	30 Replies 799 Views	by Rob P Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:51 pm
Danger Area Crossing 1 2 by David Wood - Wed Apr 14, 2021 2:41 pm OK, so here's a question. I should declare in advance that I now know the answer, having after the event had a telephone conversation with a very helpful guy at the relevant Ops. But I'd be interested to hear other people's interpretations of the...	16 Replies 329 Views	by Rob P Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:38 pm
COVID-19 and General Aviation 1 … 115 116 117 118 119 by matthew_w100 - Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:22 pm Are there restrictions on GA between European countries (yet)? Presumably they would be disseminated by NOTAM if there were? I was planning to go to Middelburg in NL tomorrow and can't decide if this would be unwise.	1775 Replies 133255 Views	by Crash one Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:28 pm
What happens if CAS becomes active and you're already in it? 1 2 3 4 by TopCat - Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:11 pm I took my aircraft to its annual yesterday, and while planning, noted that Solent is still closed and class G quite a bit of the time... EGHI CTA Activated Until 10 Apr 2021; SFC-FL55 Solent CTA and Southampton CTR/ATZ operating hours are-...	51 Replies 1998 Views	by TopCat Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:17 pm
3 Data Reward sim by malcolmfrost - Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:50 pm If you have a cellular tablet but don't want to pay for a full contract for flying, it might be useful. You get a free sim and in exchange for registering you get 200mb per month free. Might be enough for weather and planning on SkyDemon.	13 Replies 602 Views	by malcolmfrost Wed Apr 14, 2021 3:55 pm
Open Cafés - Revitalised Thread 1 2 by Trent772 - Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:35 pm As we become more relaxed, can we revisit who is open and when please. Sherburn has new café operators - the most excellent couple from the Maltings just down the road. An absolute breath of fresh air today and we are looking forward to much better...	23 Replies 1022 Views	by rightofway Wed Apr 14, 2021 3:24 pm
There is n̶o̶ vaccine - what's the exit strategy? 1 … 196 197 198 199 200 by eltonioni - Wed Oct 07, 2020 3:18 pm 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?	2995 Replies 91902 Views	by skydriller Wed Apr 14, 2021 3:13 pm
Anyone else got Starlink? 1 2 3 4 by stevelup - Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:56 am Just curious... Mine arrives on Monday!	46 Replies 1816 Views	by Mike Tango Wed Apr 14, 2021 2:12 pm
Trains, planes and what about automobiles.... 1 2 3 by johnm - Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:03 pm France moves to ban short haul internal flights	32 Replies 1110 Views	by Flyin'Dutch' Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:56 pm
ANR headsets passive performance if batteries fail 1 2 by NDB_hold - Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:37 pm Should I be worried about this? From comments made by friends, for example, the Lightspeed Zulu has poor performance if the batteries run down. It seems to me something like the SEHT 40-80, which is a more conventional headset plus ANR, would...	19 Replies 627 Views	by akg1486 Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:46 pm
Red letter day 1 2 by johnm - Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:08 am Finally got a haircut at 0815 this morning. I think this was the first since about October as I cocked up getting to the barber before Christmas. How often do folk normally visit a barber?	24 Replies 697 Views	by AndyR Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:32 pm
GASCO Logbook Safety Endorsement 1 2 by Fellsteruk - Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:05 pm Hi, Curious about the above, I attended a GASCO session this week was pretty good my first but really enjoyed it so much so I’m signed up for another next week. Anywho, they provide a logbook endorsement was curious do people add these to their...	18 Replies 791 Views	by Hazel C Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:22 pm
Tailwheel Conversion 1 … 23 24 25 26 27 by Hazel C - Tue Jul 21, 2020 1:34 pm I began my tailwheel conversion training at Little Gransden on Saturday in a Cessna 140. I am absolutely, totally smitten; loved every minute of it. It took a while to get used to a totally different aircraft, and there were a few bouncy landings,...	395 Replies 31410 Views	by Hazel C Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:56 pm

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