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...

For the last two years we’ve been bringing you SkyDemon tips at the start of our Thursday evening Livestreams.

We’re now taking that one step further, and giving you the chance to ask any specific SkyDemon questions.

So if you want to know how...

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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...

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...

“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...

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

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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...

We've set up a new forum for "political discussions" as a bit of a trial.

This will be a lot more "unmoderated" than other areas of the forum, so please play nice otherwise it'll simply disappear again.

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:

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 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...

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...

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...

This is the exemption allowing a PMD to the Sub 2000Kg category based on reasonably believing one meets the medical requirements for a group 1 (Car) Licence (...) and not "taking medication for any psychiatric illness."

It has been issued...

What is your opinion if push comes to shove ? Maybe just brinkmanship but it is looking mighty close. Should we, could we, as part of a joint effort, support the Ukraine militarily ? Or, will we be witness to an updated version of 1930s appeasement ?

So, finally it's time to do my LAPL as I turn 50 this year! But first, a quick rewind...

I was an Air Cadet at school and was lucky enough to get a number of Chipmunk flights and also a Glider Scholarship which I did aged 16 at RAF Kenley. Fast...

Over the past 12 - 24 months a number of situations have cropped up in my daily life, outside of work, where I've wanted to give some feedback to someone. These have been entirely reasonable scenarios: praising a local business for their service, or...

TL STING S4 £156.00

Anyone want to go halves?

All very interesting but please go and annoy someone else.

The saga of erecting a new clubhouse on Northside continues, the last application was held over and with agreement of the local planners has been replaced by a new one , recently filed with comments requested by April 26th. Last time Forumites were...

If not now then sooner rather than later, a British Govt. will attempt to legislate on a matter of considerable importance to a sizeable chunk of our population who possess deep and unbridgeable cultural, religious and social differences to those...

With all the drip-feed & broken promises to Ukraine, then the high-profile support to Israel - what do others think about what the US has become?

Trump - ok - a unique character, but clearly representative of a large majority.

Biden & co -...

Does anybody have the inside track on when the cafe at Halfpenny Green is reopening? The website suggests ‘spring’ but doesn’t offer any more detail.

...not before time, or a time to worry about her replacement? :?

There's no disappointment on my part, nevertheless, it was an impassioned speech.

Quite a long read, but IMHO does a reasonable job of outlining the trade-offs

Top line summary:

.... the impact of converting the MLLR to class G will now be taken through to the Amend phase of the CAP 1991 process, as will raising the current...

This excellent drama/documentary on ITV exposes severe failings in both the culture of The Post Office management and the British criminal justice system .
The scandal has been described as the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history....

Looks like it's soon time to give Calais a go again!

Question for anyone who has been recently…the VAC chart says fuel by credit card, is that self service (and therefore always available), or does it need someone from admin/club to be there?...

From UK Small Airfields Facebook page by Tony Bainbridge. Circulating for information.
Just a heads up to all Heli operators that thefts are on the increase. Our R44 was left out for a single night at Wellsbourne to allow and early start today and...

In CAP2604 it is said, amongst other recommendations: " The CAA proposes to allow Part-FCL pilot licences holders who have made a PMD to exercise the privileges of the IRR Rating, if endorsed on the licence and valid "

Anybody heard what...

I read the article on the Volocopter which was titled "Volocopter can start training pilots for their electric air taxis".

Is the only difference between the 2 types of VTOL aircraft the fact that the Volocopter is electric thus more...

Note 5) now includes class 2 in the second sentence.

Gives the CV risk figure, this effectively means anyone over 63 and on anti-hypertensives will require exercise testing. :(
This is going to be expensive!

There's been a lot in the media of late calling for Whatsapp to be banned for under 16s - the Sunday Times poll was showing 90% in favour of a ban when I last looked.

As the parent of an 11 year old and 16 year old, I'm genuinely surprised that...

My first proper lesson . ...

Woke up to fog, rang aerodrome, they reported decent cloud base and some blue sky.

As I drove down the weather improved and we ended up with scattered above 3,000', blue skies, wind light, almost straight down the...