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

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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...

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,...

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...

We have accepted an offer on my Lad's apartment in Manchester - £128k. Sold through PB, they are now trying to insist we use their conveyancing service.... OK, so long as they are competitive.

Got 4 quotes - around £750 - £850, all checked with no...

Eurovision. Gosh.

Rob P

Rob P

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 ?

I'm looking to replace my undercarriage legs on my Jodel D112 this winter with straight legs as the tyre wear is horrendous on tarmac.
I'm looking to buy a set or get a pair made.
Does anyone know where I could get engineering drawings for the...

Looking for recommendations for a new insurer. NFU started out competitive but despite some gentle chiding are now 6x the cheapest quote and 2x an insurer I'd be prepared to trust might pay out. Needs to be one that can cope with stables, horses,...

Several of my regular walks take me through fields of cows (and sometimes bulls).

It's never really been a problem. I tend to make sure I don't startle them, give a wide berth to any with calves, and normally they just casually move off the...

Now I know this is going to elicited a ton of comment ...

So, capital rich (ish) cash poor entering the later years in life, what are the options?

Sandra has an Audi TT Roadster (Mk2)

The CD player doesn't work.

Rather than replace the existing double DIN / steering wheel-controlled unit with the same again I would like to enable her to have at least Waze and Google Maps on an inbuilt...

Well today my Canon MG2950 stopped printing - Error 5B00. It is fully serviceable but seems to have printed the number of copies that Canon will allow; hence it has reached the end of the road. The problem is that the ink absorber was full (85%)...

Are there any legal eagles on the forum who can explain to me how damaging a statue, toppling it and throwing it in the water is not criminal damage?

There are a few things that I don't much like or agree with which I am looking forward to pushing...

Having achieved the first grass cut of the year I took the opportunity to have the first barbecue last weekend.

Nothing special, just burnt sausages and burgers. It took longer to clean it from last year than it did to cook/char the food.

I...

I have recently lost the higher frequencies--ie some bird song.
No problem with normal conversation/listening to bbc type broadcasts.
Most transmissions are fine when clear--have a problem with someone who mumbles.
My headsets are fairly old so a...

Am sitting on a train eavesdropping. Poor young chap gets SO stressed if he has to finish any task at work so he just has a load of unfinished tasks, So stressful.
He hasn't any travel luggage but if he gets off at Gatwick I am going to follow him.

Last week I swallowed some plutonium.

It gave me atomic ache :oops:

I've just bought a twin smart light switch that doesn't need a hub but is controlled over the internet using the eWeLink app.

I'm getting a lot of ghost switching whereby the lights go on or off for no reason. It happened last night when I was out...

A gentle mental exercise that is designed so it cannot take up too much of your day. Only one word is released each day. Simple but slightly fiendish.

Team

Considering the installation of a smart lock.

Who has first hand experience and recommendations? A question for me is whether to add a bridge and Wifi connection; so far I have never had the need to open a door other than when in front of it,...

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?

Neil Parish has resigned. He reckons he was looking for tractors when he accidentally -ahem-came across a porno site.
So what was his Google?

I receive frequent emails from this organisation. I wonder who they are and whether I should unsubscribe as I just delete each one. I don’t know how they got my address, but I feel a bit pestered.
Simon

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...

Don't you just love it?

Intrigue & :?: @PeteSpencer....

Now gone forever in the ether :!:

I bought one expecting to be able to make it into a dashboard but it seems to have few options.

Bit disappointing.

I have seemingly retired from my lifelong career as a marcomms genius. It was huge fun while it lasted and I'm eternally grateful to the odd quirk of fate that swerved me away from the career in purchasing that I was foolishly heading towards....

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 have just signed up for this to pay a specific debt abroad. I have done a search and there has been nothing posted here since about 2019.

Any thoughts on its use and effectiveness? It seems pretty slick and hassle free on first acquaintance.

Is...

I am probably about to take the plunge into a solar power and solar battery installation for various reasons including a desire to reduce my carbon footprint, take advantage of the zero rate VAT whilst it lasts, provide a bit of security for power...

BBC headline.

More importantly... Does anyone care?

Rob P

Starting a new thread as I (& others?) might have similar questions in future ..

Curtains

Does anyone have any experience with motorised curtains?

I'd like to automate three curtains in our Sitting Room; ours are fairly heavy & wide,...

Congratulations to the team for the successful transfer of the forum!

:thumright: :thumleft:

Driving down to South Tyrol (in Italy) in May, and the shortest route goes through the Vereina tunnel.

Has anyone used it, and is it good? I'll be towing a small trailer, and don't want to pitch up only to find long queues or a verboten sign.

TIA

Not aviation related, simply plumbing.

Outside diameter 33mm
Inside diameter 26mm
Chord 3.5mm

Can I find one anywhere?

Anybody know of a supplier?

Rob P

Which one?

Just finishing a garden rebuild and Mrs F insists on keeping a patch of grass (40 sq metres :roll: ) and I'm buggered if I'm taking up useful shed space keeping a conventional mower. I also can't be rrsed doing the mowing.

No point...

I've not long bought a GoPro 10 and thought that I had better get around to some editing.

I installed Quik for Mac but rapidly decided it was somewhat lacking to the point of it no longer being supported by it's developers.

Any recommendations for...

I know a number on here are fans of Rammstein, or are at least familiar with their work.

If you are - and whether you understand German or not - please listen to the song “without video” please (e.g via Spotify or without watching the video on...

Hair Cut

Wet Shave

Hot Towel

Nose Wax

Flaming Ear Balls

£23 !

If this had been a few days ago, I would have laughed.

Sadly, it was not and it just goes to show how this woke, cretinous world is spiralling down the plughole of Elven Safety.....

It all started with a few youngsters - fresh out of their...

This from the BBC News.

I’m failing to see how that barrier swung round, through the car windscreen, narrowly missing the child, without any damage at all the A posts.

With the massive gouge up the bonnet, it’s almost like the BMW has driven into...

Years ago I installed an extractor fan in the bathroom ceiling, venting to the outside by the simple expedient of putting a junction box in the loft within the wiring for the two lights and running a wire from junction box to fan. It has worked...

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has a calibrated fuelhawk for the Cherokee , Max 50 USG as I have a universal one which I will need to calibrate. If you do have and could post a photo against a ruler that would be much appreciated.

Many thanks in...

Delightful email today to inform me that my electricity price will be going up on 1 April…..rather appropriately :roll:

41.660p per day standing charge and 29.494p per kWh.

Gas has an even higher increase in percentage terms, but 27.220p per day...

Ok, first off, there aren't any ghosts, so with that out of the way...

Years ago, maybe around the millennium, there was a ghostwriter (quite literally) that was a member of a smallish forum not unlike this one, occupying and small local corner of...

Rufford Ford, North Nottinghamshire. There are some silly drivers out there!

ufSPsX-xTPU

Hi all,

I thought I'd tap into the collective knowledge of my fellow flyers to seek ideas for a late (working life) career change.
I'm a dairy farm manager who doesn't want to end up crippled for the sake of a few more years working in a job that...

This is cool...

:shock: Rob P

I decided to post this in Help & Advice because it is essentially a vehicle-ditching video, but certain points explained therein also apply to aircraft ditching.

(For the avoidance of doubt: I've never done one of those "aircraft ditching...