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It is a place where flyers of all experience levels can meet to discuss and exchange up-to-date undistorted...

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...

A young friend of mine posted this video recently. I was asked to join the trip in the Pipistrel you’ll see in the film, but had to decline due to other comittments. My loss!

I’m posting this here to intice you to make Scandinavia your next flying...

Steven & Jennie Bailey are partners in Mistral Aviation LLP. Mistral Aviation LLP is a Sales Partner for Robin Aircraft.

It was all going smoothly: one aircraft sent to its new owner in Belgium at the end of February and the replacement to be...

We can’t go flying at the moment but there’s nothing to stop us planning a dream flight for, hopefully, later in the year.

So, FLYER has teamed up with navigation app guys SkyDemon to run a light-hearted, fun competition for the most interesting...

First off - a big thank you to Frank for organising this fly-out. :thumleft: What a gentleman too. Do you ever get grumpy Frank?

Well who would have thought, The Edge finally made it to a Flyer fly-out. :D

The Edge nearly did not make it...

Last May (2019) I had a really good flying trip from Shoreham to the Outer Hebrides. We returned via Northern Ireland and Wales.
My fellow Pilot on that trip, Paul Dean has just posted a nicely edited video of the trip on youtube.
Why not have a...

At the LAA Rally last year I decided I should venture further north than the edge of the Southern chart for once, so bought a half-mil Northern chart (my old one being several years out of date!). Having been to Sherburn-in-Elmet before, I settled...

We made three trips this week in the Netherlands. On ascension day we flew to Rotterdam and Texel , on Monday to Nijmegen and Deventer , and on Saturday to Heusden .

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This is a report from a trip in September 2019
Training in America, Or "In the foothills of the Rockies"

After flying across the pond (again), I & my flying buddy Mike took our two little Taylorcraft from our base just west of...

I have nothing to do for the moment so If...if...if...everything is ok this summer,i want to try a trip to Tallin, maybe to Helsinki coming from south west of France on VFR flight.
I am looking for good plans for landing in Germany,Polen, latvia and...

We embarked on our summer holiday tour last year on the 31st of August. My partner, Agatha and I, accompanied by our (then) one-year-old daughter Alice, set out from Sherburn-in-Elmet at 1000Z on the first leg. It was a pleasant day, and our first...

Whilst it may seem unadventurous for us to be visiting Corsica again, it is a beautiful island, it has all the benefits of being a French territory (generally friendly and affordable), and it is within easy reach. We like it and we think that you...

I will be flying there, like every single year...

If anyone is gonna be around would be nice to catch up I assume? I have noticed there is usually a reasonably big group of UK people looking at the signature book...I assume a few will also be...

Amazingly my wife is treating us to a holiday in SA in February. We'll be travelling two weeks between Knysner and Cape Town, connecting with the UK in and out of Joberg.

A bucket list item is a Bush flight. Can anyone make any suggestions or...

Looking for some common sense and inspiration for when the day comes. What was your first solo trip after you received your PPLicence?

Hopefully, if anyone needs inspiration. It's here. It's crazy to think that 10 years ago that I learned to fly, this journey has been amazing. With well over 220 hours, it's been an experience to remember...

Here is some statistics of my flying...

I've finally got around to writing up the EuroGA.org meet-up at Tivat, Montenegro. This one has a stop on Brac on the way there and Mali Losinj on the way back

There is a video there of the flight Shoreham-Brac-Tivat, edited to show most of the...

Last week I did a quick trip from Chiang Mai to Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Bang Phra, Hua Hin, Surat Thani, and Phuket Airpark, and back again.

Over the Rhine/Meuse Betuwe region, with lots to see.

Bridge over the Lower Rhine at Arnhem

A trip report with pictures can be found here

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Flew up to St Francois on Guadeloupe a couple of weeks ago to get my new whizzy 121.5/406 ELT installed.

St Francois is a great place - 2000ft runway, a holiday place 20 minute walk from the beach, marina, shops etc. and, maintenance, also five two...

As one does, on Tuesday I arrived on Air Transat from an early morning cold wet start in Guildford, went to the Flying Beaver for a bite to eat, and then went flying in the Warrior.

Yesterday, Thursday the Red Arrows did fly pasts of Victoria, and...

After having canceled our international trip to Brugge earlier in the day due to severe Thunderstorms, we navigate some interesting weather before making a strong crosswind landing into London Oxford Kidlington.

I also explain why I wimped out of...

At 0851 today, my flying partner departed the strip in our Jodel on the first leg of Flight2Hope ,

The flight shall be an integral part of a sculpture that I have created in Jerusalem for the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group. The brief...

Hi all.

Yesterday I returned from a 6 day flying trip in Europe. Being only a low hour (~130 at the time of setting off) PPL and being based up in Nottingham and having never taken a plane over water before, this was a whole new number of 'firsts'...

Hardly a trip report but Welshpool had the dubious honour of being my 1st land away since I got my licence. Lovely airfield, nice cafe, what’s not to like?

I know lots of people will have done this but it was still fun to try it for the first time.

There's also a cr*p loop and lots of USAF Special Operations Command radio chatter. :batman:

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Not much of a trip report for now; just this, because I so like the picture!

That's the Lido in the foreground, heading South this morning having just departed the airfield, with Venice itself in the background behind the fin.

Two of us flew out to denmark 2 days ago to come and see a beautiful RV8. After a delayed easyJet flight meant we missed the fast train, and then the slow train then being further delayed we eventually got to Odense station in pouring rain at 1am....

Just the one photo for now, one that I’ll certainly treasure for a while!

Oh and there’s a B-2 in the background :lol:

Through work we were invited to attend this event and upon hearing that there was a small fly in, I had to get in on the...

Sounds like heaven doesn't it?

I took the RV-6 into Ebrington near Wellesbourne yesterday evening. Walk over two fields and you're at The Times' Best Village Inn (as of 2017); the Ebrington Arms.

I've written a short blog post here .

It's a...

The result of a quick 10-minute sketch with MS Paint to record the path of most of the flights I have undertaken over the past 5 years. Includes Scotland, Cornwall, and the north coast of France.

Just looking for ideas for where to go next, that I...

I have just completed a report on the trip across Canada behind a 1994cc Volkswagen engine.

The rest of this Canadian episode is on my normal blog page:

Just a little trip to Borken-Hoxfeld in Germany, but still some nice things to see on the way.

Huis Bergh

A trip report with pictures can be found here

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Last year I signed up for a 'Beach Landing' course, run by Highland Aviation based out of Inverness Airport. Unfortunately the weather precluded going to Barra so we had fun buzzing through the mountains. I had some annual leave left this year which...

Started out at Netherthorpe in G-PHUN. Decided to do a tour of Yorkshire.

Sandtoft was the first stop. Did not get the ideal transit with Doncaster so with the help of the GPS, we remained mainly clear of their airspace and went via Gainsborough....

On the then, hottest day of the year culminating in the highest maximum temperature of 34.0 °C at Heathrow and Northolt on 29 June. We flew to the Isle of Wight for it’s regular weekend BBQ, for what was a unique daytrip in a general aviation...

I am thinking about heading to Donegal at the end of July, departing from Oxford, for a long weekend. Cessna 182. VFR. I would be with one non-pilot passenger, sensible chap, briefed on high probability of weather not cooperating and EasyJet on...

This summer, our club arranged the 15th annual multi-day European trip and I'm quite proud to say that I've been one of the organizers every single year. I've also joined the trip every year but one. It's been a way to enjoy our hobby, and also to...

On my way down to Malta a few weeks ago, I decided to stop off for a couple of days on the beautiful island of Elba.

This 12 minute video is drawn from the flight into Elba from Cannes. We pick up the flight in the cruise approaching Corsica at...

Guys, I'm thinking Alesund, via Shetland. Very low or favourable winds permitting, it's a trip I quite fancy.

Anyone skipped over this route previously and any advice on either Shetland or Alesund (or nearby).

This weekend coming does look good...

Flying to Le Touquet from Stapleford for the night, with a reputation as the most elegant holiday resort of northern France, this chic French resort offers plenty to do, and it’s only 1 hours flight from London

We fly back the day after with some...

Ostend is a lovely destination, but on this occasion, the weather didn't play ball, and the only way in was IFR. Follow along on a drizzly IFR flight into this famous Belgian seaside resort.

Do subscribe to the channel and 'Like' the video if you...

After departing with a huge Thunderstorm over London, encountering lots of turbulence. As the flight progresses I discuss using three moving maps together for enhanced situational awareness as Pilot in Command. The two moving maps built into the...

An example video of how close things can get, but with a traffic service for me it makes it that bit safer.

Where possible I always use a Traffic Service outside controlled airspace, especially when I venture in and out of clouds.

At this risk of a slight overload, for those that enjoyed yesterday's video of a VFR flight to Le Touquet, here is the return, flown IFR on the afternoon of the same day.

You'll hear the full IFR Clearance Delivery process, the departure and...

Although it has been done many times before in many ways, here is my contribution to the many videos showing a VFR flight from Cambridge into Le Touquet.

I hope you enjoy it!

Spent last night in Lille, a quick night stop in our C182. A revelation on how to run a busy public transport airfield. Larger than Southampton or Norwich for instance, but no PPR or yellow jackets required. Efficient ATC fitting in GA with airline...

The latest in my sporadic collection of video logs. This one tells the tale of an IFR flight on a bright but windy December day through the London TMA from Cambridge to Southampton.

I hope you enjoy it!

Holmbeck preparation
First job was to get all this

Into this

As you can see the windsock needs repairing, clearly not working!

Holmbeck to Deauville
I filed a flight plan at FL70
VFR Holmbeck to HEN (Henton)
Then IFR to MID (Midhurst)...

This was a day trip to Ibiza, there was even time for a swim. Let me know what you think.

Cheers, safe flying.