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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...

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...

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

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.

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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.

Hi Everyone, sharing this video of a flight along the Valencia south coast (Spain).

Enjoy.

One airplane, one pilot, lots of planning, severe storm winds, fog and heavy rain, 3 lads and a Cornish Pasty. What a trip, and what a weekend. The idea to fly to Newquay came about late April, early May shortly after I completed the differences...

I just finished writing up my recent trip to British Columbia.

A bit long but quite pretty.

Part of a flight from Venice/Lido to Dorset UK in Robin Aiglon G-BIRT on 9 April 2019. From Laggo Maggiorein Italy, through the Alps over the Simplon Pass into Switzerland, over Sion airfield to Lake Geneva. Spectacular...

Some may remember that I was obliged to leave my Taylorcraft in Oregon during a US tour last September , due to a small technical issue. This month saw the repairs complete (major overhaul of the engine) so here I am to take it back to its home in...

An exciting flight across one of London's busiest airports. Have to love technology - I would be interested to see how it's done the other side.

Here's the practical flying side of the Airspace User Portal. Under the former system for general...

My latest video. A family outing to Calais last Friday, with a visit to the newly reopened restaurant!

I would welcome any recent experience of this airport.
Need to make a VFR flight direct from UK this Saturday.

This is a trip report of a Robin DR401 flying Elstree—Troyes—Darois—Ajaccio—Elba and back:

I originally posted it as a pdf in 2016, but it is now converted to a web page so as to make it more accessible.

I few months ago I came across - what I think - is a really nice flying destination in France. It has a IIRC biggish country house with a small runway next to it. Unfortunately I was daft enough to not save the site as a favorite and doing a simple...

This is a trip report of Jennie and I flying our Robin DR401 155 CDI Elstree—Bale-Mulhouse—Cannes—Vrsar in Croatia—Venice Lido—Dijon Darois—Elstree:

My latest video offering. This time, a VFR flight into Humberside airport last weekend. Enjoy!

Having not flown since early January, it was time to check if I was legal to fly. PART-FCL and the 90 day rule applies. Here is a quick insight into what I did before those all important 90 days have lapsed. To confuse matters even more, the...

Not a trip report, but advice please.
A visit to Glenforsa is on my bucket list.
Base airfield to Carlisle for aircraft and body refuel, no problem.
I am assuming very high probability of of cloudbase precluding any direct routing.
My aim is to...

This video contains all the communications along the route. A 4hr flight, mostly FL100, in the Eurocontrol system, edited down to 25 mins.

I'm in need of something to punctuate my days in the office, and to assist my day-dreaming before the next big adventure kicks off. So, I figured I'd write up my 2013 African flight for the forum, as I did with the recent Alaska trip. Hopefully...