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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...

2nd May and my second time flying after lockdown. The original plan was to complete my first solo landaway down to Lee On Solent, however with the weather being what it was I decided to abandon that idea.
Rather than abandoning all hope for the day,...

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...

I appreciate at these times this post might be viewed a tad optimistic !
I'm hoping to get back over the Briny later this year
My McMurdo 220 PLB batteries still seem to be kicking out juice but the battery expiry date on the unit is indicated at...

Well.....

A surprise indeed.

Flew down to Biggin to collect a shiny aeroplane in the owner's 182. All fine down to Lakenheath, who were very good btw, then down in the weeds, left right etc dodging airspace.

Got towards Swanley - join downwind...

I haven’t been to Shoreham for many years and ended up there today.

During lockdown and beyond there is a new cafe called Cafe No 8 housed in a 1950’s caravan. The host is a lady called Maddy and the girls do a scrummy sarnie :thumleft:...

Did a little trip last week. The heater in the L-18C is not the greatest, but wool layer both under and over the flight suit makes it possible.

The Cub has a block and oil sump heater, as well as a battery charger. Still, hand starting in -12C is...

The weather did disappoint halfway through the route, but we were still able to make it a nice sightseeing flight over central Germany.

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A trip report with pictures can be found here

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Sadly, I missed the opportunity to join these two recent fly-ins. But even watching the video is fun!

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking to plan some trips for a friend of mine, and we were just wondering where the most popular airfields were in the UK?

Which airfields do people feel have the best approaches?
Best scenery?
Favourite place to fly into and...

Follow along on my latest. The short flight from Cambridge to Little Staughton

Hi all, I’m new here and thought I’d share with you a flying trip I made with my daughter this summer, from Geneva where I am based.
I hope you’ll enjoy :)

All the best,
Hani

I've posted this link before, but should probably have put it in trip reports. The first part of the video is about weather making decisions a couple weeks ago; the second part is about flying to the south of France on a family holiday last summer....

It has been forever since my last IFR video. For those who are interested, here is my latest production. Yesterday's flight up from Cambridge to Doncaster (Robin Hood) International airport!

No COVID rules were infringed in the production of...

Hi,

I am often asked why I enjoy flying so much, and find a quick answer does not do the question justice. So I decided to put pen to paper and wrote down, “Why I Fly”. Thought I’d share with you...

Cheers,
Hani

13 months is a bit long to wait before claiming one's birthday aerobatics voucher really, especially when one's currency even beforehand had huge whomping gaps because of engine stoppages and mechanical woes and weather grief and then spring came...

The quote is sometimes attributed to FDR but it's a lesson as old as human endeavour --

"A prospective student had asked about my skills recently and it prompted me to ask some questions of myself. Could I actually fly in a crosswind? Most of...

First time flying an EFIS, here' is my review on the new setup!

After a much-anticipated wait, this video we premier what is most likely to be one of the first Diamond DA40’s in Europe sporting a fully approved ASPEN Evolution 2000 MAX, fully...

Some thoughts from previous flight that might pass a few minutes of a dark winter's evening

Drawing melancholy circles above my old school, my little Luscombe and I learned lessons about each other that both of us wished we learned earlier. Echo...

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...

(Edit 17 September: you'll find a video in a post further down.)

I recently posted a link to a YT video from a weekend trip where I (sadly) didn't participate. But I did fly in this year's main club trip. :D

Our club in Gothenburg, Sweden, has...

Eager readers may recall that in September 2015, I and two other Taylorcraft flyers took a trip to the Pacific North West and I left my Taylorcraft in Oregon for essential repairs. Also, just four months ago in May, I returned to Oregon to collect...

First go at writing a trip report, iv tried using my dyslexic filter :thumleft:
With the bank holiday fast approaching and my partner itching to get away for a few days as we have had holidays/our wedding and other events cancelled this summer we...

Hi All,

I’ve recently started tinkering with the idea of buying a plane in South Africa, and ferrying it to and importing it into the UK (to sell eventually).

So, as you can imagine, I have my research cut out for me, in terms of buying a plane in...

I was filled with envy when my co-owner returned from his holiday last year, staying in a gite down near The Loire that has been set up by a pilot, for pilots. It became a no brainer to try it myself this year. We booked July whilst he has booked...

Following up on this earlier post , I had a most excellent flight earlier this week.

First thing to note is the abundance of airfields and clubs around the region. Google for the Czech word "Letiště" and you are likely to find a few...

For many years - call it decades - I have wanted to visit Lundy by air. For me, there's something about islands that makes them perfect for GA (assuming a runway!), but Lundy has always had to me that little bit of mystery and whiff of hazard about...

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...

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...

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...

Another great trip to to the Scilly Isles last week.

I'd like to say a big thanks to everyone in ATC at both Lands End and St Mary's in particular.
Really helpful and friendly. :thumleft:

In the end I had to make use of the special Sunday...

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...

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...

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'...