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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...

My brain on overload, If you’re a pilot, you’ve probably been there.

Here is a quick insight into what it is like to keep the airplane under control, on course and maintaining altitude whilst entering IMC (Instrument meteorological conditions)

If...

A short video from an extremely wet visit to Teesside from Cambridge yesterday.

Camera shake has almost entirely been eliminated through the use of Fat Gecko mounts. The pulsing previously seen whilst shooting the Garmin screens of the glass...

After an extended time away from the drivers seat due to personal reasons, I finally get back in the saddle for a short but beautiful flight on a relatively warm Autumn evening. This was the first flight since May 2018. Keep your eyes pealed for the...

I’m late in producing this trip report which was last November 2017, when poor flying weather in the USA really is like UK flying! Fog, low cloud, more fog and poor viz.

A planned VFR boys autumnal flying trip to the Florida Keys requires there...

During a recent holiday to the Scottish Highlands I booked onto a "Beach Landing" course through Highland Aviation, based at Inverness Airport. This was to be flying though the mountains, and landing at Barra, the only commercial beach...

Is it possible to fly to Casablanca from Oxford in one day?

I may need to go to Conakry (in Guinea) again (it’s a long story but it’s work) and I’m bored with the whole Heathrow-CDG-Nouakchott-Conakry Air France food and wine bonanza.

I reckon I...

I’m planning on flying from east Anglia too Perranporth, Cornwall. Has anyone made the trip and if so any advice before i set off ? I’m heading down there in a pa28.

Cheers

Josh

Another of my home movies. This time, a flight earlier this week into Schiphol under IFR. All feedback appreciated!

Watch it here

A friend was looking for a ‘little flying adventure’ and mentioned that he had never been to Copenhagen.

A few hours research later and a pleasant Sunday’s flying was in the plan. Baxterley (near Birmingham EGBB) to Texel EHTX for breakfast, then...

I recently flew into Bicester in the RV for the final 'Sunday Scramble' at Bicester Heritage. You can read a short report here on my blog.

Top marks all around, it was my first landing at a true gliding site and everybody was very accommodating. I...

In case anyone is interested, I have been writing this up day by day. I thought I'd share it here with some photos.

First things first; there's a satellite tracker on the airplane that can be viewed at

My loose plan was to spend ~6 weeks total...

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...

I went to Bequia last Sunday.

Lots of cloud build ups on the way out - had to deviate from following the purple line on the way over.

Back straight as an arrow - result actually quicker on the way back that the way out even with a 15kt tailwind...

Having been involved with KAXT on the insurance side for several years I finally had the chance to have go on Sunday ! This was only my 3rd rotary flight ( others being a quick jolly in a Squirrel from Bournemouth and a similar jolly in the Bristows...

I took a friend for a blast around the Cotswolds in the RV on Monday night.

The sky was literally empty and the air as smooth as glass.

Read here .

Another home movie. It's amazing what you can achieve on an 11 hour long haul flight. This one tells the tale of a flight last Saturday from a thoroughly miserable Cambridge over to sunny Lille.

A bit of shake from two new camera mount positions,...

My best mate has a chalet here so I've popped down for a game of poker, a birthday beer (his) and to check out the history. Yes it's the same place that was on the Flying Across Britain programme. Ep 1. Small world!!! :D

Prompted by Cranfield's latest batch of weekend closures, I moved N101DW to Cambridge today. The weather this morning was horrid, but it made for a fun video.

Take a look here

Nothing special, I suppose, but we enjoyed the trip. To the Algarve coast in the south of Portugal, then to Évora, Ponte de Sor et Castelo Branco in Portugal. On the way back we visited Vitoria and Limoges. We also overflew Oradour-sur-Glane and the...

For those interested in hearing more about the newly re-opened restaurant at Calais (LFAC), a short home movie.

CLICK HERE

Netherlands Trip September 2018

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Henlow-Lelystad-Ameland-Texel-Midden Zeeland-Henlow
Five and a half days. Five flights. Four new airfields. Six hours and forty-five minutes flight time.

In summary, this was an...

Made a video of the journey to/from the LAA Rally at Sywell this past weekend. Mixed up in-cockpit with more cinematic stuff, as that's the kind of thing I like to watch myself.

It is *far* from polished, I've spent a few nights on it and now have...

Am planning a trip next week to Denmark - probably Aarhus and Copenhagen Roskilde, and maybe some islands in between. Intending to stop at Texel on the way. Haven't been in this direction before so I would welcome any recommendations/advice on...

Three more trip reports for my non-aeronautical uncle about the return from Sweden:

Day One: ESVS Siljansnäs to EDHL Lübeck

Day Two: EDHL Lübeck to EBKT Kortrijk

Day Three: EBKT Kortrijk to EGPT Perth

I’m a convert now. Everybody always...

A blog I set up for family and friends, some of whom are not as aeronautically minded as you lot...

Hope you enjoy it!

So for want of cockpit audio, I ended up making a quick 3 minute music video of my trip to Blackbushe last week.

Now, this new video is a rather different beast, taking into account some of the feedback that you have been kind enough to provide on...

GoPro Video production number 2 . No cockpit audio on this one since it was largely designed to try out a new filter (for the prop and screens) and practise a rather more aggressive editing style.

Blackbushe were great as ever. Stand 1 for our...

I'm not entirely sure where the best place on the forum might be for Video Logs of flying activities.

As a GoPro Virgin, here is a link to my first effort - a flight under IFR from Cranfield to Le Touquet one overcast day earlier this month.

Its a simple trip, 1:45 from Dunstable and I've posted about it before but this time we explored the Middelburg town which was well worth it. Avoided French airspace and cut a line across the sea to Belgium and then along the coast at 5000ft. No...

I am back in Chiang Mai after practising my art in Canada.
I can’t fly here in Thailand any more.

England will be difficult for a while.

Because I applied for the night rating to be attached to my NPPL and EASA PPL I have to fill in another form,...

PPR'd 01227 860374. Landed Maypole 02 LH (grass 650m slightly uphill) approaching from the west being careful to not overfly the village as instructed. Blind calls on Safety Com 135.475. Parked in visitors row (3), booked in in the brown hut (£10...

Phoned PPR for Cromer (North Reps).
1hr flight for us, landed on 22 (LH) (600 odd meters), radio was being manned remotely. £7 landing fee paid in the box (actually only had 6.70 in cash) and used the facilities.
We cycled 3.8 relatively flat miles...

Currently in Iqaluit Flying a new SR22T back to the UK.

Picked up the a/c and completed Cirrus conversion training in Knoxville Tennessee.
Flew to Nashville (& lost my treasured Swiss Army Knife to an overzealous security guard at the grand old...

Epic.

Just epic.

Just got back home from an excellent day out at Duxford.
Set off from Nottingham around 11am. Routed south of Langar, down to Desborough disused then over to Royston and join downwind for Runway 24 Duxford.

But who cares about...

Part 1
UK to Spain

Trip to Spain
Plan was to fly from Holmbeck to Lee-on-Solent and fill up with fuel
Then across the channel to Caen, refuel and on to Perpignan
Stay the night there, fill up with fuel and on to Murcia San Xavier in Southern Spain...

Want to fly UK to Malta next year. Looking for advice/tips from anyone who has done this trip.
E.g. best way to route/airfields to stop at en-route etc. I plan to depart Uk from Dunkeswell.
Grateful for any info and contacts details for places...

Does anyone know whether the website is still active? I can't get access. It was excellent way of getting VFR information on German airfields without going to the expense of a Jeppesen subscription . If the is no more can anyone recommend an...

Worth a 25min walk from Mid Wales Welshpool.
Left out the gates; over roundabout; about half a mile then left up the hill SECOND right.
Very well kept gardens and the house to view.
Entry at Powis Castle 13.50 if you are not a National Trust member...

On the weekend of 19th and 20th May, Sherburn's intrepid pilot's made their way to the Orkneys. An Arrow, a DA40, a Warrior and a TwinComanche braved the Scottish FIR and routed via St Abb's Head and the Aberdeen overhead to Kirkwall. We followed a...

Hello.

Not a trip report but.......................

After having my Barra Beach trip thwarted yet again, this time due to an alternator failure, I took the opportunity to scratch another itch and did my first flight in a Gyro-Copter. Heck, this...

For no real reason, I had never taken some long-term friends flying before and the conversation turned to “Where can you fly to?” I last went to Bruges years ago and we settled on that as a destination.

After skirting Farnborough it was then...

trip didn't go exactly act as planned
ok going South
London Info was BUSY
couldn't get a word in edgeways until mid-channel!
arrived at Deauville
ask 4 fuel
non monsieur on n'as pas do fuel!
wtf
went 4 lunch
bak @ airport 3ish
still no fuel
wot we...

Planning a quick trip up to Copenhagen next week and spotted Angelhom Airport just across in Sweden that has both a Swedish Military Aviation museum - with a Draken Simulator - and is the base for Keonigsegg - the fastest production road cars.

My...

This would hopefully have been a fly-in report but the RV wasn't vintage enough to attend. :lol:

I've done a short write up of the Flywheel event on 23 June. What was most impressive was the Bicester Heritage facility - a great use of former RAF...

Hi all,

Yesterday I went for my first flight 'up north', and visited Leeds East airfield. Original plan was to go to Elvington, but when I contacted them for PPR I was told the runway's currently closed for maintenance :(

Anyway, with the next...

Had a trip to make to Edinburgh, and having been there by road the week before I didn’t fancy driving up from Suffolk yet again. Forecast for Wednesday 28th suggested CAVOK there and back with early stratus
in Suffolk clearing by mid morning

I was...

Whilst at Friedrichshafen this year my son and myself took advantage of perfect weather conditions to fly around the central Swiss Alps. "Breathtaking" would be an understatement, I doubt we will ever beat that flight for scenic impact:...

I was in the US for work and wanted to do some flying whilst there, so I decided to go for the Bush Pilot course at Alaska Floats & Skis. I wanted to go to Alaska anyway, and decided on the bush course as for the ones that result in a rating it...

Fascinating stuff.