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The FLYER Livestream this week is all about flying from farm strips and our guest is Arthur Williams. Plus latest news and events Read more

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The APPG for Aviation is delighted to be able to confirm that it is fully re-established with strong and growing support from MPs Read more

Sssh! Say it quietly... There's a new version of the Sling two-seater being used at Long Beach Airport, California with the Sling Pilot Academy. It's called the Whisper. Read more...

The shortlist of finalists for the inaugural Pilot Careers Live Professional Flight Training Awards has been revealed.  Read more

Everything we know about the all-new Robinson R88 helicopter launched at the 2025 Verticon trade show this week Read more

The Skyfly Axe electric powered aircraft has completed its first piloted fixed-wing flights. Read more...

Alberto Porto, engineer behind the super-fast Risen SuperVeloce, had a narrow escape when a birdstrike shattered the canopy of this aircraft Read more

Nottingham City Airport – also known as Tollerton – is to close permanently on 6 June 2025. Read more

A state agency in California is trying to force leaded avgas off the market before a satisfactory unleaded alternative is available Read more

This week, we have an International Women's Day special! Read more

What's happening across the UK's General Aviation airfields? Is the government keeping its promise to protect a network of GA aerodromes? Read more

The DfT confirmed that General Aviation airfields are 'important' and that planners must, by law, maintain the UK's network Read more

Initially, the Bournemouth facility will focus on ATPL (airline pilot) ground school and Multi-Engine Instrument Rating (MEIR) Read more

Six brand new Tecnam P-Mentor aircraft are on their way to Aeros flight school, which has four bases in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Read more

GA aircraft sales and deliveries are in a healthy state of growth according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. Read more...

American-British company ZeroAvia has sold its first 600kW electric propulsion with delivery expected this Spring. The buyer is Jetcruzer Read more

FLYER's incredibly short list of Aviator's Dream Houses #: barn conversion plus air strip and two hangars at Piltdown, Sussex Read more

This week's guest is Darren Lewington, who will reveal three things pilots get wrong! Read more

Strict measures to reduce traffic at Gloucestershire Airport are in place following a series of near-misses Read more

The news that owners of fabric covered Piper aircraft have worried about for a while has come true: an Airworthiness Directive requiring replacement rudder posts to be fitted on many models. Read more

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British Airways has opened the window for applications to the sponsored 2025 Speedbird Pilot Academy. Read more

This week we will be welcoming former Aviation Minister and Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps! Read more

FLYER Club members' monthly aviation photos. Read more...

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One of the Lego ideas team – a pilot – has come up with the Old Flying Club & Hangar but he needs our support to get the go-ahead Read more

Cirrus has vetoed the use of GAMI G1000UL unleaded fuel in any of its piston engine SR aircraft. Read more...

There are drones to be aware of, then there are drones to give very wide berth. Don't even think about getting in the rearview mirror of the Pipistrel Nuuva 300. Read more

A brand new electric motor that will power many of the world's electric aircraft has received certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Read more

Bookings for slots to fly into AERO, the annual General Aviation show held at Friedrichshafen Messe, Germany, have opened. Read more

BRP-Rotax has issued a Mandatory Service Bulletin for three of its latest 900-series engines: the fuel-injected 912 iS, 915 iS and 916 iS. Read more

This week we're setting out to discover what exactly is going on at Old Sarum. Read more

Air Race pilot Dario Costa flew his Zivko Edge 540 down the legendary Streif at speeds up to 190 knots ahead of the 85th Hahnenkamm races. Read more

Ready 4 Duty is a 1944 Douglas R4D-6S, US Navy version of the DC-3 and C-47, and the last of its kind still flying – and coming to Europe Read more

Ireland's national airline, Aer Lingus, has opened applications for its 2025 fully funded Future Pilot Programme Read more

+VIDEO The first supersonic flight by a civilian aircraft since Concorde took place yesterday when Boom XB-1 reached a top speed of Mach 1.122. Read more

Business Aviation – a substantial element of General Aviation – generates more than 100 million euro (£84m) in economic value across Europe Read more

From 30 September 2025 glider pilots will have to hold a new licence, the snappily named Part SFCL SPL licence. Read more...

Norfolk-based The Light Aircraft Company (TLAC) is selling off three of its aircraft types as a ready-made microlight company. Read more...

A new gyrocopter flying school has launched at Brighton City Airport - FlyGyrocopter which will offer flight training and flying experiences. Read more...

A Van's RV-9 kitplane believed to be the first powered by a Continental CD-155 turbodiesel engine has flown from South Africa to the UK. Read more

This week's guest is Rob Hughes, giving us an update on 600 kg microlights. Read more

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The Flyer weather forecast hasn’t been updated, have you fallen out with Simon?

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Twenty students have gone flying over the past three years thanks to the Rob Wildeboer Scholarships run by Goodwood Flying School Read more

The Air League has launched its 2025 Flying, Gliding and Electric Flying Scholarships with an opening date of 27 January Read more

Two leading tech companies are joining forces to accelerate the growth of electric aviation worldwide. Read more

Glos Airport will soon be using a state-of-the-art Flight Information Display to enhance situational awareness for air traffic management. Read more

This week, the Livestream comes from SkyDemon HQ, where we'll be chatting with the team about their remarkable journey in software creation. Read more