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I have seven more flying days left. I'll probably do my JAA checkride on Wed or Fri this week, and the FAA on Mon or Tue next week before getting back. For the JAA, I just need an extra hour of instrument (scheduled tomorrow) and a...

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We’ve enjoyed some spells of great flying weather over the past few weeks, as evidenced by your photos!Read more

Ryanair has today launched its Future Flyer Academy pilot training programme in partnership with UK-based flight school, Skyborne Airline Academy.Read more...

There's a new name in the growing world of electric air taxis, FlyNow, and it's taking a rather different technology route.Read more...

US kitplane manufactuer Sonex has announced the first flight of the Sonex Highwing on the evening of Monday, 30 June 2025Read more...

FLYER Club pilots have enjoyed more than £330 worth of free landing fees just by being a member so far this year – and it's still only July!Read more...

Even the oldest airworthy aircraft in the UK needs to be seen and Shuttleworth's 1910 Deperdussin Monoplane is fitted with SkyEcho electronic conspicuity device.Read more

There's a wide spread of free landings for FLYER Club members on offer for July from the north of the to the south – Fishburn, Tatenhill, Tibenham and Yatesbury.

Skyfly Axe Makes Aviation History with First Airfield-to-Airfield eVTOL Flight in EuropeRead more

When Adam Jackson and Martina Petkov entered the Dawn to Dusk competition, they challenged ‘dusk’ by flying to Norway in mid-summerRead more...

We welcome the publication of the AAIB report relating to the tragic crash of the Piper Aztec G-BKJW resulting in the death of Harvey Dunmore,Read more...

This week's guest is Tim Prince, co-founder of RIAT: the world’s largest military airshow!Read more

Norwich Airport is to have a dedicated Innovation Hub as part of a regional strategy to position the East of England as a national and international leader in clean aviation technologies and advanced air mobility.Read more

The aircraft crash that killed 21-year-old pilot Harvey Dunmore was most likely caused by a runaway trim according to the AAIBRead more...

Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) increases certified gross weight of Piper PA-18 Super Cub to 2,300 lb — more than 30% boost in payloadRead more...

In the case of the AeroJones Sport, the aircraft is NOT a Flight Design CT even though it's the spitting image of one.Read more

Norfolk's The Light Aeroplane Company (TLAC) is the new UK agent for the Swiss-built Light Wing AC4 aircraft.Read more...

In this month’s FLYER Club webinar, Steve Morley of Blackbushe Aviation tells us everything we need to know about how to maintain our ratings. Read more

This week's guest is Ivy McIver of Cirrus, telling us all about how to get a plane to land itself!Read more

In this video, we break down the costs of learning to fly and obtaining a Private Pilot Licence (PPL): flight training, medical exams, ground school, landing fees, equipment, and CAA licence charges.Read more

This week's guest is Mike Pearson, telling us what the future has in store for 100LL.Read more

The new roadmap is to speed up the certification of new aircraft types, and the validation process each country goes through to approve another country's type certification.Read more...

Textron Aviation: why is your Beechcraft King Air air ambulance sporting factory installed hard points on the wings?Read more

Well known professional pilot training company FTEJerez is to open a new UK base at London Oxford Airport in addition to its HQ in Spain.Read more...

Robinson Helicopter has received FAA approval to install the Garmin GFC 600H Helicopter Flight Control System on all future R66 helicoptersRead more...

Aircraft manufacturer GippsAero is back in business, in Australia, making aircraft again. The first new airframe in five years began to be assembled last week.Read more

This week's guests are Dan Subhani, who’ll be telling us about this year’s Spamfield, and George Bacon about the future of air displaysRead more

Geoff Hall, from Kent microlight club, joined hundreds of microlight enthusiasts at Spamfiled Fly-in, on the picturesque Isle of Wight…Read more...

Discover how Skies Unlocked, a free careers event at Manchester Airport, is helping to close the 29% Disability Employment Gap in aviationRead more

The French tech startup says it brings hybrid-electric propulsion to propeller-driven aircraft - homebuilt, kit-built and light aircraft.Read more

The Honourable Company of Air Pilots (HCAP) has a new, one-day initiative aimed at guiding prospective pilots through the assessment process.Read more...

Van's Aircraft is back working steadily on its new high-wing backcountry aircraft, the RV-15. Late last week, the new wing was flown successfully on a warm Oregon afternoon.Read more

First flight in the Junkers A50, a modern take on the 1930s open cockpit Junior, which is set to be approved in Germany as a 600kg microlightRead more...

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This week's guest is Paul Warren Wilson, giving us the lowdown on what it’s like operating the legendary Catalina flying boatRead more

Owain Johns is the new chief executive of the British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA).Owain is a keen pilot of a P&M QuikR microlightRead more

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The long process of modernising the UK's airspace is coming out of the 'talking about it' phase into a 'taking action' phase... we think.Read more

Flying at Dubai's Emirates Flight Training Academy just got a whole lot more fun with the addition of two Gamebird GB1 aerobatic aircraftRead more

Seventy-four pilots graduated from Leading Edge Aviation at a ceremony held beneath the wings of Concorde at Aerospace Bristol recently.Read more

This week's guest is Simon Keeling, telling us about the dangers of summer weather.Read more

+VIDEO Vertical Aerospace says it has made European aviation history with the first-ever piloted wingborne flight of a winged electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in open airspace.Read more

There's a wide spread of free landings for FLYER Club members for June: Balado, Scotland; Jersey International; Sackville Farm and East KirkbyRead more

Will the former RAF Scampton site become yet another housing estate rather than be turned into a hub of aviation, aerospace and satellite technology?Read more

A fully electric aircraft designed, developed and built in the US, the Alia CX300 from Beta Technologies, has arrived in the UK as part of a European tour.Read more

Hangar Homes on Enniskillen Aeropark has finally been giving the green light by the local planners.Read more...

TAG Aviation's Angel Wun has successfully completed her line check and is now a Junior First Officer pilot on a Gulfstream G650 business jet,Read more

This week we are talking all things summer fly-ins! The team will be picking their favourite events of the season and sharing what makes them so special.Read more