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Worrying to know that in a Cessna 152 one flap could deploy without the other. Could this cause a spin? I asked my instructor if ailerons could similarly fail in flight but he said that although flap failures were relatively common in Cessnas, he...

Well this has been a lively topic :)

Dogspeak because of our gorgeous German Shepherd Dog, named Pharaoh, now 17 months old. We use the command Speak when we want him to do just that. Now he seems to have adopted C A T as the trigger word....

Ahh but you are young and thrusting and will work hard enough and smart enough to attain an airplane

That is completely correct sir. I understand perfectly that you don't get anywhere without hard work. Just been looking at all of my interests...

Just went through a charity review (with the official hat on), and realised that one new one that we decided to support last year had spent a fair proportion of what we sent them in mailing appeals to just about everyone on the Church Council....

Some of us of course have handraulic flaps :D

Video report from AERO Friedrichshafen 2025 by the FLYER team covering many of the new aircraft and top stories Read more

Old Sarum Airfield has won its planning appeal and has been granted planning permission for 315 houses and a new flying hub Read more

This week's, the team are coming to you live from AERO Friedrichshafen, Europe’s biggest general aviation show! Read more

Aerobility, the UK charity dedicated to enabling disabled individuals to fly, has listed its Zenair CH-750 STOL aircraft for sale. Read more

Haverfordwest Airport Limited has taken a lease on the airport and officially taken over management of the airport from Pembrokeshire Council. Read more

Epic Aircraft, makers of a single engine turboprop, is the latest to upgrade its Garmin G1000 NXi flightdeck with Autoland Read more...

One of the world's top professional pilot training companies, L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions, has relaunched as Acron Aviation. Read more

The microlight version of Cubcrafters' 160hp Carbon Cub, the UL, has gone into production and first deliveries will be in the next few months. Read more

The H55 electric powered Bristell B23 Energic, is to attempt a US tour from Florida to California, then back north-east to New York. Read more

This week's guest is Colin MacKinnon, owner of Strathaven, telling us about his plans to save at-risk strips in Scotland. Read more

The row is about the increased potential for birdstrikes by aircraft operating at Eaglescott Airfield, including the Devon Air Ambulance. Read more

Use of a moving map display is included in proposed changes to PPL flight instruction, according to a CAA consultation. Read more

Shang Gong Group, which also owns US-based ICON Aircraft, says it will keep production of Flight Design aircraft in the Czech Republic. Read more

The 2025 Pilot Careers Live Professional Flight Training Awards proved a huge success with more than 130 students, instructors and exhibitors Read more

FLYER's Ed Hicks is restoring a 1950 Piper Super Cub. The Big Question is: Has it flown yet?  We'll find out on Thursday! Read more

Tributes are flowing for John 'Paddy' Hemingway, last surviving pilot of WWII's Battle of Britain, who passed away peacefully at the age of 105. Read more

This week's guest is Martin Robinson, head of AOPA UK, talking to us about some of the challenges facing UK General Aviation. Read more

Italian aircraft maker Tecnam has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its updated light twin, the P2006T NG. Read more...

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Pilatus calls it 'The Most Advanced Single'. Garmin says the PC-12 Pro is the first certified aircraft to have its G3000 Prime flightdeck. Read more

Diamond Aircraft has acquired Volocopter, the German maker of the VoloCity electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) air taxi. Read more...

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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

There are four airfields in our free landings offer for March. They are: Easter, Rufforth East, Spanhoe and Wycombe Air Park 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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