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Sun 11 May 23:33
| It just doesnt get better than this (3)
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Vis not good but a beautiful day none the less so Blackpool to Sandtoft for lunch. Sitting out on the 'patio' watching the world go by in the sunshine then off to Tatenhill for probably the best apple...
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Sun 11 May 19:00
| Take cover! (6)
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At last I've got my medical back after my cateract op. New specs with new pescription (plus spare pair to be carried in aircraft) and vastly improved vision.
With that the Pup will be taking to...
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Sun 11 May 13:09
| New UK AIS Website (7)
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As some of you may know, I represent AOPA UK on AIS matters.
From UK AIS:-
"The AIS website www ais.org.uk has been redesigned and is now live.
The site has been re-hosted to the European AIS ...
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Sat 10 May
| cessna 172 skyhawk to fly across atlantic! (3)
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Hey all,
Reading the american AOAP email I got this morning... its well worth the read! lol
http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=193
happy landings..
D...
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Fri 9 May
| Last chance to visit Sheffield (17)
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For those who don't know, Sheffield airport is set to close on the 30th April. It is well worth getting it in your logbook before it closes.
Free landing fee if you take on 50 litres of fuel, very ...
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Fri 9 May
| Sherburn to close on Mondays? (6)
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Is this the way forward for GA from the largest Aeroclub in the Northeast ?
Have been away abroad so dont know any details yet. ...
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Fri 9 May
| Time for a Bomber Command Medal (106)
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Although I don't hold much faith in the e-petitions system , ( although the anti-Road pricing one did its job ) this one is a worthwhile campaign. Recently some other forgotten participants in the War...
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Fri 9 May
| New venture (54)
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I hope no one minds me doing a bit of advertising. I have just started a business after leaving FlyBe and will be going into aircraft surveying, leasing inspections and technical records inspections. ...
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Fri 9 May
| Vulcan XH558 (15)
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Hi All,
If you are into Aviation, please consider supporting Vulcan XH558 by visiting the webapges www.vulcantothesky.com
The charity have one month (till the end of March) to raise the £150,000...
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Fri 9 May
| Upgrade NPPL (M) to NPPL (SSEA) (3)
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Hi
I am under training of the NPPL (M).
I plan to obtain my NPPL (M) first, then NPPL (SSEA), finally PPL.
Could anyone tell me is that possible I can upgrade my NPPL (M) to NPPL (SSEA)?
Could...
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Thu 8 May
| Can you help? (10)
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Has anyone heard anything from Paul Sengupta lately? ...
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Thu 8 May
| Crossing Cardiff/Bristol Zone? (9)
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An RT query for anybody who flies in this area:-
A pilot friend of mine made a trip from the midlands down to cornwall recently. Approaching the Old Severn Bridge VRP, routing to Minehead, he was "...
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Thu 8 May
| Wake Up to Little Snoring (5)
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There have been a few threads recently about possible places to visit over the coming months and I hope I can be forgiven for a bit of a plug for some events at my local airfield in North Norfolk. I f...
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Thu 8 May
| Finally... (46)
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Hi all,
Still doing my PPL, but it had always been nagging in the back of my mind that I might just be wasting my money if my good lady then refused to get in a plane with me.
Well, today, after...
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Thu 8 May
| Check Flights (28)
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As I move around the world for my work I find myself having to do check flights so I can join clubs local to my work and continue to fly.
My problem is what is a check flight?
I have had as litt...
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Thu 8 May
| jamiewinstanley@ (26)
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asks how busy Sheffield and Sturgate is -
Sheffield ask for a fax 24 hours in advance
Sturgate is a friendly place and will buy you breakfast if you can get a radio call in without them seeing y...
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Tue 6 May
| Fuel costs - the solution is there. (57)
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This is what happens when the concerns of the states across the globe are surrendered into the hands of private banking cartels – the peoples opinion or needs matter not, sadly. Yes it will go past th...
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Tue 6 May
| Duxford 'Pilot' Magazine Bonus Day Saturday 3rd May 2008 (4)
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'Pilot' Magazine is hosting the next Duxford Bonus Day on Saturday 3rd May 2008. All light aircraft (radio equipped) may fly in to enjoy the day and benefit from the discounts.
Duxford is home the ...
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Mon 5 May
| Flying With Children (22)
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Does anybody fly with thier children? I am a new parent and thinking about how old (or young) it is sensible to fly with a child and what considrations need to be made; I'm thinking headsets / car(pla...
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Mon 5 May
| Bordeaux Merignac (2)
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Hi all,
Im flying off to Bordeaux in the next month or so and have ordered my french vfr guides and charts etc, but has anyone been ther, got any advice/comments and estimates for 2 nights parking ...
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Mon 5 May
| Cheap landing fees & T&G's (29)
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Hey all,
Quite possibly about to do quite a bit of flying in the coming months as part of my hour building and one thing of concern is the price of the landing fees charged over here in the UK.
...
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Mon 5 May
| Little blue circles (12)
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The little blue circles on our charts indicate AERODROMES, CIVIL, LIMITED FACILITIES. My question is: do these aerodromes have any legal airspace significance, should they be treated as mini ATZs or a...
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Mon 5 May
| Bagby Fly In (1)
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You all missed a wonderful day at Bagby. At least 70 visitors. A good all round selection of Group A. Microlights especially and Helicopters. A good day was had by all...
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Mon 5 May
| Paris - handy light aircraft field (14)
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Need to get as close in to the centre of Paris as poss. (approaching from UK). without to much 'big airport hassel/expense'.
Don't mind big airport if it's low on hassel/expense (can be like that i...
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Mon 5 May
| A380 - Hot stuff/ (14)
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After landing at Heathrow, the A380 was so hot, it needed hosing down.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7300000/newsid_7303300/7303307.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1...
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Mon 5 May
| price of fuel getting you down? (49)
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Went flying today in my yak used 67 litres of fuel £98 plus a landing fee. £1.46 per litre. I am starting to struggle with these prices fuel seams to rise a 1p a litre per week! where will it stop. Bu...
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Mon 5 May
| Diesels-Are They Progress for Progress' Sake? (38)
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When I was taught to fly in 1976 the instructor explained why aircraft engines had a reputation for reliability. He said they were big lazy engines which were low revving to maximise longevity and min...
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Mon 5 May
| What will a GPS do For My Gen Nav Skills ? (42)
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Hi All,
I may know the answer to this question as I've asked a few Pilot friends before but, I'm a low hours PPL and I'm thinking of getting a GPS, I was wondering what benefit to my Gen Nav skills...
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Mon 5 May
| 90 Day rule (9)
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Just started flying again after 3 months lay off. Under the 90 day rule for carrying passengers, do touch and goes count as take offs and landings?Three T&Ls required in last 90 days before carrying p...
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Mon 5 May
| FIS, RIS, RAS (11)
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I have a couple of very silly questions that I would appreciate an answer to:-
1. On the Frequency charts that come with our maps, one of the columns is marked "RAD/APP" (or is it "APP/RAD"?). If y...
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Sun 4 May
| Buccaneer and Victor high speed runs at Elvington tomorrow (8)
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http://www.naffertontoday.co.uk/12281/90th-celebration-of-Buccaneering-spirit.3948887.jp...
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Sun 4 May
| 20th July - Kirkbride Fly-In & Open day (12)
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Just a quick heads up that Kirkbride Airfield in asscoiation with Solway Light Aviation will once again open it's doors to the public on 20th July, there will be no landing fee as such but donations t...
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Sun 4 May
| 'Today's Pilot' Special Offer (11)
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Just in case anybody missed it, Today's Pilot is offering a free copy of the UK VFR Guide 2008 by AFE when you take out an annual subscription.
The Guide is £28 inc p&p usually and the sub is £36,...
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Sun 4 May
| High Wing Or Low Wing In Light Aircraft Design (30)
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Dear Readers
I am a student at the University of Southampton, doing a research project into the relative merits of high ing and low wing general aviation aircraft designs. As part of my research I ...
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Sun 4 May
| Unleaded Mogas (5)
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I'm having difficulty finding a definative list of engines cleared to run on unleaded Mogas 228. For example, does anyone know if one can run a Tiger Moth on unleaded Mogas?...
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Sun 4 May
| Overhead joins (41)
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Last year we discussed overhead joins, their advantages and disadvantages.
One disadvantage is that sometimes pilots don't know how to do them!
Flew to an airfield North East of here today. Was ask...
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Sun 4 May
| FlyOnTrack chart compo-- yay me! (15)
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Hee I've won a shiny new chart from the FlyOnTrack competition (http://www.flyontrack.co.uk/)
I don't think I've ever won a raffle or a free draw or anything before, ever.
Most chuffed. That's ...
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Sun 4 May
| Rallye de Cognac (7)
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Hi All,
For any of you that fancy flying a little further away and to have some fun with like minded aviators how about this for a nice weekend ? The Rallye would like to encourage more aircra...
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Sun 4 May
| on-accident news reporting (13)
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Someone sent me this today, news report on a Aztec landing with uncertain state of landing gear. I thought the reporting was fairly typical (poor!), although the owner absolutely would not be drawn i...
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Sun 4 May
| Big Brother is watching. Be on your guard! (13)
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A more than interesting little piece in today's Telegraph and Daily Mail regarding an RAF instructor's sortie with a student both in a Grob Tutor who decided to divert from their standard Navex and vi...
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Sun 4 May
| Arrow group Forming in Kent - Advise welcome (8)
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Hi there, we are looking to buy an arrow III or Arrow IV which will be based at Headcorn in kent. we are still looking for 2 more members to make the maxium of 6.
i would welcome any feedback / sugg...
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Sun 4 May
| Night Flying (10)
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i am halfway through a night rating in my aircraft. Now that we will have lighter evenings can anyone advise a good airfield for night flying in the South(not too far from Goodwood) to complete my n...
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Sun 4 May
| Happy Birthday RAF (7)
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Happy Birthday to the Royal Air Force.
You have made us all proud of your achievments for the last 90 years, serving the country in times of both war and piece.
From combat to humanitarian missions ...
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Sun 4 May
| Cardiff PPL Holders (27)
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Hello.
I’m in college at the moment studying aircraft engineering but want to go on to do my PPL. Is it possible for any one who flies at Cardiff and has a spare seat going for me to tag along some...
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Sun 4 May
| making mud pies (4)
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It was still pretty wet on the grass runways around here on Saturday. Dropped into Bagby in the morning.
Downhill-ish runway, wet, stiffish crosswind.
A/G asked me to land close to the numbers...
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Sun 4 May
| Llanbedr (14)
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Anyone got any more news on Kemble's plans for this? Timing?...
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Sun 4 May
| Beagle Pup & Bulldog Fly In? (2)
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I've just seen the following on the Caernarfon flying club forums:
There will be a Beagle Pup & Bulldog Fly In at EGCK on the 3rd/4th May (Depending on weather ofcourse)
Don't know anything else a...
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Sun 4 May
| Caff at Sandown (10)
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Does anybody happen to know if the caff at Sandown has re-opened? I am planning to take a chum flying on Monday and he's not really up for any long walks (e.g. Crab and Lobster) due to a bad back. ...
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Sat 3 May
| 90 Day rule (7)
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Just started flying again after 3 months lay off. Under the 90 day rule for carrying passengers, do touch and goes count as take offs and landings?Three T&Ls required in last 90 days before carrying p...
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Fri 2 May
| Watch out - there's a balloon about! (4)
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Just looking at NOTAMS here, to see if there is anything else apart from bad weather forecast to stop me flying tomorrow, and this appeared on UKGA NOTAMS. I bet that gave ATC a headache - bit of a b...
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Wed 30 Apr
| Leeds Bradford Airport evacuated over passenger bomb claim (3)
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Part of Leeds-Bradford Airport was evacuated for a short time today after a passenger said he had a bomb in his bag.
A 40-year-old man is currently in police custody following the alleged hoax just...
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Tue 29 Apr
| Flight to the Grand Canyon (7)
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I have just returned from a fantastic trip where I toured California and Nevada. One of the activities that I planned was a flight from North Las Vegas airport to Grand Canyon West (1G4).
When I pl...
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Tue 29 Apr
| Changes to Flying Tests & Flying Training/Checking (1)
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Today I came across a couple documents relating to Flying Tests & Flying Training/Checking dated 28th April 2008:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ORS4_680.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ORS4_681.pdf...
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Tue 29 Apr
| No frequency card with 1:250,000 chart? (2)
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I've just received my new Ed 34 copy of the 1:500,000 Southern chart - I also ordered a copy of the 1:250,000 chart, which is what my helicopter school uses. As ever, the half-mil came with the handy ...
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Mon 28 Apr
| Dartmoor Danger Area (6)
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Is anyone aware how to get info on this danger area? According to the chart it seems it is permanently active, and there doesn't appear any useful info on the chart or the AIP. I am sure it is not u...
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Sun 27 Apr
| RAF Lyneham Flying Club need instructor (1)
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We at RAF Lyneham are looking for a full time, are at least part-time flying instructor. We can offer a competative package, possibly including Accomodation and Food in Sergeants mess. If you know of...
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Thu 24 Apr
| lucky escape (3)
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7366068.stm...
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Thu 24 Apr
| Lapsed PPL (5)
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G'morning all, i havent flown sinced last autumn, and despite my best efforts to find time thus far into 2008, my PPL lapsed 3 days ago.
I understand that i have to retake a skills test, but does any...
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Wed 23 Apr
| Sheffield City Airport on Look North (7)
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7353419.stm...
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Sat 19 Apr
| Sometimes you just get lucky (17)
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Out and about on Saturady for the first time in ages ( 2 months) with a mended HV.
After a happy morning making mud pies at Bagby ( seperate post ) decided to just enjoy the fabby weather to the no...
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Thu 17 Apr
| Astonishing! (36)
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http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/Piper%20PA-28-140%20Cherokee,%20G-ATMW%2004-08.pdf...
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Thu 17 Apr
| Shoreham Closed (8)
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The operating company has gone into administration and currently the airfield is closed for all movements.
http://www.erinaceousir.com/erinaceous/news_events/rns/rnsitem?id=1208170521nRNSN2676S...
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Thu 17 Apr
| Duxford Bonus Day Program 2008 (22)
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Duxford Bonus Day Program 2008
Dates for your diary
ukga.com folk were strong supporters of the Duxford Bonus Day program over the last two years, so here's the 2008 program. The details for the...
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Thu 17 Apr
| Vulcan flying again (5)
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I went over to Cottesmore today as I was informed that the Vulcan would be arriving PM, at 14.45 it climbed out from Bruntingthorpe over Cottesmore heading East. I was going to hang around and watch i...
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Thu 17 Apr
| Phones now in use on Emirates (13)
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7308041.stm
Wonder what it will be like.
'HELLO! YES! I'M ON A PLANE!'...
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Wed 16 Apr
| Flying in New Zealand (4)
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Just a follow-up to my requests for info at the beginning of the year (thanks for all the advice): I hired a 172 + instructor for 3 local sightseeing trips around Dunedin from Otago Aero Club at Taier...
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Wed 16 Apr
| Grob 109b checklist (7)
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Hi all
I've spent some time on the internet but am unable to find a checlist / pilot notes for the Grob109b.
Does anyone know If one exists on the net?
Cheers...
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Sat 12 Apr
| Light plane reported missing in Cairngorms (15)
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A search is underway in the Cairngorms for a missing light plane with one pob after contact was lost with air traffic controllers. The aircraft set off from Carlisle at approx 0900 BST. Two rescue hel...
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Thu 10 Apr
| Visiting Newcastle Airport (9)
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I’m visiting some friends in Newcastle later this month and I’m wondering about the prospect of flying up. Newcastle International would be most convenient by a long way, but I notice that the most r...
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Tue 8 Apr
| The machine desinged to kill the dinosauers. ( The Colomban Cri Cri) (6)
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Where I am, surprisingly, there is around three inches of snow on the ground; beautiful. In light of my recent rant about the awful situation surrounding fuel prices and various out of the ordinary so...
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Sun 6 Apr
| Newcastle Airport Flying Club (4)
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Does anyone know if there is still a flying club at Newcastle?
www.northumbria-flying-school.co.uk website no longer seems to be up
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Fri 4 Apr
| Ballistic Chute Deployment (13)
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Currently video of the week on the Flying in Ireland website (sure now, what better recommendation is there?)
A must-see for anyone who flys near a tow-launched glider site!
http://www.youtube.c...
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Thu 3 Apr
| Charging for go-arounds (12)
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During a casual conversation in the caff at Caernarfon yesterday the topic of charging for go-arounds came up. My new acquaintance told me that Blackpool are charging, and we agreed that this seems to...
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Wed 2 Apr
| Aircraft Hire at BHX? (3)
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Just a quick enquiry - since I am now working very close to BHX, does anybody know if there is any light aircraft hire anymore on the airport.
I know there was, but it looks like they have now shut...
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Tue 1 Apr
| The cure for Monday workaday blues... (5)
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Stooging about over Gower in someone else's Ikarus.
Cheers, Jim :-D
I'm still beaming here. What a lovely, fun, flying machine! (And a cure for all those cost-of-fuel-woes in other threads...)...
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Tue 1 Apr
| I want a go..... (2)
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7320000/newsid_7323800/7323831.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1...
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Mon 31 Mar
| Changes to NPPL revalidation (9)
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There was a mention in this month's Loop that there were some changes afoot to the revalidation requirements for the NPPL, and that there would be a relevant AIC / AIP released in March.
I've just ...
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Mon 31 Mar
| Live ATC feeds (18)
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Hi folks. Doing my PPL and recently I've had the live feed from Boston ATC on in the background when working at home - to hopefully absorb some VHF procedure and try to understand what the hec they'r...
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Sun 30 Mar
| Permit Aircraft & EASA (13)
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Does anyone know how EASA shall affect CAA and PFA permit aircraft e.g. old warbirds on CAA permits, home-builds on PFA permits and even helicopters such as my Rotorway which is "experimental" in the ...
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