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FLYER invites you to share in the new #FLY2025 Challenge - and you'll see that this year we've tweaked the elements. Some elements might be a bit more attainable than previous years, others might...

We're always on the lookout for flying adventure features to inspire and entertain FLYER readers.

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We would all like to know about and join in celebrating noteworthy milestones along the path of your aviation career - whether that be private or commercial. This thread allows all those steps to be cast into internet eternity forever more....

Please feel free to post updates to this thread. Once the list below has been updated, individual posts will be removed in order to keep things tidy.

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Hi all,

Last month I had the chance to go flying in the US for the first time, and I wrote a quick post about the process I had to go through to convert my EASA PPL to an FAA equivalent. Maybe it's of use to someone here!

There are a few...

“After a solo flight away from base, it’s nice to meet up and have a chat over a cuppa.” ........at the land away airfield.

Following a request (thank you Waveflyer!) we will have, until further notice, a dedicated sticky post on the GA where...

Hi

Does anyone know of airfields/strips that have camping facilities ?

Cheers

We were bowled over by the response to last year's #FLY2023 Challenge and Russ Pinder is a worthy winner - a Bose A30 headset will be on its way to Russ very soon.

Did you see the FLYER Livestream with Russ? It's here:

The #FLY2024 Challenge...

As requested, a stuck thread with a link to the "new" drawback form:

A while ago we decided that we would no longer delete entire accounts. There are a couple of reasons for this…

- It causes some performance issues for the server
- It spoils many threads in which a poster has participated
- It is disrespectful to...

Welcome to the new Help and Advice forum. You'll probably spot that many of the posts were in Non-Aviation, and some may spot that the politically leaning threads are no more.

The Code of Conduct remains the same…

Be nice, considerate and...

There have been a few unacceptable posts of late. Please take a look at the Code of Conduct and post accordingly. Identifying individuals by anonymous is a BIG no no!

Be nice, considerate and polite.
If you can't make your point without a...

For the benefit of those considering a PPL(A) and wanting to know time and cost, I’m sharing my experience based upon detailed records I kept. This is just my way through it, yours may differ, but I hope it gives you some insight and food for...

For a while I've been meaning to put together a little compilation of "stuff that helped" while I was learning to fly. I got around to it in the end (almost a year after getting the PPL...) and the result is now here(PDF) .

It's less a...

I thought it was worth providing a bit of background and a few pointers about the new website and the way we are now working, but first a very brief history as it adds useful context…

Until Covid came along we were happy producing 13 paper issues...

The Help and Advice forum has now existed with its current title for a little over six months. There is some fantastic help and advice given that really shows the collective knowledge of the forum and its members at its best. There do, however,...

For other airfield reference material, please use the following links:

AIRFIELDS: Rest of the World

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Airfields with wi-fi access

Forumites and their Aircraft and Airfields

This sticky thread is here to point pilots towards a list of French customs airfields.

The list is here - designed to provide a good solid and reliable list.

You should use this list to help your initial planning, but then once you've decided...

We'll endeavour to sort the airfields in alphabetical order here with links to the thread in this forum. Click on the airfield name for information posted by other forumites about the airfield. Click on the country name for general information and...

If you would like to display a picture of the aircraft you fly/own/share/love, then this is the place for it.

The technical stuff:
We can't feature all your ex-steeds, so only current aircraft owned/flown regularly please. Maximum of two.
Those...

There have been a few posts recently that suggest the forum PM function is not as easy to find as it might be, so - courtesy of Europaul383 - here's how.
Just now I looked in vain for a tab that says 'Send PM'...
This might help for next time......

Submissions for FLYER 's 'That Worst Day' page have always come from FLYER readers, and we're on the lookout for more.

For fictional tales of Pilot X, a story told in 900 words, with three thoughtful questions and answers, makes a ideal...

Should you wish to post a link to a survey, academic or otherwise, please could we request that you get in touch with a member of the admin team first? Generally there will be no problem with these - though you may find the regulars can be a tough...

Please use the following links for the Fuel Price League Tables:

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I firmly believe that we are seeing the beginning of a new era in GA regulation - there's never been a better time to make logical, well constructed points, and to influence the future of GA regulation in the UK. I have spoken to the CAA and have...

Just seen some of this as it delayed the news half an hour. I can hardly contain my overpowering indifference :roll:

On Sunday this week I was heading back to East Midlands from the East when I thought to myself, here’s an idea, there’s a big chunk of empty airspace where Nottingham Airport used to be, I’ll take a shortcut and set course via the old overhead. Sky...

Head over to the members' forum if you are interested in joining an upcoming members-only visit to the AAIB.

Hi,

I’m looking to get a wallet for holding all my stuff in while I’m flying. Anyone got any recommendations? Don’t mind paying a bit more for something that’s properly made as it’ll probably get a fair bit of use.

Thanks

Well having scrapped our West Country escape, and looking at the forecast, I am guessing there will be lots of tele-watching in our house over the next two weeks.

Our preference is for serial scandi noir - there was a thread in which The Valhalla...

Talking of clearing obstacles, here's an extract from my AA5A's POH.

Best glide is 72, between Vx and Vy as you'd expect.

So what's the much lower obstacle clearance speed all about?

It's not a misprint, I think... here's a POH for the...

Mrs T is going to need assistance to hear soon..... I said she's mutton !

Anybody got serious or semi serious feedback (sic) on modern hearing aids and a cost effective method of acquiring them ?

Obviously looking at Boots and Specsavers, but...

Maybe useful information for those planning foreign trips this year.

It is no longer necessary to have a French bank account to subscribe to an Air TOTAL card which allows use of the self-service pumps found at many airfields across the Channel....

I have heard a rumour that someone received a snotogram from the marine services who register PLBs because he ended up in a field in not the best condition and set off the PLB - apparently he was told this should ONLY be used at sea, does anyone...

Funnily enough, I too had in mind the Cirrus Glass Cockpit failure as being rather more relevant example.

The failure there was a static discharge. The tripping of the Engine Management System (and therefore the loss of all data on the Engine...

Been looking at a new tug for a while now. Sadly my back can't take it anymore and I'm not handy enough to built one of those homemade contraptions (nor do I really want to to be honest).

I'm debating going with either a Best Tugs remote control...

Given the upcoming sale, its amazing to see such a positive spin on what is from the outside a worsening situation with current management at Gloucestershire Airport.

Cant believe any operator or tenant is happy to see the airport close or...

I’m genuinely surprised it’s taken this long, & I’ve been a longtime advocate of Yak52 CAP…but seems that Sharks are now being used in military capacity in Ukraine…

From the BBC this afternoon.
No idea why Coastguard

Humber Coastguard received a mayday call saying the plane was in distress about two to three nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6km) off the coast at Hemsby Gap in Norfolk at 12:34 BST.

Hi, I'm planning a trip around the UK in my Luscombe, was wondering if anyone had any information about:

Ranksborough Farm (NW of Rutland Water)
Holly Hill Farm (near Foulsham disused)
High Cross (N of Ware VRP)

Fully aware these might be...

So after a break of nearly a year I have found another Nissan leaf to soothe my needs to drive an EV.

But things have changed a bit on the charging front !

No longer does my Ecotricity electric highway card work in the machines at the motorway...

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

Last week I swallowed some plutonium.

It gave me atomic ache :oops:

Hello,

Is UKETA required for crew? or only for passengers?

I tend to fly with other pilots and it's a bit of hassle to arrange at last minute: it's not really difficult to apply and it's valid for 2 years but it's another layer of process...

Hi all.

Any recommendations where to fly for dinner?

Nice pub or restaurant on or near (up to 15 min walk) from an airfield or farm strip which I can fly into and out of until about 1/2 hr before sunset.

SE England. 600m+ runway.

Thnx.

This week we’re excited to welcome back friend of FLYER, Ivy McIver of Cirrus, to tell us all about how to get a plane to land itself! If you enjoyed our recent video of Ivy demonstrating the new Cirrus G7+ Autoland feature , now’s your chance to...

Not so much a thought experiment as a peek into the future.

Assuming that there's no useful vaccine, what's the exit strategy from this Covid mess for families, the economy, society, education, government... everything?