A recent infringement of a temporary airspace restriction for the Torbay Airshow has prompted the CAA to issue a warning about the upcoming Royal Air … Read more
News
‘Not our finest hour’ admits CAA over GPS approaches
The CAA’s failure to approve GPS approaches at aerodromes across the UK “hasn’t been our finest hour”, according to no less than Mark Swan, CAA … Read more
Rallye aircraft to gather at Tarbes
Nearly 3,300 Rallye aircraft were produced from 1959 to 1994, making it (probably) the most produced European light aircraft. There are still many around and … Read more
Redhill Aerodrome saved from Garden Village fate?
Is Redhill Aerodrome off the hook so far as building a new Garden Village on the Surrey Green Belt site? The local council has identified … Read more
New EASA mandate welcomed by aviation industry
The European Parliament has finally voted in favour of a new mandate for the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). One outcome should be a lighter … Read more
Reviews
MiraCheck CoPilot AppFree to $4.99pm
There’s little doubt that the consistent use of checklists makes our flying safer, but in single-pilot cockpits, many still struggle with them. First, a bit … Read more
Epic Eagle 1 HUD$1,199
While flying, there is undoubtedly a benefit to having your eyes looking outside, rather than inside, the cockpit. A Head-Up Display (HUD), which is common … Read more
FlyVisuals custom placards
The devil, as they say, is in the detail, so when it came time to sort the task of placarding the cockpit of the RV … Read more
Garmin GFC 500 & G5$6,995 / $2,195
Garmin has announced FAA certification of its GFC 500 autopilot for most Cessna 172 and 182 models, including the Reims-built F172 and F182. This is … Read more
Garmin inReach Explorer+£449
Keeping tabs on your aviating loved ones, once they depart from an area of radar coverage, is a problem, even in the age of such … Read more
Gallery
LoPresti Fury
The LoPresti Fury is one sweet-handling, fast, aerobatic tourer. It’s also drop-dead gorgeous. When it was unveiled in the late-eighties, hundreds of people wanted to … Read more
Beech Bonanza
The longest continuously produced aircraft in history, the Beechcraft Bonanza, with its V-tail, was a GA revelation when it first appeared in 1946, and it … Read more
Grumman Widgeon
When Grumman originally built the Widgeon seaplane, it was powered by six-cylinder in-line Ranger engines. But many of the 276 produced, like this one, owned … Read more
Turbine Maule M-7-420AC
When Maule Aircraft added a 420shp Allison turbine to their M7 taildragger, they created an awesome piece of General Aviation kit. Expect a rate of … Read more