Should light aircraft weighing between 450kg and 600kg move from pan-European EASA certification to the UK CAA’s national regulations? The CAA has just launched a … Read more
News
Reach for the Sky to inspire young people
A new skills programme to promote careers in the aviation industry to under-represented groups has been unveiled by the Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard. The programme, Reach … Read more
British company Vertical flies first eVTOL with 250kg payload
+VIDEO A British company, Vertical Aerospace, has flown an electric power vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft capable of carrying a payload of 250kg – … Read more
Fairoaks faces revised threat from developers
Fairoaks Airport in Surrey continues to be under threat as the developers behind the Fairoaks Garden Village (FGVL) revise their plan in an attempt to … Read more
uAvionix moves into electronic flight displays
uAvionix, the US company best known for its ADS-B electronic conspicuity devices, has made a move into cockpit displays with the acquisition of AeroVonics, described … Read more
Reviews
Garmin Flight Stream 510$1,495
No matter how you slice it, spending just over one aviation unit (current exchange rate: 1 aviation unit = £1,000) for what looks like an … Read more
Mike Busch on Airplane Ownership£23.69 in paperback or £15.81 for the Kindle edition
I remember hearing about a question asked by a hugely keen but non-aeroplane-owning pilot. Said pilot asked how much it would cost to get into … Read more
Four carbon monoxide digital monitors testedFrom £24-130
Right, it’s time for a quick flashback to the human performance section of your PPL exams. Remember learning about how firewall-forward exhaust leaks can enter … Read more
Garmin updates Pilot app – better for Europe
When compared to flying the USA, flying VFR in the UK brings a number of details that are uniquely British in nature, or if not … Read more
Garmin GFC 500 Digital AutopilotFrom $6,995
A few years ago I was stupid enough to go to one of those business networking breakfasts. Over stale croissants, and between pitches from executive … 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