Akin to some sort of looming satnav birthday, the GPS week rollover is approaching. The moment should pass without notice for some GPS receivers while … Read more
News
Farewell to the Tornado GR4 from Kirsty Murphy
Blades aerobatic display pilot, Kirsty Murphy shares her story of this remarkable aircraft: The Tornado. The Tornado ground attack aircraft has played an important part … Read more
Cirrus tops piston and jet sales in 2018 GAMA stats
General Aviation fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across the board saw an increase in the number of deliveries in 2018, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) … Read more
Pilot found guilty of seven charges after accident
The CAA) has welcomed the conviction of a pilot, following an aircraft crash in 2017 in which the pilot and passengers were injured. Robert Murgatroyd, … Read more
Fab four for Team GB women’s gliding champs
Britain’s team for the 2020 Women’s World Gliding Championships (WWGC2020) has been chosen. Four of the UK’s top female pilots will be honing their flying … Read more
Reviews
Garmin’s latest 6.51 software update
Recently Garmin has added STC approval of version 6.51 to the GTN 650/750 series navigators for FAA certified light helicopters. This update follows last autumn’s … Read more
Kanardia Horis 80 AD-AHRS£1068
These are exciting times for avionics in GA, as there’s a veritable tidal wave of innovation. Not so long ago, if you wanted to put … Read more
Bose ProFlight Aviation Headset£910
When I heard that Bose had produced a headset specifically for quieter cockpits and, more specifically, airline pilot use, I’ll admit I was imagining a … Read more
Foreflight Europe£95.99-£287.99 per year
How lucky are we? It isn’t too long ago that planning and self-briefing for a local flight took three-and-a-half weeks, but thanks to some brilliant … Read more
Grypmat Trio Pack£117
Where do you put your tools when you’re working on your aircraft in the hangar? It’s great to be able to take them right to … 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