Lasham Gliding Society has applied for a Judicial Review of the CAA decision to approve the TAG Farnborough Airport airspace proposal. John McCullagh, treasurer of … Read more
News
Aerodrome safeguarding call follows threat to Shoreham
A housing estate and Ikea superstore to be built next door to Brighton City Airport (Shoreham) has prompted the All-Party Parliamentary Group for General Aviation … Read more
Safran unveils electric motor for hybrid and electric aircraft
French electronics and engine company Safran has revealed its first electric motor for future hybrid and electric aircraft. The ENGINeUS 45 motor has a continuous … Read more
Wheels up for Piper sales!
Piper Aircraft is enjoying its best aircraft sales and revenues for a decade. Deliveries of new aircraft in the third quarter of 2018 (July to … Read more
Eshott Airfield adopts Just Culture
Eshott Airfield has appointed a Safety Manager to introduce a new Safety Management System (SMS) and the ‘Just Culture’ on which it’s based “Just Culture … Read more
Reviews
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
OSEI Crystal Mic£199 (plus cost of headphones)
From time to time, we see FLYER Forum chat about using the type of ANR headphones you’d typically find plugged into an iPod or a … Read more
Yaesu FTA-250L transceiver209.95
The past eighteen months have been big in the radio market, with dealers working hard to grab a decent portion of the business generated by … Read more
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
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