The Sun Flyer all-electric aircraft being developed by US company Bye Aerospace has been renamed the ‘eFlyer’ – and almost 300 of the two-seat trainer … Read more
News
Evektor’s SportStar receives Night ops OK
The Czech-made Evektor SportStar RTC has received EASA approval for night operations. The Night VFR version of SportStar RTC is equipped with the certified Rotax … Read more
VMC changes on the way for Class D airspace
The CAA has annnounced that the requirements for pilots flying visual flight rules (VFR) in class D airspace are set to change later this year. … Read more
Unleaded avgas now available at Blackbushe
Blackbushe Airport’s new UL91 tank is now commissioned and unleaded fuel is available for sale from the eastern end of the RFFS building. “Initially we … Read more
Airspace restrictions over the Channel this summer
Watch out, there’s a drone about over the Channel this summer. From 2 May to 30 August 2019 a number of airspace restrictions and a … 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