Duxford Airfield is hosting the first National General Aviation Safety Day this Saturday, 27 April. It’s free to pilots and visitors flying in, and open … Read more
News
D-Day Squadron prepares for Normandy invasion
More than thirty Douglas C-47 ex-military WWII aircraft are expected to fly across the North Atlantic in May to join in the 75th anniversary commemorations … Read more
Infringement ‘save’ for Barton ADS-B trial
The Airspace4All ADS-B traffic display trial going on at Manchester Barton Airfield can count at least one successful ‘save’ – an aircraft prevented from infringing … Read more
Equator Aircraft restarts flight tests of hybrid amphibian
The unusual hybrid power amphibious two-seater being developed by Norwegian company Equator Aircraft has restarted flight tests. The aircraft has its first flight on 26 … Read more
Cirrus SF50 Vision jet grounded
Cirrus SF50 Vision personal jets have been grounded by a faulty angle of attack sensor. The US aviation authority, the FAA, issued an emergency airworthiness … 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