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£2.7m govt grant for ZeroAvia’s UK hydrogen aircraft tests
ZeroAvia is to build and fly a test aircraft, the HyFlyer, in the UK equipped with its hydrogen cell powertrain and has received the backing … Read more
LAA and BMAA to ask members about merger
The Light Aircraft Association and the British Microlight Aircraft Association are actively pursuing a merger. If it happens, probably in 2020, the resulting association would … Read more
Piper crash confirms flying school aircraft have harder life
Flying school aircraft have a harder life than private aircraft with hard landings and overspeeds just two of the potential hazards. That’s one of the … Read more
Trig reports on role in Airspace4All Trials
Trig Avionics has reported on its recent involvement with Airspace4All and the ADS-B trial taking place at City Airport (Barton). Trig’s Mode S and ADS-B … Read more
Dramatic Draco crash caught on video
Extraordinary footage has emerged of Draco, the turbine powered Wilga show aircraft built and flown by Mike Patey, suffering a devastating ground loop followed by … Read more
Cambridge Airport ‘well and truly open for business’
Cambridge City Airport is still very much open for business – that’s the message behind a branding and marketing campaign launched this week to promote … Read more
Wellesbourne petition pulled after rush of signatures
Cock-up, not conspiracy, is the reason that a petition on the website of Stratford District Council asking them to protect all the businesses at the … Read more
Manuel’s RV-6 is first IFR homebuilt using two Garmin devices
The Van’s RV-6 of round-the-world pilot Manuel Queiroz is the first homebuilt aircraft in the UK to be approved for IFR flight fitted with a … Read more
Take Flight excluded as Wellesbourne Airfield is saved (maybe)
The future of Wellesbourne Airfield is a little less precarious this week after the landlords, Littler Investments Limited, wrote to nearly all the tenant businesses … Read more