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Ultimate Aerobatics announces two scholarships for rating
Ultimate Aerobatics, in partnership with Total UK Aviation Fuels, is offering an aerobatics rating scholarship for two pilots. The two scholarships will result in the … Read more
FLYER magazine’s best-ever subscription offer
+VIDEO FLYER magazine has just announced an incredible subscription offer: just £7.50 per quarter (three months), payable by Direct Debit. Over a year, you’ll receive … Read more
Magni Gyro teases all-new M26 gyrocopter
Italian gyrocopter company Magni was going to launch a brand new, clean-sheet design aircraft at AERO Friedrichshafen next week but with the event cancelled, all … Read more
Coronavirus – BMAA update
Geoff Weighell, Chief Executive of the British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA) has issued this update to members. “Following the guidance from the Government most of … Read more
LAA scales back Turweston operation
The Light Aircraft Association (LAA) has scaled back operations at its Turweston headquarters. There are fewer staff actually working on site, with the remainder of … Read more
Sala crash pilot ‘suffering from CO poisoning’
The pilot of the Piper aircraft that crashed off Guernsey in January 2019 killing footballer Emiliano Sala was probably affected by carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. … Read more
CAA approves EscapeTime for UK’s first SET-IMC charters
Charter flights in all weathers operated by single-engine turbine aircraft will soon start in the UK. The CAA has awarded the UK’s first Single Engine … Read more
Govt plans to legalise skytyping and skywriting
+VIDEO The government has launched a public consultation on legalising skytyping and skywriting in UK airspace. Skytyping is a method of typing messages in the … Read more
Pilots with UK licence cannot fly EASA aircraft from 8 April
UK pilots with a non-EASA pilot licence will not be able to fly an aircraft with an EASA Certificate of Airworthiness from 8 April 2020. … Read more