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UK-wide lockdown: the GA effect
Leisure flying is not permitted under the latest lockdown rules in England. The Department for Transport has updated its guidance to General Aviation and it … Read more
Cotswold Airport: old 747, new GPS approach
Cotswold Airport (aka Kemble) has taken delivery of one of British Airways’ retro-livery Boeing 747s after the jumbos were retired from BA’s fleet last year. … Read more
Stemme adds inboard range extender to electric motorglider
Motorglider manufacturer Stemme has used the pandemic time to further develop its new Elfin20 electric self-launching glider aircraft. Reiner Stemme, boss of the company, said, … Read more
From WW1 biplane propeller to one-off dining table
An extraordinary piece of aviation history has been made into a one-off table called The Blades of Glory. An original four-bladed Royal Aircraft Factory BE2C … Read more
Land between the daffodils at Sandy Airfield for charity
If you operate a small airfield how do you mark out the grass runways when all around is more grass? Sandy Airfield in Bedfordshire has … Read more
UK aviation leaves EASA at end of Brexit transition
From 1 January 2021, aviation in the UK will be regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) rather than the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). … Read more
Southend Airport repeats touch ‘n go offer
London Southend Airport is repeating and increasing its offer for pilot circuit training. Available until the end of March 2021, the Airport is offering five … Read more
Organisers confident 2021 AERO Friedrichshafen will go ahead
The organisers of Europe’s top General Aviation show, AERO, held at Friedrichshafen Airport in southern Germany, are confident the 2021 show will go ahead despite … Read more
No deal will mean no LPV approaches
LPV approaches will be unavailable in the UK if the government does not manage to negotiate access to EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) when … Read more
