When compared to flying the USA, flying VFR in the UK brings a number of details that are uniquely British in nature, or if not … Read more
Reviews
Reviews of GA products by the FLYER team
Garmin GFC 500 Digital AutopilotFrom $6,995
A few years ago I was stupid enough to go to one of those business networking breakfasts. Over stale croissants, and between pitches from executive … Read more
Aero-Sense Cleaning ProductsFrom £1.99
Spring means the return of heavy post-flight splatter of insects all over the aeroplane. Good news, we’ve found something that makes bugs easier to remove … Read more
Smooth Aviation Aero Wash & Wax Rinse£36
Smooth Aviation’s Aero Wash and Wax Rinse claims to be the first dedicated soap-spray aircraft wash. You can use the ‘wash’ on its own, but … Read more
Avidyne IFD440/540 avionicsIFD540 From $16,999 | IFD440 From $11,999
Avidyne’s IFD line of GPS/NAV/COMs offers the only real alternative to Garmin’s GTN line of navigators. Announced at Oshkosh 2011, the IFD540 suffered a somewhat … Read more
Dynon D3 Pocket Panel£954
Hard to believe, but in January 2020, Dynon Avionics will have been making innovative equipment for homebuilt aircraft for 20 years. Starting with a pitot … Read more
Hummingbird Electric Folding Bicycle£4,495
Cycling is fun, right? Well it is, but some hills make you question the wisdom of the plan. Enter the UK-designed and built Hummingbird Electric … Read more
DJI Osmo Pocket£329
DJI has just launched a small gyro stabilised video camera, the Osmo Pocket, and we thought it looked ideal for opportunistic inflight filming and stills … Read more
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