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
Reviews
Reviews of GA products by the FLYER team
Foreflight Europe
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
OSEI Crystal Mic£199 (plus cost of headphones)
From time to time, we see FLYER Forum chat about using the type of ANR headphones you’d typically find plugged into an iPod or a … Read more
Yaesu FTA-250L transceiver209.95
The past eighteen months have been big in the radio market, with dealers working hard to grab a decent portion of the business generated by … Read more
MiraCheck CoPilot AppFree to $4.99pm
There’s little doubt that the consistent use of checklists makes our flying safer, but in single-pilot cockpits, many still struggle with them. First, a bit … Read more
Epic Eagle 1 HUD$1,199
While flying, there is undoubtedly a benefit to having your eyes looking outside, rather than inside, the cockpit. A Head-Up Display (HUD), which is common … Read more
FlyVisuals custom placards
The devil, as they say, is in the detail, so when it came time to sort the task of placarding the cockpit of the RV … Read more
Garmin GFC 500 & G5$6,995 / $2,195
Garmin has announced FAA certification of its GFC 500 autopilot for most Cessna 172 and 182 models, including the Reims-built F172 and F182. This is … Read more
Garmin inReach Explorer+£449
Keeping tabs on your aviating loved ones, once they depart from an area of radar coverage, is a problem, even in the age of such … Read more
Yaesu FTA-750L Spirit radio£380
There are lots of good reasons for buying a handheld transceiver – there’s the obvious case of main radio or electrical system failure and I … Read more