Active carbon monoxide detectors will be mandatory in most piston engine aircraft from 1 January 2025, the CAA has decreed in a safety directive issued today (28 August 2024). https://lnkd.in/e44hByM2
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The CAA has issued a new Safety Sense leaflet covering Weight, Balance and Performance, and also created a page on its website giving guidance for flying in mountainous areas. https://lnkd.in/evhrs2qb
CAA: Weight & Balance leaflet and Mountain Flying guide :
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Catalina seaplane versus 1932 Rolls-Royce in a race across France. Who would you put your money on? https://lnkd.in/eQmH-YPg
WWII Catalina to race classic Rolls-Royce car across France :
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Does the world really need a supersonic airliner to replace Concorde? One company in the US thinks so: Boom Supersonic just made the second flight of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. https://lnkd.in/e4r7P47G
Second flight for Boom's supersonic demonstrator :
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Tickets to Aerobility’s annual Aviators Ball have gone on sale. It’s the biggest fundraiser of the year for Aerobility, the charity which helps disabled people to go flying. https://lnkd.in/eensP3GX
Aerobility Aviators Ball 2024 tickets on sale :
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Haverfordwest Airport is on the verge of being leased to a private contractor by the owner, Pembrokeshire County Council, following a deficit of £119,000 last year. https://lnkd.in/ekHMyXsZ
Haverfordwest Airport to go private after council loss :
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Gloucestershire Airport is proposing to remove its grass runway because of “lack of use and potential for future developments”. https://lnkd.in/eTxqKWGq
Glos Airport applies to remove grass runway :
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More #drone trials have been announced by the CAA as the authority presses on with plans to integrate drone flights with other airspace users. https://lnkd.in/eBfhXryC
Emergency Services drones among six new CAA trials :
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We love receiving feedback from pilots, and last week we had this review on SkyDemon. ♥ "𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥. 𝘍𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘐𝘚𝘖𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘗𝘈28.... ... 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, 𝘯𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬" So, who's visiting this week ⁉️ Don't forget to use your August FLYER Magazine landing vouchers while you can! 🎫 www.bartonaerodrome.co.uk 🚁 🛩 📸 Gareth White #skydemon #airfieldreview #generalaviation #ukga #pa28 #piper #cessna #Barton #bartonaerodrome #northwestaviation #flyer
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A vertiport for the emerging electric air taxi industry planned for Bicester Airfield is to go ahead. #evtol https://lnkd.in/ejgbUfTN
Go-ahead for eVTOL Vertiport at Bicester Airfield :
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