January 13, 2022
Building a new fuselage for a Fournier RF6B
Certification issues prompt the build of a new fuselage for the Fournier RF6B. However, the project turns out to be far more complicated than envisioned...
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Bob Grimstead
September 9, 2021
Flight test: Fournier RF4D
The sporty yet frugal RF4D offers ‘aerobatics for peanuts,’ says Bob Grimstead, our Fournier owner/display pilot, writing about the aviation love of his life.
July 21, 2021
Air-worms: the best aviation-themed tunes
The best aviation themed music: Retired BA Captain Bob Grimstead's favourite flying tunes include a mix of personal nostalgia and classics like Frank Sinatra's 'Come Fly'
May 21, 2021
100 years of Fournier: a history of aviation’s original ‘green’ promoter
April marked 100th birthday of the original promoter of green aviation, René Fournier; Bob Grimstead charts the history of his influence
March 31, 2021
Tech Log | purchasing a Fournier RF6B-100 to restore Part 2
Bob Grimstead continues his recovery of the Fournier RF6B by reflecting on its chequered history and transporting it home...
February 25, 2021
Covidus Interruptus: How has covid affected professional pilots’ careers?
Covid-19 has hit the commercial aviation business exceptionally hard - 9 professional pilots tell their stories...
February 13, 2021
Tech Log | purchasing a Fournier RF6B-100 to restore
Our serial Fournier rebuilder and enthusiast finds his perfect aerobatic two-seater - or so it seems...
August 20, 2015
ILAFFT: Fuel fiasco
A young airline training graduate sets out in for some carefree flying with the aim of building hours at the lowest possible cost...
July 30, 2015
Formation Aerobatics
… or an old dog learns a few new tricks: there’s more to flying such manoeuvres in close company than you might think
July 3, 2015
Flight Test: Fabulous Fury
Designed by ex-Supermarine man John Isaacs, the scale replica that is as pleasurable to fly as the original Hawker fighter of the 1930s
June 29, 2015
ILAFFT- when a loss in power forced one pilot to think on his feet
A nagging feeling turns out to be justified when an aircraft suffers a huge loss in power immediately after takeoff, as Bob Grimstead recalls…
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