October 7, 2021
Pilot interview with: Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps granted Pilot an exclusive interview at the LAA Rally in September to discuss the most pressing issues for the GA...
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September 15, 2021
5 of the best summer destinations for pilots | Mediterranean islands & cities
Pilot Alain Mathon lists his top 5 summer flying destinations for GA pilots around the islands and cities of the beautiful Mediterranean coastline.
August 25, 2021
Parachutes, ejector seats and whole airframe recovery systems
Dave Unwin explores the history & development of pilot-saving safety measures with a close look at parachutes, ejector seats & whole airframe recovery systems.
August 20, 2021
The Penny Pilot: cost-sharing on private flights to avoid commercial regulations
Tim Cooper discovers that cost-sharing rules mean 'passengers' on a private flight pay one penny towards the cost, and commercial safety regulations are waved.
August 12, 2021
A salute to Dave Mackay for Richard Branson’s space flight
Chief pilot Dave Mackay & co-pilot Michael Masucci finally took Richard Branson & passengers on a space flight in the Virgin Galactic Space Ship on July 11th.
August 5, 2021
7 of the best summer destinations for pilots | Islands and mountains
Widley-travelled pilot Alain Mathon lists 7 of the best summer destinations for pilots to visit, focusing on the islands and mountains of Europe & Scandinavia
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'
July 16, 2021
Life on the Trident Fleet
Ross McMillan looks back on happy, heady years of flying ‘the ultimate sports car’ among British jet airliners - The Trident
July 7, 2021
Simulating complex flying scenarios: stuck throttle
There are several strategies to deal with a jammed throttle, but if the cloudbase is low and the power stuck at max then your options are limited
July 2, 2021
A day in the life of: a HEMS pilot flying for the Air Ambulance
Landing anywhere, at night, while the clock is ticking. Being the first on the scene of a disaster. Saving lives. This is what flying for the East Anglia Air Ambulance service is like
June 11, 2021
Simulating complex flying scenarios: Electrical failure in IMC
In this month's installment of - Simulating complex flying scenarios - with X-Plane 10, our pilot meets deteriorating weather, eventually ending up in IMC... without electrics. "Enjoy" the flight!
