June 3, 2021
Pilot profile: new FAI President, David Monks
Determined to end the era of murkiness and politics that has plagued the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in the past, new president David Monks is a man on a mission
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Flying
May 27, 2021
Who owns the skies? Will GA be crushed by commercial interests?
With big business betting on drones and pilotless flying taxis, ownership of the sky might be worth billions of pounds a year. Will be GA be crushed?
March 21, 2021
Teesside Airport turns eighty
Teesside International Airport, originally known as RAF Middleton St George, is marking its eightieth year of existence
March 20, 2021
‘Gigafactory’ for Coventry Airport?
By 2025 Coventry airport may become a facility for electric car batteries
March 11, 2021
Permission to build 6 mixed-use hangars refused at Solent
The proposed six ‘mixed-use hangars’ would have ground floors used by an aviation-related business, with residential use above
March 10, 2021
IndiGo Cadets selected by Skyborne
Fourteen cadets have been selected to take part in the pilot programme run by Indian budget airline IndiGo
August 6, 2020
ILAFFT: Attempted stall turn in a Currie Wot causes unexpected damage
Wot holes? One attempt to force the little homebuilt biplane into a proper stall turn results in grave embarrassment | Words: Bob Grimstead
July 21, 2020
ILAFFT: How flying and working on aircraft can be good for your health
Terry Froggatt shares some anecdotes about ‘hangar therapy’ and how aviation is great for your health
July 20, 2020
Angle of Attack (AOA) videos
The Star letter in our August issue was awarded to Robert Jago for an interesting discussion of stalls, airspeed indicators and angle of attack (AOA) indicators. Here is a selection of videos that examine this…
July 20, 2020
VIDEO: Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible helicopter stunts
In this ‘behind the scenes’ video, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise shows that he really is a Top Gun pilot
May 6, 2020
ILAFFT: A mysterious warning light at night and no pre-planned diversion
Minor distraction with some oil loss and a misbehaving autopilot becomes crisis when a warning light comes on
