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Glider Taking Off with a Winch (c) Pawel Sedrowski, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

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APPG announce plans for what they want to achieve in 2019

Fri, 13:41

The All-Party Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA) has set out its vision for what it wants to achieve during 2019 in the form of five updated Work Programmes

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Pilot found guilty of several offences following Manchester aircraft accident

Thu, 10:33

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has welcomed the conviction of a pilot, following an aircraft crash in 2017 in which the pilot and passengers were injured.

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Team GB announces squad for Women’s World Gliding Championships

Wed, 14:37

Britain’s top women pilots are planning to soar to success after being selected to represent Team GB in the Women’s World Gliding Championships (WWGC) in Australia next year

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United Kingdom

APPG wants airfields to have same protection as other places of business

Mon, 16:29

Planning rules must further change if airfields are to survive and thrive. That is the view of the Cross-Party group on aviation

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CAA puts LAPL licence requirement on the long finger

Thursday, February 14, 2019

On 12 February the CAA published without fanfare General Exemption E 4843, which allows holders of ‘legacy’ national licences to continue to fly UK registered TMGs (touring motor gliders), helicopters and aeroplanes certified by EASA or operating on an EASA Permit to Fly

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APPG want CAA to be more ambitious in new General Aviation Strategy

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA), welcomes the release of the General Aviation’s strategy, but calls on the CAA to be more ambitious

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CAA publishes 2018 – 2023 General Aviation Strategy

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

On 29 January the Civil Aviation Authority published CAP1754 – General Aviation Strategy 2018-23 on its Skywise web page

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Classifieds

Flying instructor wanted at Chiltern Airsports Centre

Tue, 14:46

The position would be based at Chiltern Park Aerodrome near Wallingford in Oxfordshire

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Shares available for Bristell NG5 | 1/5 share for £18,000

Tue, 14:40

The aircraft is based at Elstree and there are four shares available

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50 FLY Private number plate for sale | £12,000 ONO

Friday, February 15, 2019

The number plate reads 50 FLY and would be ideal for a pilot

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Sywell Aerodrome seeks new Executive Director - applications now open

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Sywell Aerodrome looking for new Exec Director

The position will be for its aviation operation, which includes the management of the Airfield, Fire Crews, Brooklands Flying School and Brooklands Engineering

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Pilot wanted to join global charity flight

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Got a current PPL and fancy doing your bit for a good cause? Then send your details in now!

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Events

Lecture on D-Day preparations from Army Flying Museum coming this March

Thu, 17:25

The innovation and wizardry which went into the D-Day landings will come under the spotlight at a special lecture at Stockbridge Town Hall in March

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What’s on at the newly established West Midlands Strut in 2019

Friday, February 15, 2019

Come and join like-minded pilots and aviation enthusiast in developing a new LAA strut in the West Midlands area

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50-year anniversary of first Concorde flight to be celebrated this March

Friday, February 8, 2019

Concorde (c) Jane Carnall, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

On the anniversary of the first flight of the Concorde on March 2, 1969, the Museum of Air and Space, in collaboration with the AAMA (Association of Friends of the Air Museum) and the APCOS (Association of Professionals of the Concorde and Supersonic), will hold a special event on March 2 and 3, 2019

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Flying adventure: A Dawn to Dusk salute to the RNLI

Friday, January 25, 2019

Highlighting the RNLI’s rescue role, one volunteer lifeboatman’s solo flying challenge results in a Pooleys Dawn to Dusk Competition triple win | By Ian Butter

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