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03 CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE A CHANGING EDITOR David Rawlings NEW WORLD [email protected] HAT DOES the UK leaving EASA mean for AOPA members? EASA's powers will revert to the CAA at the end of 2020, and there will be no ART EDITOR Dan Payne amendments to UK legislation in the short term. However, from 1 January [email protected] W 2021 there will be no more EASA licences issued by the CAA. There has already been significant action by Flight Training Organisations to move their SUB EDITOR operations to other European states, the and Ireland being favourites, Lucy Debenham so the issue of EASA licences for their students moving up the aviation career ladder is uninterrupted. Currently the cost of the skills test for a CPL (IR) in the CONTRIBUTORS UK is about £800 compared with much lower fees in other parts of Europe, and Pauline Vahey, John Walker, I understand, about €65 in France for a similar test. The consequence of this lack Matt Lane, David Chambers, of activity by the CAA will be a reduction of income for it. Life for the UK flight Malcolm Bird training industry is going to change, given that pilots want a qualification that provides an opportunity to easily work or travel in Europe. Without student pilots PUBLISHED BY there is no aviation industry: there is less need for aeroplanes, schools, airfields and AOPA UK the list goes on. And for what licence? UK manufacturers will also continue to want 50a Cambridge Street, access to the larger European market. They will not want the expense of having to London, SW1V 4QQ get their products and designs certified more than once. +44 (0)20 7834 5631 Government people are in Europe working on a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) to facilitate the recognition of aviation safety standards and cooperation ADVERTISING & SUBSCRIPTIONS between the CAA and EASA. EASA already has some BASAs in place with countries such as the US and Canada covering technical standards in airworthiness AOPA UK certification, but not pilot licencing. There is currently no information available British Light Aviation Centre about those talks and certainly no representation from UK GA. The UK has always 50a Cambridge Street London, SW1V 4QQ contributed to the expertise at EASA and whilst there are plans to gradually +44 (0)20 7834 5631 repatriate people, will they want to work at the CAA? It could be argued the UK has gone from being a big fish in a big pond, to being a small fish in a big pond. HEAD OF ADVERTISING The continued availability of fuel, whether it be or MOGAS, is also going to David Impey be a challenge. AOPA is talking with the LAA CEO who has identified similar issues +44 (0)7742 605338 for their class of aircraft and the aim is to work together to find solutions. Finally, from 8 April 2020 the current exemption that allows GA pilots to self- PRINTING declare their medical fitness expires. Currently pilots with a LAPL or PPL can Ruddocks self-declare their fitness to fly aircraft certified by EASA rather than having to gain 56 Great Northern Terrace, a LAPL Medical Certificate, a Class 2 medical with an AME, or a LAPL Medical Lincoln LN5 8HL Certificate with their NHS GP. The advice from the CAA is to get a LAPL or Class 2 +44 (0)1522 529591 medical to continue flying EASA aircraft. The UK can’t issue a further exemption at www.ruddocks.co.uk this time. However, AOPA is working with the CAA and the DfT to find a solution.

On a positive note, the CAA is standing by its commitment to only regulate when © British Light Aviation Centre Ltd it has to, and there is still a commitment from the government to make the UK the AOPA is a member of the International best place in the world for GA. AOPA has asked the DfT for a plan as to how this Council of Aircraft Owners and will be achieved. There has never been a more important time for those who want to Pilots Association. IAOPA maintain their rights and privileges to fly, whether in UK or European Airspace, to support the work of AOPA and other GA organisations working on your behalf.

Articles, photographs and news items from AOPA members and other readers are welcome. Please send to the Editor. Inclusion of material in AOPA Magazine cannot be guaranteed, however, and remains at the discretion of the Editor. Material for consideration for the June Pauline Vahey 2020 issue should be recieved no later Chairman, AOPA UK than 1 May 2020. [email protected]

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07AOPA AFFAIRS CEO Martin Robinson writes 18NEWS II These news pages look into the about his recent meetings with several world of alternative fuels, how you can help government bodies and how he has been charity events and the latest addition to safeguarding the future of General Aviation. Aerobility's fleet.

09AOPA COMMUNITY Your go-to guide for 21FLIGHT DIRECTORY The complete guide to what's going on in the world of AOPA, and what AOPA's affiliated clubs and organisations. If is being done to ensure you're protected and you're looking to do something that is flight- able to fly safely. related, look no further.

10WORKING FOR YOU AOPA's David Chambers 34COVER STORY The TBM 940 is one of the shares with us the latest news from the most most advanced turboprops on the market. recent Corporate Member Committee meeting, AOPA's Tom Horne was able to take one up held at . and explains what makes it so good.

12PPL CORNER If you need to go on a refresher 44TECH This issue looks at the exceptionally course, Matt Lane explains in depth what stylish Markham pilot's flight bag, which happens at AOPA's refresher seminars and has been made by headset manufacturer how they can help you. Lightspeed Aviation.

14HELP AND ADVICE With all the news 45BOOK Dilip Sarkar's book reveals some letters surrounding 100LL, Malcolm Bird looks into from those men who fought in the Battle possible eventualities and what would be of Britain and provides insights into their changing in the near future. innermost thoughts during wartime.

16NEWS All the latest from the world of 47CLASSIFIEDS Find pages packed with aviation- General Aviation, incuding the latest updates related listings, as well as opportunities for from the GAAC, the postponement of Aero shares in aircraft, and reputable maintenance Friedrichshafen, and more. organisations.

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EDITOR'S MOMENT It's a worrying time at the moment with health issues being top of the news agenda 34 – so much so that some are looking back fondly on the days of omnipresent Brexit news! If you're housebound for the foreseeable future then you're in luck as this issue includes AOPA's complete Flight Directory. So, if you promised yourself a Night Rating, an IMC or just to fly something new, head to page 21 and uncover a whole treasure trove of fun things to do with flying. You'll also be able to get your AOPA Wings Award. You might not be able to do it straight away, but get it booked in, because by the time we're allowed out again, it'll be summer and perfect weather for flying. Elsewhere in this issue Tom Horne gets behind the controls of the TBM 940 and is blown away by its big- jet handling, thanks to its autothrottle. So, if you're stuck indoors at least you have this issue to read. Stay safe!

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07 AOPA AFFAIRS CONSULTATIONS MEETING AND OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST S THE flying season begins, to be a problem for members with high AOPA remains concerned "Flying into Europe performance/turbo-charged engines, that some pilots will means that we can no as there appears to be no easy solution. A continue to operate the way I have forwarded this issue to Grant they have done for many years, but there longer assume that Shapps who tells me he’s 'on it'. We will are changes and this may lead individuals seek an extension to the deadline pending into conflict with the authorities in other we have the same a replacement solution. states if you fail to comply with the rules on entry and exit. freedom of movement SERA As an example, flying to Europe means The UK has decided, for legal reasons, to that we can no longer assume that we that we once did" implement in full the SERA requirements, have the same freedom of movement which increases the visibility and distance that we once had. As we are no longer Sir Tim Anderson KCB DSO is the from cloud, for aircraft transiting class D European citizens we no longer benefit Chairman of the ACOG Steering airspace. The DfT has seen the need to do from the European rules and therefore we Committee on which there will be two GA this so the UK remains compliant with the need to comply with border and customs representatives (yet to be announced), existing legal framework – however AOPA controls. Whilst you must complete a and I hope the selected individuals are has concerns over this decision. General Aviation Report for outbound and able to communicate with the community The other matter that has raised its head inbound flights, you cannot assume that on ACOG developments. ACOG’s first is that of pilot self-declared medicals you can just depart from any aerodrome task is the re-drafting of the airspace for those who wish to continue to fly in Europe because you will need to clear master plan for southern . Any EASA aircraft after 8 April 2020. This outbound via a customs-designated changes to airspace have the potential to again is tied into the legal framework airport. This may add an additional en impact on GA. and complicated because of Brexit – the route stop to your flight. This will apply existing exemption would need EASA even if you plan to go from Germany to PERMIT AIRCRAFT FOR TRAINING agreement to continue but currently our France. Before you depart you will need It’s clear from the discussion that the UK relationship with EASA is in limbo. Whilst to check what the local customs and training industry is divided on the topic of we have suggested to the CAA to allow immigration procedures are and how using Permit Aircraft for ab initio training. the practice to continue, limiting the much notice you will be required to give. From the consultation I carried out with activity to day-VFR in UK airspace, we You must also make sure that you carry our corporate members, I would say it are yet to receive a reply. the correct documentation for you, your was around 35 per cent for and 65 per passengers and your aircraft, as failure to cent not supportive. The main issue seems WINGLY do so may cause further problems. to be in respect of liabilities. The CAA is I recently had a conversation with Wingly I am informed that the UK is not looking yet to give clear guidance on this matter. regarding their summer Fly-In to the Isle to impose any unnecessary requirements A good explanation as to why the LAPL of Wight and I have agreed to go along for pilots wherever they are flying from. is not promoted very much was given in and update pilots on what to expect in European pilots will still be able to fly relation to the fact that regardless of the the future as we continue to withdraw into GA aerodromes where they operate number of hours it takes the individual from Europe. I am sure that anyone would an agreement with Border Force but the to pass the course they still have to do a be welcome to attend even if you do not GAR must be used in and out of the UK. further 10 hours of solo flying before they take part in cost-sharing flights. Watch can put passengers in the aircraft and this this space. • AIRSPACE CHANGE is seen as the main restriction. ORGANISATION GROUP (ACOG) I have a meeting with Mark Swan who AVGAS 100LL is the head of this recentlyconstituted The European body and its UK body which will be responsible for counterpart known as REACH has implementing changes to airspace as well decided that by the end of 2020, TEL as implementing new technology. Mark is (tetraethyllead) should be banned Martin Robinson keen for electronic conspicuity devices to from use. Although there will be an CEO, AOPA UK be mandated for GA in the future. 18-month transition period, this is likely [email protected]

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AOPA COMMUNITY 09 HELPING YOU STAY FLYING Welcome to the AOPA COMMUNITY section of the magazine, bringing you all the NEWS AND INSIGHTS from the world of AOPA...

WORKING FOR YOU 10 The latest from the MWG

PPL CORNER 12 Revalidation and renewal

MAINTENANCE 14 The issue of lead

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WORDS David Chambers EASA, UK AIRFIELDS AND ENGINEERING UPDATES Fourteen people attended the winter meeting of the Members Working Group held at AOPA UK offices in London, where many issues were discussed…

THE MEETING began with a CEO update. Many "The Basic of the issues raised are Instrument reported elsewhere in this edition, but the nuances and Rating is due to detail explained by Martin Robinson provided more be passed into depth and insight than from a written article. law soon, but Topics covered included: scheduled to be •Future relationship between UK CAA and EASA and available from the consequences for private pilots, maintenance September 2021, organisations and commercial flight schools. Some flight a delay of a year There was good news about Wellesbourne from John Walker schools have already made for no obvious arrangements to be directly up for the sector during this students who pass with some supervised by EASA. reason" time of change. Widespread wrong answers has been •The large number of mostly membership of AOPA is critical raised. commercial pilots (at least for supporting that. •The Basic Instrument Rating 5,000 of 20,000) who have is due to be passed into law already moved their state of EASA UPDATE soon but scheduled to be licence issue (SOLI) to other Nick Wilcock had previously available from September EASA member states (mainly circulated his report on Flight 2021 – a delay of a year for no Austria or Ireland). This Crew Licensing. Several obvious reason. reduces the UK CAA's fee attendees highlighted the •EASA is now asking flying income and oversight. usefulness of both Nick’s schools to assess the mental •Use of Permit aircraft for lobbying activities and his health of their students. ab-initio PPL training (CAA regular email updates. consultation in progress). Hot topics included: MAINTENANCE AND •Airspace Change Process • Ongoing problems with ENGINEERING Review, which will result in a delayed handling of licence George Done noted that major restructuring of national revalidation and renewals, several long-standing lower airspace (up to 7,000 largely due to high staff churn members are retiring from feet). Philip Church will be rates at the CAA shared the Maintenance Working AOPAs representative on this service centre. Group and he is actively review group. •While it is hoped that seeking fresh replacements. •AOPA has been asked to Personal Medical Declarations The group provides excellent comment on the Air Traffic could continue to be used to information-sharing amongst Management Bill (currently fly EASA aircraft after April maintenance organisations going through parliament), and 2020, this was not assured and the CAA also directly which includes a substantial unless some legal mechanism participates. section on drones. can be found to continue the EASA Part M Light came into There continues to be a exemption. force on 20 March and LAMP wide scope of topics which •E-exams for PPL courses (Light Aircraft Maintenance directly impact GA pilots, in will be trialled with 10 DTOs Program) will be phased out both short and long term, and from March and launched over the year following that. it’s important that there is an nationwide in June. An issue George reported on independent voice speaking about the way to debrief his meeting with the DfT

AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot April 2020 11 regarding ideas to recruit pilots is difficult to assess younger people into careers because many are flying on as licensed aircraft engineers. Personal Medical Declarations It was thought the licensing and so are not reported in system put people off, as did CAA statistics. AOPA FLYING the relatively low pay rates of The number of private pilots around £45 per hour. Ideas gaining full instrument ratings INSTRUCTOR'S included raising the profile of remains very low, thought maintainers, and setting up to be around 30–40 per REFRESHER an apprentice-type scheme year, with a further 20–30 with day release for smaller gaining an EASA IR on the COURSES maintenance organisations. basis of a third-country one. It might also be useful to Meanwhile the IR(R) remains For revalidation of an FI certificate, the holder shall benchmark the UK with other comparatively popular with fulfil two of the following three requirements: EU countries as to how they 286 ratings issued. recruit and keep licensed It was suggested that we aircraft engineers. should decide what statistics 1 At least 50 hours of flight instruction would be useful for the CAA during certificate validity as to provide, and request AIRFIELD STATUS FI, TRI, CTI, IRI, MI or Examiner; John Walker, AOPA UK Board them through a Freedom of 2 Attend a Flight Instructor Refresher Member, member of the Information request. GAAC and APPG GA Airfields The paper also proposed Seminar within the validity of Working Group, circulated his a market segmentation of the certificate; and update on UK Airfields at risk. potential AOPA members, 3 Pass an Assessment of Competence The opportunity to question which was discussed and within the 12 months preceding the John directly about any one of generally agreed by consensus. expiry of the certificate. these revealed his mastery of A discussion ensued as the detail. to why people join AOPA. In summary, there was positive Although attendees did not For at least each alternate subsequent news about Gamston and represent the general mix revalidation, an assessment of competence Wellesbourne, hope for of AOPA members overall, must be undertaken. In the case of a Manston but disappointment everyone told their individual renewal you should, within 12 months at the closure of Old Sarum stories and reasons for joining. before renewal, attend a Flight (although parachuting In summary the top three were: Instructor Refresher Course and pass activities continue). my instructor/school told me an assessment of competence. to; participating in an AOPA GROWING MEMBERSHIP project/activity; became an David Chambers had aircraft owner/part-owner. previously circulated There was useful discussion NEXT DATES a paper on AOPA UK and debate about the topic, The next dates for the courses are with a suggestion that a Market Segmentation and 7–8 July 2020, Opportunities. He explained communications review is 24–25 November 2020. this was intended initially to made that looks at what identify and agree a small set channels AOPA UK uses (or All courses are now run at the AOPA offices of target groups, or market could use) to disseminate at 50a Cambridge Street, London SW1V 4QQ segments, to which AOPA UK information. relates. – only 5 minutes' walk from Victoria Station. The paper involved some UPCOMING MEETINGS analysis of available pilot Dates and venues for licence statistics, which upcoming meetings: highlighted that the quality 18 July – Earls Colne Airfield and value of data published 17 October – White Waltham by the CAA is quite poor. Welcome from 10:00 with the Nonetheless, it was established meeting starting promptly at that around half of the PPLs 10:30. All pilots and aircraft To register for a place on any of the issued are for those who owners are welcome to attend, seminars please call the AOPA office subsequently gain CPLs. with a first-year discount Excluding those probable offered to any non-members on 020 7834 5631 or join online at CPLs, new licences were split who join at the meeting. Please WWW.AOPA.CO.UK. between PPL (46 per cent), let us know beforehand so we The seminars start at 1100 and end NPPL (32 per cent) and LAPL can plan adequate catering at 1800 each day to facilitate travel. (22 per cent) during 2016. (free buffet lunch provided) The number of active LAPL and seating arrangements. •

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WORDS Matt Lane A GUIDE TO INSTRUCTOR REFRESHER COURSES Matt Lane hosts Instructor Refresher Courses at AOPA's HQ in London – here he explains exactly what happens during the two days of these courses

ONE OF the options for had a worthwhile two days. day. We find this fits well with Revalidation or Renewal of "During Not all of the information travel times for those travelling a Flight Instructor, Class the course, given may be directly relevant in each day. There is a mixture Rating or Instrument Rating to your particular instructional of guest lectures, an interactive Instructor certificate is candidates will work, but I hope you will group syndicate exercise and to attend an Instructor find it timely and useful and plenty of time for breaks and Refresher Course in also are allocated perhaps inspire you to further refreshments. accordance with EASA-part to syndicates and your instructional experience Attendance at all of the FCL 940.FI within the three in some cases – my mantra timetabled events is mandatory year validity period of the be required to on advice and training to complete the course. certificate. presentations is ‘adopt/adapt/ The content of the FI or IRI AOPA runs three of these consider a topical discard’ as appropriate to refresher course is selected two-day courses per year for your circumstances, and I from the following AMC1 members and also welcomes training issue and encourage you to think about FCL.940.FI guidance: non-members. As Head of deliver a short how you might tailor some of (1) new or current rules or Training for the courses, while the guidance and discussion regulations, with emphasis on sitting in my hotel after day presentation " to your particular operation knowledge of Part-FCL and one of the March course, I when you leave. We also operational requirements thought readers might be greatly appreciate feedback (2) teaching and learning interested to hear what is on and discussion throughout (3) instructional techniques offer and what you can expect! the seminar and in the formal (4) the role of the instructor During the two-day feedback form at the end. (5) national regulations (as seminar, you will listen to and There is no pass or fail and, applicable) participate in training sessions on completion of the course, (6) human factors and discussions on topical you will receive a Certificate (7) flight safety, incident and subjects relating to your of Attendance. For those accident prevention flying and instructional skills. revalidating by experience, we (8) airmanship Experienced lecturers present will sign your FI Certificate for (9) legal aspects and and facilitate discussions, a further three-year validity. enforcement procedures and the experience and input (10) navigational skills of other candidates will THE COURSE OBJECTIVES including new or current radio be shared. Throughout we AOPA Flight Instructor navigation aids emphasise Threat and Error Refresher Courses are (11) teaching instrument flying Management techniques and designed to provide you with (12) weather-related topics considerations. the ability to: including methods of The course is designed •Comply with one of the distribution. to be an interactive and required options for Instructor Our course is designed to enjoyable two days, where Revalidation or Renewal meet with the latest CAA we can refresh knowledge •Standardise and update your guidance on topical issues. of current training issues, instructional ability in line with share best practice and current teaching practices SYNDICATE network with our instructor •Update your knowledge PRESENTATIONS colleagues from around the of both national rules and During the course, candidates flight training industry. Many EASA-FCL and AIR-OPS will also be allocated to of the attendees will have requirements. syndicates and are required various levels of experience, to consider a topical training currency and qualifications but PROGRAMME issue then deliver a short we can always learn from each The two day programme runs group presentation to all other and in our experience from 10:00–17:30 on each candidates. This is not a test everyone will go away having

AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot April 2020 13 and is designed to facilitate more than two working days discussion through questions before the seminar starts, then and sharing current thoughts. there will be an administration Topics will be drawn from charge of £15. issues such as: Cancellation in the last 48 • Use of GPS/GNSS during hours before the seminar training commences will incur a charge • Teaching Stalling and of £50, which will be deducted Spinning from the refund, to cover food • Teaching Threat and Error and printing costs. However, Management during the PPL if the participant rebooks • Sortie Management / (at the time of cancellation) Avoiding Infringements for a future seminar, then the • Appropriate use of mobile deduction will be only £15. device apps for Navigation • Teaching RNAV/PBN REQUIRED DOCUMENTS Approaches All attendees must bring: Candidates will have time to • Your licence (please bring all prepare, discuss and decide EASA and UK licences held). format in their syndicates. • Personal flying logbook Candidates are encouraged to showing instructional bring any of their own training experience required for notes, manuals and pens/ revalidation (if required). notebooks that they might find • Photographic ID useful. • CAA Form SRG 1135 – Instructor Renewal Form – VENUE AND TRAVEL completed, including hours The courses are held at the flown. Aircraft Owners and Pilots If you have any queries Association Headquarters, 50a about required paperwork Cambridge Street, London. or revalidation requirements The office is only a five minute please contact the AOPA walk from Victoria mainline office before the seminar, as it station or coach station. may be difficult to resolve on Car parking is not available the day! and private car travel is not If your certificate has recommended. There are expired, you will be required several hotel and bed and to undertake both an breakfast establishments in Assessment of Competence the area, including Travelodge, and attend a seminar in order Premier Inn and Holiday Inn to renew your certificate, Express budget hotel options. regardless of the instructional Early booking is recommended hours you may have logged due to the demand and late- during the period of validity of booking costs of London the certificate. accommodation. I hope this gives some idea of what goes on at one of our COSTS courses. The cost for attendance will They are usually really be £275. there is a discounted enjoyable and a great price of £240 for AOPA opportunity to discuss flying Instructor Members. The and issues with fellow pilots price includes an excellent and instructors – often life buffet lunch in a nearby is so busy we don’t get the hotel, tea/coffee and snacks chance to take a step back throughout the day, but not and have some reflection, and accommodation or dinner. that is often one of the most If you are unable to attend appreciated parts of the two and advise AOPA at least days for people. ten working days before the For more information and seminar commences, a full dates please get in touch with refund will be made. However, Mandy at the AOPA office: if you cancel less than ten but [email protected] •

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WORDS Malcolm Bird IMAGES Jose Lebron WARNING – WHAT FUEL DO YOU USE? If your aircraft is running on 100LL there is some worrying news afoot, and you may have to start exploring alternative sources. So, what are your options?

MANY OF our aircraft run ‘knocking’) by enhancing the on good ol’ Avgas, 100LL. octane rating. The LL stands for Low Many engines, however, can Lead, right, so all is good? and do run on alternative fuels Well, beware, the name to 100LL. If you are Rotax was assigned years ago powered, these engines prefer and was then considered ‘ unleaded fuels and you are ‘Low’ relative to the same probably already using UL91 octane-rated fuel it replaced. or even MoGas. But even the The lead referred to comes latter is problematic. Recent from TEL (tetraethyllead), government announcements an additive that enhances indicate that garage forecourts octane rating of the fuel, and will be moving to fuel also prevents degradation of containing up to 10 per cent the valve seats. ethanol (E10). Those who use With increasing concern MoGas will need to check What will be fuelling the future of aviation? about the environment, TEL is whether their aircraft engines now under the spotlight and and fuel systems are cleared "The pressure to of this procedure is to review plans are afoot within the EC for use of such levels of it annually. The review is to ban production from the ethanol. This substance can reduce emissions necessary to ensure that the end of 2020, with an 18-month attack the alloys in fuel lines programme is working well period being considered to and the rubber in seals etc. is gathering and also to ensure that it meets allow fuel stocks to pass So it is not just about engine any updated requirements. through the system. manufacturers ensuring that momentum and One such requirement under This concerning scenario their engines keep pace – the aviators are going consideration and expected to may turn out to develop whole aircraft fuel system be in the Minimum Inspection more slowly than suggested needs to be considered. to be involved. " Programme soon, is an annual above, but if your aircraft It seems that there is no one inspection to check any exhaust typically runs on 100LL you solution that provides a simple muffler and perform a carbon should start thinking about its replacement for 100LL, so at monoxide test in the cockpit. future operation on unleaded present we cannot expect a The CAA has recently Avgas. The newer engines simple switch over to a new issued a Safety Notice have valves and seats that Avgas that is environmentally covering Carbon Monoxide are designed to obviate the acceptable and universally Contamination Minimisation & need for TEL. Lycoming, for engine-friendly. Detection in General Aviation instance, has been ensuring The pressure to reduce Aircraft: http://publicapps.caa. that its newer engines will emissions is gathering co.uk/SN2020003 run on unleaded. Take a look momentum and aviators are Provisions are in place to at Lycoming’s website and going to be involved. AOPA encourage the installation of check out your engine. For will be monitoring the situation carbon monoxide detection those with Continental engines and working with regulators equipment as detailed in it is not quite so clear, so and suppliers to find a sensible the above Safety Notice. It consult your maintenance transition through this issue, so makes sense to follow any organisation. The situation may keep reading this corner. manufacturer’s instructions on be more serious with higher- battery replacement, periodic compression engines and those SELF-DECLARING testing or ultimate life of the running with turbochargers It is likely that you have finally equipment and these are tasks or superchargers, because got your head around the that should be considered for TEL also provides resistance Self-Declared Maintenance addition to the SDMP to make to detonation (‘pinking’ or Programme (SDMP) and part sure they don’t get missed. •

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LATEST FROM THE GAAC The last 12 months has been a busy year for the GAAC, perhaps more than any other since its formation over 24 years ago...

by Charles Henry newly formed General Air Safety. Discussions with Aviation Department. Liaison "The GAAC is the Airfield Team are on a THE DAY-to-day contact with with this team is now on a helping to look for fortnightly basis with updates the government, during the past fortnightly basis with additional being provided direct to Grant year has, we believe, more than discussions at senior level an organisation Shapps as the Secretary of exemplified the importance of on the National Strategic State for Transport. Liaison the GAAC in representing the Network, Airfield Safeguarding, to undertake this with the newly appointed ‘GA interests of UK GA as a whole Tax and Regulation, the important work" Champion’ has already begun. to the Government. deliberate obstruction of • The GAAC have tried • The GAAC were appointed airfield operations, further town wherever possible to to two very important posts planning legislation and the Chief Planner at the Ministry influence the MoD’s policy with the All Party Parliamentary use of compulsory purchase of Housing, Communities and of automatically transferring Group on General Aviation set powers by local authorities. Local Government to discuss airfields to Homes England and up under the last Government • Following this meeting under the “church bells” issue. In have already had some success and Chaired by Grant Shapps, the heading of the Strategic collaboration with the APPG, at Henlow. The MOD policy will the Airfield Working Group Network, the DfT has already the GAAC put the case for need to be challenged. and the Tax and Regulation indicated that it would fund a airfields to be protected from The GAAC has also been Working Group. The Working national survey similar to the complaints made by those supporting airfields who have Groups were Chaired by the Lober report of 2006 and the moving to locations near them. experienced Town Planning Vice Chairman and Chairman of GAAC is helping to look for an • A ‘Lunch and Learn’ problems and other disruptions the GAAC. organisation to undertake this presentation is planned to to their operations with a free • The GAAC led the important work. be given to the DfT’s GA advice service. During the representation of General • The GAAC were part of a team together with a further last 12 months a considerable Aviation matters to the delegation meeting with the presentation on Safeguarding number of airfields have Department for Transport’s Head of Planning and the to the new Head of Domestic benefitted from this advice.•

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FRIEDRICHSHAFEN POSTPONED LOOK BACK... THIS MONTH TO 2021 DUE TO COVID-19 83 YEARS AGO by David Rawlings risks of the upcoming trade the events taking place fair as too high. We share within the industry AERO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN this assessment, but it is with would have allowed easy has been postponed due a heavy heart that we now rescheduling to the summer the spread of coronavirus need to take this serious step or fall of this year. After COVID-19. The organisation together.” considering all the pros and has taken the serious but Roland Bosch, head of cons, we found that a date necessary step: the aviation Aero Friedrichshafen also in 2021 would be the only FIRST GROUND TEST show AERO will not be held expressed his concern: reasonable and acceptable OF JET ENGINE in the planned period of “Neither the calendar of way forward for the entire On 12 April 1937 Sir April 1 to 4, 2020, but will be Messe Friedrichshafen nor industry." • Frank Whittle and postponed until a similar time his team fired up his next year – 14-17 April 2021. prototype jet engine for “The current situation the first time. with the coronavirus has Although the engine resulted in a nasty domino worked, the test wasn’t effect,” says Klaus Wellmann, a complete success Managing Director of Messe due to the fact that the Friedrichshafen. On Thursday, engine wouldn’t turn off the same decision already at the flip of a switch. had to be made for two It appeared that there additional events (Aqua- had been a leak that Fisch and IBO). “The industry produced pools of gas members of the general which continued to burn aviation community also see even after the link to the health and economic AERO hasbeen postponed until April 2021 the source had been severed. At that time, Whittle was competing with German physicist Hans von Ohain, CAMBRIDGE TO CELEBRATE who was also working on his jet engine. There has 90 YEARS OF FLYING HISTORY been lengthy of debate over the years as to who by Cat Vitebsky began training pilots at a scholarship of 10 hours invented it first. Whittle the original airfield in Fen pilot training to one lucky was the first to patent CAMBRIDGE AERO Club Ditton in 1929. On gaining aspiring pilot! his design, it seems von can trace its history back to his instructor certificate Former students span the Ohain was the first to get the dawn of aviation. in 1930 Arthur Marshall globe; from stunt pilots a jet aircraft into the sky. Using Sir Arthur Marshall’s founded Marshall Flying to test pilots, RAF and Ohain’s He 178 became very own School. commercial pilots and those airborne in late August Gipsy Moth, instructors To celebrate this historic in the GA sector. of 1939. The same year P Grey and F Wilkenson year Cambridge is offering CAC would like to mark Whittle’s W.1X engine was this year by gathering flight tested by the British stories, memories, photos Air Ministry and while it and film relating to did become airborne it Cambridge Aero Club and was only capable of short its history in Cambridge straight hops during from the public. taxiing tests. Two years Do you have an interesting later, Whittle’s jet engine background with Marshall made its first official flight of Cambridge and earning him a contract Cambridge Aero Club? If with General Electric and so, they ask that you get in the glory of powering the touch as they would love to Bell XP-59A Airacomet hear from you! reception@ beginning in October of Cambridge Airport, where a Hercules flies with a C172 cambridgeaeroclub.com • 1942.

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AOPA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS FLYING ON EBACE CANCELLED The European Business Aviation Convention HYDROGEN and Exhibition has been A US-based firm is looking to alternative fuel supplies, cancelled for 2020 and and they're testing them in the UK exhibitors and attendees will be getting full refunds. by AOPA News Team ZeroAvia is sharing the cost The show, sponsored by "A £3-million 50-50 with the government, the European Business A CALIFORNIA firm plans to grant from the and hopes to conclude the Aviation Association and begin test flights this month programme in September 2020 the National Business of a hydrogen-powered Piper government will with a 200-mile demonstration Aviation Association, here in the . flight on hydrogen power. was scheduled for May Back in August 2019 fund a year-long The California-based test 26-28 in Geneva but the ZeroAvia flew a Piper Malibu programme will proceed in uncertainty surrounding with an experimental electrical programme" parallel, though Miftakhov the staging of such events, powerplant. Founder and CEO is less optimistic about the and health and safety Val Miftakhov said those hydrogen to produce the potential for federal support. concerns made it proof-of-concept flights electricity required for a given “We have to hope for sure,” untenable. were powered by batteries, amount of range, for one thing. Miftakhov said. “The reality of allowing the engineering team Miftakhov said the upcoming the political environment in the FIRST ATC TOWER to validate power system flight tests in the single-engine US is such that the likelihood CELEBRATES 100 YEARS components including the Piper testbed are a precursor of getting that level of support 100 years ago, Croydon electric motor and computer to adapting the hydrogen fuel is lower in the US than in Airport was London's controls. “Now, we’re cell power system for use in Europe, especially in the UK.” main airport. The UK Air integrating the hydrogen part aircraft with up to 20 seats. In addition to much higher Ministry commissioned into that,” Miftakhov said in a ZeroAvia hopes to have the energy density, hydrogen the building, called recent interview. concept proven at that scale has other advantages over "Aerodrome Control ZeroAvia is not alone in about three years, using batteries, including the lithium- Tower", to be ‘erected 15 contemplating hydrogen as compressed hydrogen to based batteries used on feet' with "large windows a fuel for aviation’s future, enable a range of 500 miles laptops, drones, electric cars, to be placed on all four but the firm is further along at that scale, then scale up to and aircraft, which combine walls", this established the than many, and may be alone, 50-seat aircraft in about five fuel and oxidiser in a single terminology and design or at least among very few, years time. package, so they are far more which has been copied going all-in on hydrogen for A £3-million grant from the likely to create a catastrophic all over the world. Nats commercial air transportation. government will fund a year- fire in the event they are has launched a website Batteries weigh a lot more long test programme based compromised in a crash, he to celebrate his milestone than a tank containing enough in Cranfield, England, where noted. • www.nats.aero/atc100

PISTON ENGINES BIGGEST SELLER IN 2019 At its year-end conference, GAMA announced that piston aircraft saw the biggest growth, stating that: "aircraft deliveries reached a value of $26.8 billion, an increase compared to $24.3 billion in 2018. The number of piston aircraft deliveries experienced the largest growth among the segments at 16.4 per cent." Biz- jet deliveries The Piper were at their highest since Malibu the 2009. However, turboprop team will and helicopter deliveries be using decreased.

AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot April 2020 19 FORMER MOD GLIDERS TO BE USED BY AEROBILITY by AOPA News Team The first batch of 10 than double its fleet with gliders will be modified "They will now eight Vigilants thanks to a THE MOD’S Defence and refurbished by GROB be able to help grant from the DfT; meaning Equipment and Support Aircraft SE – the original they will now be able to help organisation has sold 63 manufacturer and Design about 2,600 about 2,600 people into the decommissioned Vigilant Authority – to meet civil air every year. T1 aircraft to Aerobility, certification standards. people into the Clive Walker, head of the a charity which provides Aerobility’s CEO Defence Equipment Sales flying experiences to those Mike Miller-Smith said: air every year" Authority in DE&S, said: who might otherwise never “Acquiring these aircraft will “I am very pleased to see get a chance to take to the help us transform the lives of disabled people by giving the RAF Vigilant T1 gliders skies. of an even greater number them the unrivalled sense of move on to a new lease of freedom through the magic life, in particular supporting of flight. We are extremely the excellent work of grateful to the Ministry of Aerobility in creating Defence, Department for flying experiences and Transport and our various opportunities for those who partners for supporting us in might otherwise never get this ambitious project. the chance to fly.” The remaining aircraft Aircraft that aren’t used for will be engineered and re- flights will be refurbished certified in the UK, where and sold to generate the charity has identified revenue for the charity, pay an engineering partner in for the ongoing costs of Southern Sailplanes. their fleet and help them Hampshire-based branch out into other parts The decommissioned Vigilant T1 aircraft Aerobility will initially more of the British Isles. •

BE PART OF A WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT by Andy Torkington This is the third of Carl’s brake the aircraft during his security and further details extreme fundraising attempt. will be forthcoming. ELVINGTON IS hosting challenges, but by far, Negotiations are If you’d like to support a unique charity event the biggest and the most underway with Elvington and be involved, feel free on the 9-10 June and the challenging. Airfield regarding landing, to message me with any organisers are crying out The event will receive parking, museum entry, on- direct questions or queries: for volunteers. national TV and press site camping and overnight [email protected] • The aviation-related coverage and will be charity fundraising event officially adjudicated as a includes a world record Guinness World Record. attempt and an overnight Carl will do the hard work, fly-in/camp at Elvington. but he he needs help. Extreme fundraiser Carl I am asking the General Thomas, from Manchester, Aviation Community to is seeking to break the support this event and Guinness World Record consider donating their time and run a marathon whilst and a suitable light aircraft pulling a light aircraft to to this cause for this World raise funds for the charity Record Attempt. Ollie’s Army and to raise As well as an aircraft(s) awareness of Battens Carl is seeking support from Disease. pilots in relay, to steer and Endurance athlete and extreme fundraiser, Carl Thomas

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CHANNEL ISLANDS fly this is the place. Book an CRI (SE and ME) courses, Web: www.cambridge GUERNSEY introductory lesson and let MEP class rating, SEP class aeroclub.com one of our instructors talk rating, all levels of renewals/ Whether you want to gain you through the first steps revalidations including FI and qualifications, develop your GUERNSEY FLYING TRAINING LTD into the world of flying. The FE PPL/LAPL/CRE examiner. skills or just experience La Planque Lane club has plenty of parking ALSIM the thrill of flight around Forest, GY8 0DT and a wonderful atmosphere. No: 9 Cambridge, we have the Tel: 01481 265267 With its friendly and historic PA28 No: 5 enthusiasm and experience Email: [email protected] clubhouse, a wide choice Cessna 172 No: 2 to help you achieve your Web: www.guernseyaeroclub.com of aircraft and enthusiastic Cessna 182 goals. Our instructor team We offer training operating instructors, WLAC is a truly PA28RT has an infectious enthusiasm from our own hardstanding unique flying club. PA28R for flying and teaching with adjacent to our recently PA28 Warrior No: 9 PA46 M600 expertise from basic flight extended clubhouse. There PA28-180R Arrow DA42 No: 2 instruction to advanced is no VAT in Guernsey. Flying PA32R-301 aerobatics. holidays in conjunction with PA18 Super Cub Cessna 172 SP No: 3 Le Chene Hotel. One-to-one Extra EA200 tuition PPL course with luxury Cessna 182 No: 2 THE PILOT CENTRE LIMITED PA28 accommodation in hotel with Beechcraft Duchess Denham Aerodrome swimming pool, two minutes Tilehouse Lane CORNWALL from the airport. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Uxbridge, UB9 5DF Piper Warrior III No: 2 BICKERTON'S AERODROMES LTD Tel: 01895 833838 Denham Aerodrome Email: operations@ CORNWALL FLYING CLUB JERSEY Tilehouse Lane thepilotcentre.co.uk Bodmin Airfield Uxbridge, UB9 5DF Web: www.thepilotcentre.co.uk Cardinham Tel: 01895 832161 A friendly flying club close to Bodmin, PL30 4BU JERSEY AERO CLUB Email: operations@ London, with an up-to-date Tel: 01208 821419 thepilotcentre.co.uk fleet, offering quality training Email: bodminairfield@gmail. L’Avenue de la Reine Web: www.thepilotcentre. at reasonable prices. Courses: com Elizabeth II co.uk LAPL(A), PPL(A), Night Rating, Web: www.bodminairfield.com St Peter, JE3 7BP Flying has been taking IR(R), FI(A), Night Derestriction, Everyone is welcome at Tel: 01534 743990 place at the site of Denham FI(A) Applied Instrument Bodmin Airfield. We are open Email: info@jerseyaeroclub. Aerodrome since the early Instruction, Tailwheel, Flying for experience flights, PPL com 1900s. Denham Aerodrome Companions course. Full and LAPL. Our mission is Web: www.jerseyaeroclub.com has been operated by membership £225 p.a., temp to promote the interests of Tecnam P2010 No: 1 Bickerton's Aerodromes £50/month (discounts for GA throughout Devon and Tecnam P2008 No: 2 Ltd since the 1930s. The AOPA members). Instructors: Cornwall, and to provide a aerodrome was first licensed FI x 7, LAPL x 4. PPL Ground safe, friendly and stimulating ENGLAND by the CAA in 1938. School £26/hour. environment for members BERKSHIRE PA28 No: 5 and visitors alike. Please Cessna 152 No: 9 pop in and see us; you’re Cessna 172 No: 2 guaranteed a warm reception. WEST LONDON AERO CLUB BOOKER AVIATION Cessna 182RG White Waltham Airfield Wycombe Air Park Citabria , SL6 3NJ Marlow, SL7 3DP Tel: 01628 823272 Tel: 01494 443737 CAMBRIDGESHIRE PERRANPORTH FLYING CLUB LTD Email: [email protected] Email: info@bookeraviation. Higher Trevellas Web: www.wlac.co.uk aero St Agnes, TR5 0XS White Waltham Airfield is Web: www.bookeraviation.aero CAMBRIDGE AERO CLUB Tel: 01872 552266 home of the West London Trial lessons including Cambridge Airport Email: perranporthflyingclub@ Aero Club (WLAC) and is one aerobatic trial lessons, PPL(A), Gate D live.co.uk of the oldest airfields in the LAPL(A), LAPL(A) to PPL(A) Newmarket Road Web: www.perranporth country, set on the edge conversions, EASA Aerobatic Cambridge, CB5 8RX flyingclub.co.uk of a picturesque estate in rating, EASA Night Rating, Tel: 01223 373717 We are based at Cornwall's beautiful countryside. If you IR (SE and ME), CPL (SE and Email: enquiries@ only hard-surface GA airfield. are interested in learning to ME), FI courses, IRI course, cambridgeaeroclub.com The airfield has two asphalt

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runways, as well as a grass ESSEX We also run Formation Flying, strip. Our training school Advanced PPL, Strip Flying, has guided students through Taildragger and Infringement STAPLEFORD FLIGHT CENTRE both the European and the ANDREWSFIELD AVIATION LTD Awareness Training. Stapleford Airfield National PPL courses and Andrewsfield Alpha A120 T Romford, RM4 1SJ also the IMC and Night Rating Stebbing Robin HR200 No: 4 Tel: 01708 688380 courses. We also conduct Dunmow, CM6 3TH Cessna 172 EFIS equipped Email: [email protected] flight tests and ground Tel: 01371 856744 Harvard AT6 IIA Website: www.flysfc.com exams on site as two of our Email: [email protected] Yak 52 Based in London England, instructors are examiners. Web: www.andrewsfield.com Stapleford Flight Centre has There is no controlled Andrewsfield Aviation offers been training private and airspace over Cornwall so VFR all the facilities needed to commercial airline pilots for flights can range freely. More pursue this exciting activity, NORTH WEALD FLIGHT over forty-five years. Many advanced students benefit with a friendly team of staff TRAINING LIMITED of our private pilot students from nearby and first-rate instructors. The Squadron have gone on to enjoy a where instrument approaches So if you want a PPL or CPL North Weald Airfield lifetime of 'fun-in-the-sky' and can be practised. look no further. As a licensed CM16 6HR many others have become Piper PA28 Archer airfield, we are able to teach Email: [email protected] flight instructors. the disciplines necessary Web: www.northweald Cessna152 No: 15 CUMBRIA for use at a busy airport or flighttraining.co.uk Cessna 172 private airfield as well as for North Weald Flight Training PA28 No: 8 visiting smaller strips. We also is a leading provider of flight PA28R No: 3 CARLISLE FLIGHT have links with Cambridge training in the South East of PA34 No: 2 TRAINING AND AERO CLUB and Southend for instrument England and has an enviable DA42 Sim No: 4 Hangar 30 training, essential for learning reputation for our airfield DA40D Carlisle Airport to fly in all weather conditions. facilities, fleet and experienced DA42D No: 2 Cumbria, CA6 4NW We offer a wide range of instructional staff that all go to Tel: 01228 573344 different courses from Trial help our many students realise GLOUCESTERSHIRE Mob: 07834 559560 Lessons to Flight Instructor their dream of flying. Email: info@carlisle-flight- ratings and CPL Training, as C150 No: 2 training.com well as the Advanced PPL, C152 No: 2 COTSWOLD AERO CLUB Web: www.carlisle-flight- Formation Flying, Aerobatics C172 No: 4 Aviation House SE2 training.com and the Short Strip Course. PA28 Piper Warrior Also on offer is a unique Fear Staverton Piper Archer 2 Flight seminar. Cheltenham, GL51 6SP Robin HR200-120B No: 2 Cessna 152 No: 6 Tel: 01452 713924 Cessna 172 SEAWING FLYING CLUB LTD. Email: info@cotswold DEVON PA28R Arrow Southend Airport aeroclub.com PA28 Warrior Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6YF Web: www.cotswold Beechcraft Twin Duchess Tel: 01702 545420 aeroclub.com DEVON & SOMERSET Piper Cub Email: [email protected] Based in the heart of the FLIGHT TRAINING LTD Web: www.seawingflyingclub. Cotswolds at Gloucestershire Dunkeswell Aerodrome wordpress.com/home/ Airport with easy access from Honiton, EX14 4LG Seawing Flying Club has been Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tel: 01404 891643 ANGLIAN FLIGHT CENTRES operating from Southend Bristol, Bath, Swindon and Email: [email protected] Earls Colne Airfield Airport for over 30 years. We Worcester, Cotswold Aero Website: www.dsft.co.uk Colchester, CO6 2NS are the only members-owned Club is one of the oldest flying Courses offered: PPL, LAPL, Tel: 01787 223676 flying club at the airport that clubs in the United Kingdom; IR(R), Night, FIC, Touring Motor Email: [email protected] enables us to offer a fun and it has a professional yet Glider (TMG) Rating, Tailwheel Web: anglianflightcentres.co.uk friendly environment in which relaxed attitude to flying and Training, AOPA Aerobatic and Anglian Flight Centres has a we provide professional and learning to fly, whether it is for Radio Navigation, Farm Strip team of dedicated instructors effective flight training. We training pilots or a trial lesson. Flying. ATO Approved. and ground crew, a licensed have a history of training The Cotswold Aero Club offers Cessna 152 No: 5 airfield with Tarmac and grass pilots who have gone on to fly training for NPPL, LAPL, PPL Cessna 152 Aerobat runways. We offer NPPL, PPL, for the RAF and airlines. and associated ratings. Cessna 172 No: 3 Night and IR training. For non- Cessna 152 No: 2 PA28R 200 Citabria flying days we have a superb Cessna Aerobat Robin R2112 PA28 Warrior three-screen simulator for Cessna F172N Robin DR400 No: 2 PA28 Arrow VFR navex and IMC Training. Piper Cherokee 180

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well-equipped and well- With a wide range of activities Web: www.alouette.org.uk maintained aircraft from Lee- involving all types of aircraft, Alouette is first and foremost LYNEHAM FLYING CLUB on-Solent and Perpignan. there is usually plenty to see. a club run by the members, c/o The Control Tower We aim to make your flight Herefordshire Aero Club for the members. We have no Cotswold (Kemble) Airport training fun and enjoyable has a fully trained team of employees, but instead have a GL7 6BA while maintaining high enthusiastic instructors dedicated committee, elected Email: enquiries@ standards. available to take you up for a by the members, who are lynehamaviation.co.uk Fuji FA200 trial lesson in one of our club responsible for the general Web: www.lyneham Diamond DA40 aircraft. Moving forward from running of the club. This aviation.co.uk Diamond DA42 the trial flight, Herefordshire reduces our overheads and Membership restricted Diamond DA40 Simulator Aero Club offers a range of allows us to keep the cost of to military/government Diamond DA42 Simulator flight training courses to get flying down, an all-important employees and offers PPL, Cirrus SR20 you airborne. consideration in these days of NPPL, Complex, Night, IR(R), Cessna 152 No: 3 rising prices. Our flying rates Ground Examinations, Piper Archer II are still among the cheapest Aerobatics and Formation. We Piper Arrow IV PA-28RT in the south-east of England! provide great value training to WESTERN AIR (THRUXTON) LTD Cessna 172 No: 2 all regular and reserve service Control Tower HERTFORDSHIRE personnel from all three Thruxton Airport services, their dependents Andover, SP11 8PW and MOD civilians. Tel: 01264 773900 FLYERS FLYING SCHOOL T G AVIATION LTD PA28 Warrior II No: 2 Email: westernair@ Elstree Aerodrome PA28 Arrow thruxtonairport.com Hoggs Lane Romney Marsh, TN29 9QL Bulldog Web: www.westernair Elstree, WD6 3AL Tel: 01843 823656 thruxton.com Tel: 0207 267 9049 Email: [email protected] We have a lot to offer or 07810 597273 Web: www.tg-aviation.com STAVERTON FLYING SCHOOL everyone from trainees to Email: info@flyersflyingschool. Family run, friendly flying Hangar SE50 those looking to become co.uk school now based at Lydd Gloucestershire Airport commercial pilots, including Web: www.flyersflyingschool. Airport following the closure Cheltenham, GL51 6SR NPPL, PPL, tailwheel, multi- co.uk of Manston. We offer trial Tel: 01452 712388 engine night qualification, We welcome anyone who flights, introductory courses, Email: info@ IMC, aerobatics, FIC, CPL and would like to learn to fly and “get me down” courses and stavertonflyingschool.co.uk PPL examiner courses. We gain a PPL Licence. In addition the PPL in our fleet of well- Web: www.staverton are ELCAS registered. we support owners with our maintained aircraft. Looking flyingschool.co.uk PA28-161 Warrior No: 3 aircraft management package for something different? If you’re interested in learning PA28-161 EFIS Warrior llI and hirers who just want to Why not take a trial flight or to fly, extending your existing Avidyne enjoy the fruits of all their training flight in our 1940s qualifications or you just PA28-181 EFIS Archer III labours gaining the licence Boeing Stearman? Vouchers, want to get back flying after Avidyne and ratings. The school has merchandise and training a break, you’ve come to the Super Decathlon the benefit of eight aircraft packages are available. right place. GA7 Cougar MEP available for hiring and Cessna 152 No: 2 C152 Utility No: 3 training purposes. Based PA28-161 No: 2 C172 Utility No: 4 HEREFORDSHIRE at Elstree, we are superbly PA28R-201 placed to serve the north and Boeing Stearman HAMPSHIRE west London area. We now HEREFORDSHIRE AERO CLUB offer Flight Instructor Courses. LANCASHIRE Shobdon Airfield PA28 No: 3 EURO FLIGHT TRAINING LTD Leominster PA28 Avidyne Glass Cockpit Fareham Innovation Centre HR6 9NR Cirrus SR20 BAE SYSTEMS FLYING CLUB Merlin House, 4 Meteor Way Tel: 01568 708369 Building S608-B (2nd Floor) Lee-on-Solent Email: generalenquiries@ KENT Samlesbury Aerodrome PO13 9FU shobdonairfield.co.uk Blackburn, BB2 7LF Tel: 07836 650357 Web: www.shobdon Tel: 01772 852362 Email: simon@ airfield.co.uk ALOUETTE FLYING CLUB LTD Email: Treasurer@ euroflighttraining.com Herefordshire Aero Club Building C700 Churchill Way baeflyingclub.co.uk Web: www.euroflight and the Hotspur Café are Biggin Hill Airport Web: www.baeflyingclub.co.uk training.com open seven days a week TN16 3BN Employees and families only. A new and innovative throughout the year, with a Email: secretary@alouette. Cessna 152 flying school operating warm welcome for visitors. org.uk Cessna 172

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LINCOLNSHIRE Web: www.sywellaerodrome. sherwoodflyingclub.co.uk co.uk Web: www.sherwood WESTAIR FLYING SCHOOL LTD Sywell is an historic site and flyingclub.co.uk Hangar 1, THE POM FLYING is regarded as one of the The Sherwood Flying Club FY4 2QS CLUB LIMITED best GA airfields in the UK, is first and foremost, a club Tel: 01253 342660 The Terminal confirmed by a recent award which is run for the members, Email: [email protected] for "The Best GA Aerodrome by the members. We strive to Web: www.westair.uk.com Ulceby, DN39 6YH in the UK for 2019". Sywell keep our overheads low and Westair has been operating Tel: 07985 753336 Aerodrome provides facilities this allows us to keep the in Blackpool for over 70 years 07711 438999 for pilot flight training, cost of flying down, an all and has extensive experience Email: [email protected] business corporate charter, important consideration in in all aspects of aviation. Web: www.gbpom.co.uk aircraft maintenance and these days of rising prices. Westair Flying School has We train for PPL/LAPL/IMC leisure flights. Sywell is also Our flying rates are still trained hundreds of people to and Night Ratings the home to The Blades among amongst the most fly, including many who have PA28-161 Warrior II No: 2 and Air Leasing. There is a competitive in the Midlands. gone on to fly commercially. 59-bedroom Hotel on site Piper PA28 Warrior The courses on offer include with bar & restaurant and Piper PA28 Archer CPL, PPL, LAPL, NPPL, FI (R), conference facilities which can Brob 115 IR(R) and Night Rating training WICKENBY AERODROME LLP cater up to 500. and renewals at an affordable The Old Control Tower OXFORDSHIRE price with quality instruction. Wickenby Airfield Our engineering Lincoln, LN3 5AX NOTTINGHAMSHIRE department provides high- Tel: 01673 885000 CAE OXFORD quality maintenance with Email: info@wickenbyairfield. AVIATION ACADEMY experienced engineers that com SHEFFIELD AERO CLUB London have a combined over 170 Web: www.wickenbyairfield.com Netherthorpe Aerodrome Oxford, OX5 1QX years experience! Club House Facilities. Jet A1 S80 3JQ Tel: 01865 841234 We also offer bespoke Bowser. 24 hour self service Tel: 01909 475233 Email: [email protected] corporate aviation solutions, fuel pump Avgas. Hangarage Email: info@sheffieldaeroclub. Web: www.cae.com as well as help with aircraft available. Flying School. net We can deliver the complete sales and hangarage. GA/microlight flex & 3 axis Web: www.sheffieldaeroclub.net spectrum of aviation training Cessna 172S Sheffield Aero Club at services for pilots, engineers Cessna F172P NORFOLK Netherthorpe (near to and cabin crew. We also train Cessna FA152 WINGTASK 1995 LIMITED Worksop) is probably the pilots for commercial aviation Cessna F150H Seething Airfield longest-established flying- from the start of a career Piper PA28 Warrior II NR15 1EL training school and airfield in through to captaincy and Tel: 01508 550453 South Yorkshire, and the only beyond. We operate from 11 LEICESTERSHIRE Email: enquiries@seething- local club with its own airfield. training centres on five airfield.co.uk The friendly, experienced continents. The range of Web: www.seething-airfield.co.uk instructors and staff are on programmes includes CPL, LEICESTERSHIRE Members are expected to hand to help you achieve your ATPL and MPL, all of which AERO CLUB LTD take an active part in the dreams, from that one-off gift combine premier ground running of the airfield. to a full private pilot's licence school courses with high Leicester, LE2 2FG Club aircraft can only be flown and beyond. We offer Flying quality flying instruction Tel: 0116 259 2360 by members. Experience Packages, Pilot delivered in accordance with Email: [email protected] Piper Archer and IMC training, aircraft hire, national aviational authority Web: www.leicesterairport.com Cessna 172 aerobatic training, experience requirements. Leicestershire Aero Club Cessna 172 flights and more. Piper Warrior No: 30 offers flying lessons, training Cessna 172 (use of) Piper Seneca No: 19 for a PPL as well as a range of NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Cessna 152 No: 6 Cessna1 82 No: 3 flying experiences and a whole CRJ-200 FNPT11 lot more. We’ve been at the B737-400 FNPTII MCC No: 2 centre of the Leicestershire SYWELL AERODROME LTD PA34 FNPTI flying community since 1909. Hall Farm SHERWOOD FLYING CLUB LTD PA34 FNPTII No: 6 Cessna 152 No: 2 Sywell Aerodrome PC Instrument trainer sim No: Cessna 172 Sywell, NN6 0BN Tollerton Lane 10 PA28-161 Tel: 01604 801620 Nottingham, NG12 4GA Cessna 152 Aerobat Email: info@sywellaerodrome. Tel: 0115 9811402 Super Decathlon co.uk Email: info@

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RAF BENSON FLYING CLUB LTD Flying – obtaining your licence. owners and operators with an Katana DA20-A1 No: 3 RAF Benson Maybe it's a lifetime ambition, approved maintenance facility Katana DA20-C1 Wllingford, OX10 6AA perhaps a desire for a new at a competitive cost. We Piper Super Cub, L21B Email: [email protected] challenge or to try out an have built up a reputation for Piper Warrior II Web: www.rafbfc.co.uk activity that is different and quality, offering many services Diamond Star DA40 180 RAF Benson Flying Club exists can open up new horizons – including training, aircraft Slingsby T67M to provide flying training and literally! Whatever your reason, hire, installation and low-cost light-aircraft flying, why not let Shropshire Aero design, and maintenance. primarily to members of the Club put you in the pilot's Cessna 152 No: 4 Armed Forces. This includes seat? We offer a variety of Cessna 151 Aerobat REDHILL AVIATION members of the RAF and the aircraft for training to suit your Cessna 172 Reserves, Volunteer Reserves, needs and budget – from both PA28 Warrior Redhill, RH1 5JY Cadet Forces. traditional and modern two- PA28 Archer Tel: 01737 822959 Slingsby T67 Firefly No: 3 seat trainers to full airways- Bellanca Decathlan Email: [email protected] Piper PA28 No: 2 equipped four-seat tourers. Web: www.redhillaviation.co.uk High-wing and low-wing SURREY A Redair Flight Centre. aircraft types are available for Cessna 152 No: 3 all options. Take a look at our PA28-181 Archer TAKE FLIGHT AVIATION LTD Aircraft Fleet page for more BLACKBUSHE AVIATION LTD London Oxford Airport details of our training aircraft. Blackbushe Airport SUSSEX Kidlington, OX5 1RA Cessna 152 No: 4 Camberley, GU17 9LB Tel: 01865 236424 Cessna 172 SP Tel: 01273 877727 Email: admin@ PA28 Archer No: 2 Email: info@ FLIGHT PERFORMANCE takeflightaviation.co.uk Tecnam 2002 JF No: 1 blackbusheaviation.com TRAINING LIMITED Web: www.takeflight Aviat Husky Web: www.blackbushe 2–4 Cecil Pashley Way aviation.co.uk aviation.com Airport, BN43 5FF Aircraft hire without limits. An SOMERSET We are a thriving flying school Tel: 01273 569111 exclusive private aviators’ club and club with an exciting Email: [email protected] and training venue offering growth plan. We have ATO Web: www.fptuk.com one-to-one instruction. YEOVILTON FLYING CLUB status for PPL, CPL and FI The leading cause of fatalities Quality aircraft hire to Kyte Green Ditcheat courses and will soon be in commercial aviation is members without usual Shepton Mallet, BA4 6RA approved to conduct IR and Loss of Control In Flight. FPT restrictions. EASA PPL, Tel : 01749 860461 Multi training. specialises in the delivery LAPL,IMC, Night, Safety Pilot, Email: [email protected] Cessna 152 No: 2 of Upset Prevention and tail dragger, twin and AOPA Web: www.flyyfc.com Cessna 152 Aerobat Recovery Training. We take a Aerobatics. Yeovilton Flying Club is a group Piper Archer holistic approach that Cessna 152 No: 3 comprising serving members of Piper Warrior includes theoretical and Cessna 152 Tailwheel HM Forces, ex-service persons PS 28 Cruiser practical training. Cessna 172S and other entitled members TB20 Type: Slingsby T67M PA28 140 either working at or closely Sonaca 200 PA28 160 involved with RNAS Yeovilton. Slingsby T-67 No:4 Socata TB10 PA32 Saratoga 6X No: 2 Slingsby T67 CUBAIR FLIGHT TRAINING LTD GOODWOOD FLYING SCHOOL BE-76 Duchess Robin DR 400 The Old Squash Court Goodwood Aerodrome PA46 Malibu Matrix (fractional Redhill Aerodrome PO18 0PH ownership required) STAFFORDSHIRE RH1 5JY Tel: 01243 755066 Tel: 01737 822124 Email: flyingschool@goodwood. SHROPSHIRE Email: [email protected] com TATENHILL AVIATION LIMITED Web: www.cubair.co.uk Website: www.goodwood.co.uk Tatenhill Airfield Cubair Flight Training is a long- Goodwood Flying School has SHROPSHIRE AERO CLUB Newborough Road established, not-for- profit been operating for 40 years Sleap Aerodrome Needwood organisation with the aim of and operates from one of the SY4 3HE Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9PD promoting leisure aviation. We nicest grass aerodromes in the Tel: 01939 232882 Tel: 01283 575283 are a friendly flying school UK. Our flying school offers Email: info@ Email: [email protected] specialising in flying training high class training in a number shropshireaeroclub.co.uk Website: www.tatenhill.com for the Private Pilot's Licence, of flying courses. Web: www.shropshire Founded in 1987 with the associated ratings and tail- 1943 Harvard AT16 aeroclub.co.uk intention of serving aircraft wheel training. G1000 Cessna Skyhawk No: 4

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GRIDLINE ENGINEERING Wellesbourne, CV35 9RB WEST YORKSHIRE Some members operate 23 Cove Road Tel: 01789 842777 their own aircraft under the Rustington Email: [email protected] auspices of the club and this , BN16 2QW Web: www.ontrackaviation.com SHERBURN AERO CLUB LTD allows the club to support Tel: 07801 068013 We specialise in part and full- Lennerton Lane significantly more flying. Email: [email protected] time Instructor and Examiner Sherburn-in-Elmet Robin DR400 - 140 Web: www.gridline.com Courses on both land and Leeds, LS25 6JE Slingsby T-67M MkII Firefly PPL and Microlight DTO seaplanes. In addition, we Tel: 01977 682674 operating out of Goodwood can offer FAA Conversions/ Email: flightdesk@ NORTHERN IRELAND and Lee-on-Solent Renewals/BFRs. Our expertise sherburnaeroclub.com COUNTY LONDONDERRY aerodromes. is second to none. Web: www.sherburn Robin PA28 No: 5 aeroclub.com Piper Cessna 152 No: 4 As well as being a flying club, EGLINTON FLYING CLUB LTD Cessna Cessna 172 Sherburn Aero Club has a Eglinton Airfield Ikarus Robin 2160 long history of flight training. 17A Airfield Road DA42 Whether you are completely Londonderry, BT47 3PZ C172 Amphibian new to flying and want to Tel: 028 7181 0962 ULTIMATE HIGH ACADEMY Piper Cub have a trial flying lesson or With 50 years of experience, Goodwood Aerodrome want to do your Private Pilot's Eglinton flying club offers flight Chichester, PO18 0PH Licence (PPL) or Commercial training for your leisure, or to Tel: 01243 913916 Pilot's Licence (CPL), or want obtain your Private Pilot’s Email: info@ultimatehigh. SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE to renew some of your flight Licence or National Private co.uk FLYING SCHOOL training skills or qualifications, Pilot’s Licence. Formed in 1968 Web: www.ultimatehigh.co.uk Airfield Estate then Sherburn is the place by five qualified enthusiasts, We offer all AOPA Aerobatic Loxley Lane to come. Here at Sherburn our reliable instructors courses with experienced Wellesbourne Mountford Aero Club we are passionate provide their knowledge and ex-military instructors Aerodrome about flight training and want capability. Based at City of with hundreds of hours of Warwick, CV35 9EU each and every person who Derry airport, we are located aerobatics experience. Tel: 01789 840094 chooses to train with us to on the site of an old WW2 Slingsby Firefly No: 3 Email: ops@south have the very best experience airfield. Our passion for flying Extra 300L warwickshireflyingschool.com possible and to achieve their makes us your first choice Web: www.southwarwickshire flight training goals. in County Londonderry. We WARWICKSHIRE flyingschool.com PA28 Cadet No: 3 make a promise of complete Whether your interest is in PA28 Warrior No: 3 professionalism from our being a Private Pilot or an Aero AT3 No: 3 team of enthusiastic pilots. COVENTRY FLYING SCHOOL LTD Airline Transport Pilot, our Robin 2160 Piper Warrior III The Club house personal development and Rowley Road training will be of invaluable WILTSHIRE SCOTLAND Coventry, CV3 4FR assistance in helping you RENFREWSHIRE Tel: 02476 301428 reach your goal. We offer Email: [email protected] flying training at all levels BUSTARD FLYING CLUB Website: www.covaero.com from an EASA Private Pilot's MOD Boscombe Down GLASGOW FLYING CLUB We offer a range of licence Licence (Aeroplanes) to Amesbury, SP4 0JF Walkinshaw Road and rating types from the Instrument Rating, IMC Tel: 07982 075922 Renfrew, PA4 9LP EASA PPL to the the LAPL and Rating, Night Rating and Email: cirvine358@outlook. Tel: 0141 889 4565 the AOPA Flying Companions Radio Telephony Operators com Email: info@glasgow Course. Once you've got Licence, all on either a full- or Web: www.bustard flyingclub.com your licence, you can add to part-time basis. The informal, flyingclub.co.uk Web: www.glasgow it with a Night Rating or IMC/ yet professional and friendly The Bustard Flying Club exists flyingclub.com IR(R) which allows you to fly in atmosphere enjoyed by our to stimulate air-mindedness Glasgow Flying Club offers a more challenging weather. students enables them to and to encourage a practical full range of services. Flying Cessna 172 learn much faster. interest in and knowledge of from offers PA28 161 Warrior III No: 2 Cessna 152 No: 4 flying among the staff at MoD pilots the experience of Cessna 172 Boscombe Down and other sharing the same with Cessna 177RG Cardinal eligible personnel linked to passenger jets, flying within ON-TRACK AVIATION LIMITED Piper PA28 Warrior the MoD and QinetiQ. The air traffic control zones and Unit 2 Piper PA28R Arrow club aircraft are available for offers services unavailable Lowes Lane Business Park Frasca 101G Flight Sim hire by members; the club from smaller airfields. Walton Rd provides training to PPL. PA-28 No: 3

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GA ORGANISATIONS AND OFFICIAL BODIES

AEROBILITY *Tecnam P2002-JF BRITISH MEDICAL CRANFIELD AVIATION Terminal Buildings PA32 Cherokee Six PILOTS ASSOCIATION TRAINING SCHOOL (CATS) Blackbushe Airport *with hand controls The Control Tower 110 Butterfield Blackwater City Airport Manchester Luton, LU2 8DL Camberley, GU17 9LQ AIR SEARCH Manchester, M30 7SA Aviation Training and provider Tel: 0303 303 1230 Jasmine House Tel: 01663 766946 of Aviation training materials or 0872 352 6811 Jasmine Grove Email: [email protected] at all licence levels. Email: [email protected] Anerley, SE20 8JY Web: www.bmpa.org.uk Tel: 01582 434222 Web: www.aerobility.com Tel: 0208 778 7531 The BMPA is an organisation Email: [email protected] Aerobility is the leading Web: www.uk-airsearch.org for doctors and affiliated Web: www.catsaviation.com charity providing instruction Air Search is a UK-based professionals who are pilots for people with physical voluntary organisation made or aviation medical examiners. THE ROYAL INSTITUTE impairments. Whilst our HQ is up of pilots, observers and It aims to promote safe OF NAVIGATION at Blackbushe we also provide ground crew who donate their practice in aviation by sharing 1 Kensington Gore training at Tatenhill. time and aircraft free of charge and expanding knowledge in London, SW7 2AT *PA28 Warrior to provide 'Eyes in the Sky' to these areas in a friendly and Tel: 0207 591 3130 *PA28 Archer help the emergency services. supportive environment. Web: www.rin.org.uk

OTHER FLYING CLUBS AND OWNERSHIP GROUPS

AIRBORNE SERVICES LTD CAMBRIDGE FLYING GROUP NORTH COATES FLYING SOUTHPORT & MERSEYSIDE Henstridge Airfield CLUB AERO CLUB The Marsh, Henstridge Cambridge, CB5 8RX Hangar 4 Room 2, M8 Shipwright House Templecombe, BA8 0TN Tel: 01763 264262 North Coates Airfield Queens Dock Com. Centre Tel: 01963 365728 Email: info@cambridge Kenneth Campbell Road 67 Norfolk Street Email: [email protected] flyinggroup.co.uk Grimsby Liverpool L1 0BG Web: www.yakovlevs.com Web: www.cambridge DN36 5XU Tel: 07944 705852 flyinggroup.co.uk Tel: 01472 388850 Email: [email protected] AZURE FLYING CLUB or 01652 618808 (out of hours) Web: www.smac.org.uk FLYING FARMERS ASSOCIATION Web: www.northcoates Building 187 Rooms F03/04 Brooker Farm flyingclub.co.uk THE SPITFIRE FLYING CLUB Wharley End New Church Popham Airfield Cranfield, MK43 0JR Romney Marsh, TN29 0DT SKYANGELS AIRHUB Coxford Down, Micheldever Tel: 01234 581580 Email: acragg@brookerfarm. The Comet Building, Winchester, SO21 3BD Email: hello@azureflyingclub. co.uk Airport Way Tel: 01256 397733 co.uk Web: www.ffa.org.uk Solihull Email: Pophamairfield@ Web: www.flyazure.com B92 0EA btconnect.com HISTORIC AIRCRAFT Tel: 0844 318 0999 Web: www.popham-airfield. B17 PRESERVATION LTD ASSOCIATION Web: www.skyangelsair co.uk PO Box 92 The White house ambulance.org.uk Overnight camping, low Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8RR 23 Mill Road International non-profit landing fees, fuel available Operator and keeper of the Huntingdon, PE29 1YJ air ambulance and rescue 24/7. last remaining B-17 Flying Tel: 07792 659553 foundation. Fortress in Europe. Email: [email protected] THE TIGER CLUB (1990) LTD Tel: 01638 721304 Web: www.haa-uk.aero SKYDIVE JERSEY Damyns Hall Aerodrome Email: b-17preservation@ c/o Jersey Aero Club Aveley Road sallyb.org.uk LAPWING FLYING GROUP L’Avenue de la Reine Upminster, RM14 2TN Web:www.sallyb.org.uk Denham Aerodrome Elizabeth II Tel: 01708 524633 Tilehouse Lane St Peter, JE3 7BP Email: [email protected] BLACKBUSHE FLYING GROUP Uxbridge, UB9 5DF Tel: 01534 747410 Web: www.tigerclub.co.uk 86–90 Paul Street Tel: 01895 833880 Email: [email protected] The Tiger Club was founded London, EC2A 4NE Email: [email protected] Web: www.skydivejersey.net in 1957 with the aim of Email: [email protected] Web: www.lapwingflying group. encouraging all aspects of Web: www.eglk.co.uk co.uk sport flying.

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GA-RELATED TRADE SERVICES

ADAMS AVIATION the south of England. If you HISTORIC ENGLAND SOUTHERN AIRCRAFT SUPPLY CO LTD are looking to learn to fly, we The Engine House CONSULTANCY Mercury House have schools for fixed wing Fire Fly Avenue Office 3, Earsham Hall Vulcan Way and helicopters on site. If Swindon, Earsham New Addington you are an aircraft owner or Wiltshire, SN2 2EH Bungay Croydon, CR0 9UG flying group, our landing fees Tel: 01793 414703 Suffolk, NR35 2AN Tel: 01689 842999 are very competitive and the Email: damian.grady@english- Tel: 01986 892912 Email: [email protected] facilities are superb. heritage.org.uk Email: info@southernaircraft. Web: www.adamsaviation.com Web: historicengland.org.uk co.uk Stocks and distributes widest CAVOK LIMITED Undertakes aerial Web: www.southernaircraft.co.uk range of aircraft parts in 3 Latymer Close photography of archaeological Register your aircraft on the Europe. Multilingual team of Weybridge sites and historic buildings. FAA ‘N’ Register with complete aviation equipment experts. Surrey, KT13 9ER confidence. Operating a Tel: 01932 821905 MONTCLARE SHIPPING CO. LTD friendly, competitively priced AIRPLAN FLIGHT EQUIPMENT Email: [email protected] Elstree Aerodrome and professional service for Unit 1A Web: www.qudiem.com Elstree over 16 years. Ringway Trading Estate Software for flying club Borehamwood Manchester, M22 5LH operations. CavOK has more Hertfordshire, WD6 3AR WINGLY Tel: 0161 499 0023 than 20 years of industry Tel: 0208 953 7480 TeL 07784 525646 Email: [email protected] experience and has developed 0208 953 3502 Email: [email protected] Web: www.afeonline.com a continuous stream of Aerodrome Operator Web: www.wingly.io Europe's favourite online ground-breaking low-cost Wingly is the trusted Pilot Shop, by Airplan Flight flying school management POOLEYS FLIGHT community that connects Equipment. database software. EQUIPMENT LTD private pilots with passengers Elstree Aerodrome to share the magic of a flight. BLACKBUSHE AIRPORT E-PLANE Elstree Thanks to flight sharing, pilots Terminal Building 1 Sandson Grove Borehamwood, WD6 3AW and passengers can share the Camberley Tunbridge Wells Tel: 0208 207 3749 costs and enjoy the perks of Surrey, GU17 9LQ Kent, TN2 4RW Email: [email protected] private aviation. Tel: 01252 471300 Tel: 07802 902535 Web: www.pooleys.com Website: www.blackbushe Email: [email protected] Manufacturers of flight- airport.co.uk Web: www.sandtoft-airfield.com training equipment since Located at the borders of Hangarage, Airfield Services 1957. We supply to over 95 Hampshire, Berkshire and (Sandtoft), AVGAS, aircraft per cent of UK flying schools Surrey, Blackbushe Airport maintenance (Sandtoft and and our equipment is sold to is perfectly located for quick Fenland) – up to 5,700 kg flight training organisations access to central London as including TBM, LAA types, across the world. well as Thames Valley and avionics, complex repairs.

AEROBATICS

ENGLAND Maidenhead SL7 3DP Tel: 01223 373717 BERKSHIRE Berkshire Tel: 01494 443737 Email: enquiries@ BRITISH AEROBATIC SL6 3NJ Email: info@bookeraviation. cambridgeaeroclub.com ASSOCIATION Tel: 01628 823272 aero c/o West London Aero Club Email: [email protected] CAMBRIDGE FLYING GROUP White Waltham Airfield CAMBRIDGESHIRE Jetstream House (Upper floor), Maidenhead, SL6 3NJ BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CAMBRIDGE AERO CLUB Gate E, Cambridge Airport Tel: 01628 823272 BOOKER AVIATION Anthony Cooke Newmarket Road CFI/Secretary Cambridge Airport Cambridge, CB5 8RX WEST LONDON AERO CLUB Wycombe Air Park Gate D Tel: 07787 427589 White Waltham Airfield Ltd Booker Newmarket Road Email: info@ White Waltham Airfield Marlow Cambridge cambridgeflyinggroup.co.uk Waltham Road Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire, CB5 8RX

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If you fancy trying some aerobatics, there are plenty of AOPA members out there ready to help, including Cambridge Aero Club

ESSEX LYNEHAM FLYING CLUB Lee-on-Solent LANCASHIRE STAPLEFORD FLIGHT CENTRE c/o The Control Tower Hampshire, BAE SYSTEMS (WARTON) Laura Ward Cotswold (Kemble) Airport PO13 9FU FLYING CLUB Stapleford Airfield Kemble Tel: 07836 650357 Building S608-B (2nd Floor) – Stapleford Tawney Cirencester, Email: simon@ Materials Eng. Romford Gloucestershire euroflighttraining.com Samlesbury Aerodrome Essex, RM4 1SJ GL7 6BA Myerscough Road Tel: 01708 688 380 Tel: 03301137716 WESTERN AIR (THRUXTON) LTD Preston, BB2 7LF Email: [email protected] Email: enquiries@ Control Tower Thruxton Tel: 01772 852671 lynehamaviation.co.uk Airport Email: Treasurer@ THE TIGER CLUB (1990) LTD Thruxton baeflyingclub.co.uk Damyns Hall Aerodrome STAVERTON FLYING SCHOOL Andover Aveley Road @ SKY PARK LIMITED SP11 8PW WESTAIR FLYING SCHOOL LTD Upminster, RM14 2TN Kathryn Williams Tel: 01264 773 900 Hangar 1 Tel: 01303 863180 Hangar SE50 Email: westernair@ Blackpool Airport Email: [email protected] Gloucestershire Airport thruxtonairport.com FY4 2QS Staverton Tel: 01253 342660 GLOUCESTERSHIRE Cheltenham KENT Email: [email protected] COTSWOLD AERO CLUB GL51 6SR T G AVIATION LTD Aviation House SE2 Tel: 01452 712388 Mark Girdler LEICESTERSHIRE Gloucestershire Airport Email: info@ Lydd Airport LEICESTERSHIRE AERO CLUB LTD Staverton stavertonflyingschool.co.uk Romney Marsh Leicester Airport Cheltenham Kent, TN29 9QL Gartree Road Gloucsetershire HAMPSHIRE Tel: 01843 823656 Leicester GL51 6SP EURO FLIGHT TRAINING LTD Email: [email protected] Leicestershire, LE2 2FG Tel: 01452 713924 Fareham Innovation Centre Tel: 0116 2592360 Email: info@cotswoldaeroclub. Merlin House Email: info@leicesterairport. com 4 Meteor Way com

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LINCOLNSHIRE SHROPSHIRE SURREY ON-TRACK AVIATION LIMITED THE POM FLYING CLUB SHROPSHIRE AERO CLUB BLACKBUSHE AVIATION LTD Unit 2 LIMITED Sleap Aerodrome Blackbushe Airport Lowes Lane Business Park The Terminal Sleap Blackwater Walton Road Humberside Airport Harmer Hill Camberley Wellesbourne Kirmington Shrewsbury Surrey CV35 9RB Lincolnshire Shropshire GU17 9LB Tel: 01789 842777 DN39 6YH SY4 3HE Tel: 01273 877727 Email: [email protected] Tel: 07985 753336 Tel: 01939 232882 Email: info@ Email: [email protected] Email: info@shropshire blackbusheaviation.com WEST YORKSHIRE aeroclub.co.uk SHERBURN AERO CLUB LTD NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Web: www.flysac.co.uk CUBAIR FLIGHT TRAINING LTD Lennerton Lane SHEFFIELD AERO CLUB The Old Squash Court Sherburn In Elmet Netherthorpe Aerodrome SOMERSET Redhill Aerodrome Leeds Netherthorpe AIRBORNE SERVICES LTD Kings Mill Lane West Yorkshire Nr Worksop Henstridge Airfield Redhill LS25 6JE Nottinghamshire The Marsh RH1 5JY Tel: 01977 682674 S80 3JQ Henstridge Tel: 01737 822 124 Email: flightdesk@ Tel: 01909 475233 Templecombe Email: [email protected] sherburnaeroclub.com Email: info@sheffield BA8 0TN aeroclub.net Tel: 01963 365728 SUSSEX WILTSHIRE Email: [email protected] FLIGHT PERFORMANCE BUSTARD FLYING CLUB OXFORDSHIRE Web: www.yakovlevs.com TRAINING LIMITED Flt Lt Stephen Caryer CAE OXFORD AVIATION Hangar 4 MOD Boscombe Down ACADEMY YEOVILTON FLYING CLUB 2–4 Cecil Pashley Way Amesbury London Oxford Airport Kyte Green Ditcheat Brighton City Airport SP4 0JF Langford Lane Shepton Mallet Brighton Tel: 07982 075922 Kidlington BA4 6RA BN43 5FF Email: cirvine328@outlook. Oxford Tel : 01749 860461 Tel: 01273 569111 com OX5 1QX Email: membership@flyyfc. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01865 841 234 com OVERSEAS Email: [email protected] Web: www.flyyfc.com GRIDLINE ENGINEERING LTD AVIATION CLUB Richard Wheeler 31 Sung Wong Toi Road RAF BENSON FLYING CLUB STAFFORDSHIRE 23 Cove Road Kowloon, RAF Benson TATENHILL AVIATION LIMITED Rustington Hong Kong Wallingford Tatenhill Airfield Littlehampton, Tel: (852) 2713 5171 OX10 6AA Newborough Road , BN16 2QW Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Needwood Tel: 07801 068013 Burton-on-Trent Email: [email protected] TAKE FLIGHT AVIATION LTD DE13 9PD London Oxford Airport Tel: 01283 575283 ULTIMATE HIGH ACADEMY Kidlington Email: [email protected] M D Greenfield Oxfordshire Web: www.tatenhill-aviation. Goodwood Aerodrome OX5 1RA co.uk Goodwood Tel: 01865 236424 Chichester Email: admin@takeflight SUFFOLK PO18 0PH aviation.com PHILIP O’DONOGHUE Tel: 01243 913916 Philip O’Donoghue Email: [email protected] VERTIGO AVIATION Glandore House Enstone Airfield Queens Close WARWICKSHIRE Banbury Road Bury St Edmunds COVENTRY FLYING SCHOOL LTD Enstone IP33 3ER The Club House Chipping Norton Tel: 01284 706307 Rowley Road OX7 4NS Email: philodonoghue@ Coventry Tel: 07979 464733 btinternet.com Warwickshire Email: dan@vertigoaviation. CV3 4FR co.uk Tel: 02476 301428 Web: www.vertigoaviation. Email: [email protected] co.uk

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WORDS Thomas A. Horne (Copyright 2019, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Reprinted with permission) IMAGES Daher Socata turbopropThe big-jetwith

The ultimate personaldreams turboprop gets big-jet automation with an autothrottle

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OU expect to see the aeroplane’s boots on Fight the corrective inputs autothrottles a repeating cycle. No pilot "It's broken the and the servos will fight gracing the action is necessary, although mould and thrown back. To prevent accidents Y cockpits of there’s also a way of manually from hypoxia-induced high-end turbofans, but a running the ice-protection down a challenge incapacitation, upon sensing single-engine turboprop? components. It’s another a cabin altitude above Never. Well, don’t look transport-category equipment to other single- 11,500 feet, the aeroplane’s now, because there’s a new item that’s a first among GA engine turboprop Emergency Descent Mode TBM on the market – the turboprops. (EDM) kicks in – the aeroplane TBM 940. And yes, it has The latest TBM 910s and manufacturers" turns 90 degrees, squawks an autothrottle system. 940s also retain what TBM 7700, and descends to 15,000 Which means it’s broken calls its 'e-Copilot' to the feet. the mould and thrown standard equipment package, In case you were too down a challenge to other which began with 2017’s TBM task-loaded or inattentive, a single-engine turboprop 910 and 930, and continues in comprehensive voice alert manufacturers. Will they today’s 910 and 940 models system – gone are the old rise to the challenge? We’ll (which replace the former warning beeps and horns have to wait and see. TBM 900 and 930). – sounds off to get your What’s more, the TBM The e-Copilot has several attention: “use oxygen mask” if 940 has a new, automatic functions that keep the cabin altitude is above 10,000 ice-protection system. This aircraft within its design feet, “landing gear” if the gear uses an industry-standard envelope by preventing stalls, is up and either the power is Goodrich ice-detection probe over- and underspeeds, or at idle or flaps are extended, mounted on the vertical excessive bank angles. Allow and “stall, stall” if airspeed stabiliser. The probe vibrates airspeed to rise near redline gets too slow. If a stall is at a high frequency; when and the Garmin autopilot imminent and you somehow ice accretes on the probe will automatically trim the missed the verbal warning, an the change in this frequency aeroplane nose-up; allow angle-of-attack sensor drives triggers the ice-protection it to drift near stall country a stick shaker that physically system into action, causing a and it will trim nose-down. vibrates the control column. message on the Crew Alerting Bank past 45 degrees, and Now that’s hard to miss. System (CAS) and inflating roll servos bring you upright. Taken together, this is an

Bank past 45 degrees, and roll servos will bring you back to upright

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The TBM family of turboprops are instantly recognisable

April 2020 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 38 COVER STORY TBM 940

impressive cohort of safety- by its own battery pack variety of sources – such enhancement and workload- "Autothrottles and magnetometer. Having as current airspeed, angle reduction equipment. adjust engine the latter allowed Daher to of attack, throttle position, Together with the G3000 eliminate the old-school, engine power output, avionics suite (in the TBM power to produce glareshield-mounted density altitude, aircraft 940; TBM 910s now have magnetic compass. configuration, and more – Garmin G1000NXi avionics), a selected are fed into software that FlightStream 510 Wi-Fi/ airspeed" AUTOTHROTTLE BRIEFING in turn crunches algorithms Bluetooth tablet information Let’s get this out of the way that send commands to the exchange connectivity, up front: both the TBM 910 940’s fuel control unit. These ADS-B In and Out, FIS-B and TBM 940 have e-Copilot commands, in turn, increase capability, and SurfaceWatch (Garmin’s Electronic Stability or decrease power to meet a runway advisory callouts and and underspeed Protection selected airspeed. depictions, you probably [ESP], plus EDM), stick shaker, There are ways to activate have one of the most feature- and automatic ice protection. and turn off the autothrottle, rich panels on the general Only the TBM 940 comes with and other ways to select a aviation market today. There’s an autothrottle. desired airspeed. You can also a new, Mid-Continent Autothrottles adjust turn it on by pressing the AT MD302, two-screen attitude/ engine power to produce button on the glareshield airspeed/altitude/heading a selected airspeed. In the control panel or, when backup display, powered TBM 940, inputs from a making a missed approach/

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go-around, pressing the go- manually, move the inner and service center at the around (GA) button at the collar until it points to the Pompano Beach Airpark in "To select an side of the power lever. You MAN (manual) position, Florida. airspeed manually, can turn it off by pressing then rotate the central knob There’s no flipping through the power lever’s AT DISC until you see the airspeed the pilot’s operating handbook move the inner button, or the yoke-mounted you want at the top of the to find the right torque setting autopilot-trim disconnect airspeed tape on the PFD. for the temperature and collar until it points (AP/TRIM DISC) button. You pressure altitude at hand. to the MAN can select an airspeed using AUTOTHROTTLE FLYING After engine start, we taxied the SPD knob, also on the I flew one of the first TBM to Pompano’s Runway 15. position" glareshield panel. To call up 940s with Nicolas Chabbert, It’s worth mentioning that a set of pre-programmed Senior Vice President of the TBM’s start procedure airspeeds for climb, cruise Daher’s Aeroplane Business is about as automated as it or descent, rotate the Unit. The aeroplane had just can get without being FADEC- knob’s inner collar to the arrived from the factory in equipped. After engaging the FMS position. Then you can Tarbes, France, still bearing start switch, you wait for an use the Garmin GTC 580 its French registration NG (gas generator) speed touchscreen controllers on letters, and on its way to EAA of 13 per cent, then move the subpanel to select the AirVenture in Oshkosh. For the power lever forward to speed regimes you want. the time being, it was based the Low Idle position. Light- To select an airspeed out of the TBM distribution off comes next, followed

April 2020 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 40 COVER STORY TBM 940

The 940 has instant ramp appeal

AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot April 2020 41 by a rise in interstage controller, then putting FMS mode and we called turbine temperature (ITT). "Get on the the speed knob in the FMS up the cruise page on the After NG reaches the 50 position (we’d selected a VY GTC 580. There’s a choice per cent mark the starter brakes, push – 124 knot – climb speed in – maximum cruise, normal/ cuts out and the generator the power lever the climb profile earlier). Then recommended cruise, long- automatically comes on line. press the AT button. Get on range cruise, or a user- A new depiction on the MFD to 70 per cent the brakes, push the power selected cruise speed. We prioritises the engine gauge torque and the lever up to 70 per cent torque picked maximum cruise. And display based on first limit (now the torquemeter is just like that, the autothrottle identification. This feature autothrottle wakes prominent on the MFD), and advanced power. This is presents a single gauge – not the autothrottle wakes up, one more advantage of the vertical array of multiple up" taking power to 100 per cent autothrottle flying. There’s no gauges – based on the most torque. After brake release, flipping through the pilot’s critical information needed for steer down the centreline, operating handbook to find a given phase of operation. wait for 90 knots, and rotate the right torque setting So, during the start the NG into an aggressive climb to for the temperature and gauge appears first, and then your selected altitude while pressure altitude at hand. is replaced by the ITT gauge following the flight-planned The autothrottle takes care as light-off begins. The result route. of power management, no is less clutter, while the other That day, we flew out to the matter what cruise setting gauges’ information – torque Everglades. For an en route you select. For the record, and propeller speed, for climb, the speed knob was our maximum cruise speed example – are presented in put in manual mode and we turned out to be 320 KTAS, smaller views nearby. dialled in a 170-knot climb burning 58 gph. With our 255 Pre-take-off checks and then pressed the flight- or so gallons of fuel remaining complete, it’s time for line-up level change (FLC) button to on board we could have and take-off – an autothrottle activate it. Within 14 minutes flown from Pompano Beach take-off. The first step is we were leveling off at FL280 to, say, Oshkosh – in no-wind to arm the command bars on autopilot, even in Florida’s conditions. by pressing the GA button, above-standard conditions. With the heat of the day, followed by pressing the NAV For a cruise demonstration, a line of build-ups came button on the glareshield the SPD knob was put into between us and Florida’s east

With a range of 1,730 nm the 940 is perfect for channel hops and trips further afield

April 2020 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 42 COVER STORY TBM 940 coast. We’d have to fly through nose the aeroplane up into There was pattern work some of the tamer ones to fly "And get this: the a stall. Up went the nose, after, and on one approach back to Pompano Beach, so a 940's autothrottle and down went the airspeed. a look at an autothrottle go- speed reduction was in order. Passing through 95 knots, around. Hand-flying or not, if In order to ride the bumps honours airspeed the autothrottle added you press the power lever’s safely, we used manual speed power to preserve airspeed. GA button the command control to slow the aeroplane limitations for flap It was a demonstration of bars rise to a climb attitude, to 160 knots. You can leave and landing gear how the autothrottle works the autothrottle spools up FMS mode at any time and go in the background, waiting to take-off power, and up to MAN autothrottle speed extension" to prevent any airspeed you go. Flaps approach, gear selection (and back again) for excursions. And get this: the up, flaps up, press NAV for just such eventualities. Just 940’s autothrottle honours missed approach guidance, remember to select flight level airspeed limitations for flap dial in 124 kt in Manual mode, change (FLC) to capture a and landing gear extension. and you’re now doing a good manually selected airspeed. Try to fly so you're on the way 2,000 fpm to your missed Our aircraft had the optional to exceeding the limits, and approach altitude, which was Garmin GWX70 weather radar, the autothrottle automatically set in the altitude selector with turbulence detection. XM dials back the power. before the descent. TBMs and FIS-B datalink weather On autopilot and are fast, and can be easy and meant we could see autothrottle, before to get behind them during cell shapes, extent, and intercepting the final distractions or when workload development in real time, approach course to Pompano is high. The autothrottle plus you can overlay the radar Beach’s RNAV GPS Runway makes sure that you fly target on the MFD moving map for 15 we manually set and FLC- speeds efficiently, and without better situational awareness. enabled a speed reduction jockeying for the correct This meant we could weave to 170 knots and went to torque values. Together with our way to an approach back approach flaps. At the final its autopilot and e-Copilot, to Pompano Beach, confident approach fix, we lowered it has all the safety features that we had a safe way of the gear, went to 110, then you’d expect of such a great manoeuvring in cloud. 85 knots and selected performer. Step-up pilots as While hand-flying without landing flaps. Down we well as old hands may be new autothrottle during our went, punching off all the to the idea of autothrottles, passage through a clear automation at minimums and but once they log a couple area, Chabbert asked me to landing. hours they’ll be hooked. • TECH SPEC Daher-Socata TBM 940

PERFORMANCE Time to climb to 31,000 ft: 18m 45s Fuel Capacity: 1,100 litres Engine: P&W PT6A-66D Range: 1,730 nm 3,204 km Max. ramp weight: 7,430 lb 3,370 kg Cruising speed: 252 KTAS 467 kmh Seats: 6 Power: 1,825 hp DIMENSIONS Max cruise speed: 330 KTAS 611 kmh WEIGHTS Wing span: 42.10 ft 12.833 m Take-off distance: 2,380 ft 726 m Basic empty weight: 4,629 lb 2,097 kg Length: 35.22 ft 10.736 m Landing distance: 2,430 ft 741 m MTOW: 7,394 lb 3,354 kg Height: 14.29 ft 4.355 m Service ceiling: 31,000 ft Payload: 1,403 lb 636 kg Wheelbase: 9.56 ft 2.914 m

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The TBM 940's new autothrottle was a big hit with our author

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