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February 2020 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 04 INSIDE THIS MONTH CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2020 The official magazine of the Aircraft Owner and Pilots Association www.aopa.co.uk Lucky Henry Simpson is given the honour of flying in one of only two C-41s, the rare former Flying military-used DC-3s in a unique classic ISLE OF MAN VISIT TOP PILOTING TIPS LAPL AND PPL EXAMS MWG Chairman David Pilots never stop learning Nick Wilcock explains the Chambers visits the legendary – Matt Lane offers more latest decisions from EASA on island in the Irish Sea advice on flying safely gaining your licence MAGAZINE 02.2020 FREE TO MEMBERS WWW.AOPA.CO.UK 03 CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE REFLECTIONS EDITOR David Rawlings ON THE PAST [email protected] ART EDITOR AND THE FUTURE Dan Payne [email protected] URING THE Christmas and New Year period the media indulges, some might say self-indulgently, in an abundance of stories about what made SUB EDITOR the news in the previous year, this year being no exception. Also, as we Lucy Debenham D are now entering a new decade there has been a plethora of predictions for the forthcoming years. However, some things remain the same. If you’re reading CONTRIBUTORS this as an AOPA member I’m delighted to inform you we have decided to keep the Pauline Vahey, John Walker, Membership Rates for 2020 the same as last year. Matt Lane, Henry Simpson, During the course of 2019 AOPA has successfully run campaigns to increase the Malcolm Bird, Nick Wilcock membership and will continue to actively do so during 2020 with the help of the Members Working Group (MWG). For about fifteen years now AOPA has run PUBLISHED BY periodic MWGs throughout the year. I stepped down as Chairman of the Group AOPA UK at last year’s November meeting and David Chambers was elected as the new 50a Cambridge Street, Chairman. It was one of the best attended meetings for some time, a mixture of London, SW1V 4QQ long-standing attendees and also non-members wanting to understand more about +44 (0)20 7834 5631 what AOPA does for its members and the wider UK GA community. Thank you to all those who attended and participated. I hope that you will give David your continued ADVERTISING & SUBSCRIPTIONS support. Further news from the meeting can be found in this magazine along with the dates for the 2020 meetings – also on the website. Don’t forget we offer a discount AOPA UK for new members who join up at an MWG meeting. British Light Aviation Centre Moving from in-house to national news, and to the future, I noticed that according 50a Cambridge Street London, SW1V 4QQ to The Daily Telegraph, 'Intercity e-planes are cleared for take-off'. George +44 (0)20 7834 5631 Freeman, Minister for Transport and Innovation, is predicting a whole new world of low-level aviation at 2,500 ft with one service starting this coming year. Billed as HEAD OF ADVERTISING environmentally cleaner, economically cheaper and time saving, what’s not to like? David Impey My first thought is: how will they integrate into the existing airspace that AOPA’s +44 (0)7742 605338 members move in? Then, is it an opportunity for new businesses to work out of existing GA airfields, bringing sustainable economic benefit to them? One thing is PRINTING assured, AOPA will be engaging with, and influencing, our legislators to ensure the Ruddocks safety of all, and continued access to airspace and airfields for AOPA members. 56 Great Northern Terrace, Let’s not forget the influence AOPA UK wields which is, in part, derived from its Lincoln LN5 8HL participation and representation at European and global level. AOPA UK is hosting +44 (0)1522 529591 the AOPA European Regional Partners Meeting in London in March. Delegates from www.ruddocks.co.uk all of the AOPA European organisations have been invited. As I write, the agenda is a work in progress. However, now that we’re purportedly ‘going to get Brexit © British Light Aviation Centre Ltd done’, I’m sure there will be lots to discuss and influence. AOPA UK will continue to AOPA is a member of the International work with the CAA and other agencies to help clarify what Brexit will mean for our Council of Aircraft Owners and members. I’d like to thank all of you for your support last year and I hope we can Pilots Association. IAOPA rely on it for this year. There’s never been a time when the work AOPA carries out on your behalf has been so important and greatly needed. • 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 April Pauline Vahey 2020 issue should be recieved no later Chairman, AOPA UK than 01 March 2020. [email protected] February 2020 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 04 INSIDE THIS MONTH CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2020 07AOPA AFFAIRS CEO Martin Robinson 18NEWS The latest aviation news from around discusses the latest from the world of GA and the globe, including the new Cirrus app, Rolls- what's being done to ensure everything is fair Royce's electric speed machine, the first electric for certified-aircraft owners. commercial flight and much more. 09AOPA COMMUNITY Find out the latest 24FLYING FEATURE David Chambers flies to info on how AOPA has been working in your the Isle of Man for a mini break and interests, including some great advice on how encounters the TT races, some amazing to keep flying safely. views and strong winds. 10WORKING FOR YOU New Members' Working 28COVER STORY The DC-3 is a much-loved Group Chairman, David Chambers, updates us aircraft. Henry Simpson takes a flight in an on the latest meetings and the projects AOPA extremely rare variant – the C-41A – and tells is working on. us all about it. 13AIRFIELDS UPDATE John Walker reports 36TRAINING FEATURE Nobody likes exams, on the UK's airfields that are currently under but for the PPL and LAPL trainee, there are threat from property developers as well as changes afoot. Nick Wilcock cuts through the local councils. red tape and explains what's changed. 14PPL CORNER Experienced instructor Matt 40TECH & BOOK REVIEWS The newest products Lane shares his top tips that he has picked up and books on the market. This month we look over the years. Some you may know, others at Garmin's new GI 275 instrument, and a read you won't – you never stop learning. on training an aircrew for the Cold War. 16HELP AND ADVICE AOPA's Maintenance 43CLASSIFIEDS Find pages packed with aviation- Working Group has a few irons in the fire – in related listings, as well as opportunities for this issue Malcolm Bird explains the latest from shares in aircraft, and reputable maintenance CAA and EASA and how it might affect you. organisations. AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot February 2020 05 EDITOR'S MOMENT Well, January has passed and at time of going to press we're still in Europe – but you can 18 rest assured that when we do eventually leave, AOPA is ready to cope with any potential fallout. Go to the Community section to see how we're continuing to work for you. I would like to welcome David Chambers to the AOPA board as he becomes the Chairman for the Members' Working Group. David is a keen flyer and will often hop over to Europe to fly in new skies. You can read about his adventure to the Isle of Man on page 24. David will also be writing in the Community section from now on, updating members on recent meetings. Also in the Community section is Matt Lane's 'top tips for flyers' – well worth a read. Now that winter is all but behind us, it's time to get back in the skies and start flying again; if you're planning an adventure, let us at the magazine know about it and we'll happily publish it and maybe others will follow in your footsteps. David Rawlings Editor, AOPA Magazine UK 40 [email protected] 16 February 2020 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 07 AOPA AFFAIRS AIRSPACE, DRONES AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ON THE AGENDA AGAIN HE ELECTION is well and TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT truly over and it is clear "Although we have There will have been the second now that we have left the responded to the various reading of a Parliamentary Bill covering T European Union (well, we Air Traffic Management and Unmanned should have done by the time you're consultations in the past, aircraft and AOPA provided an input reading this). on this subject to Members of the There is still a degree of uncertainty it was an opportunity House of Lords. about the future, but for now the existing Although we have responded to the rules remain unchanged when it comes for us to emphasise the various consultations in the past, it to EASA aircraft, pilot licences and was an opportunity for us to emphasise maintenance. The rules of the air are concerns we have" the concerns we have about drones also remaining unchanged, and the UK operating near to aerodromes and ANO was previously amended to align ensure that the UK’s airspace is being what penalties could be applied in the it to the last update of the European used efficiently. case of a misuse of drones such as Union’s basic regulation.
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