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2018 FLIGHT DIRECTORY WATER WATER COLLISION AVOIDANCE The all-inclusive guide to Adam Winter explains how FLARM offers an affordable aviation companies and flying water, and its changing states, collision avoidance solution... but schools around the UK can alter your flight will it solve GA's problems?

The Swiss Army Knife of the We look at one of the world's most versatile turboprops; the Skies impressive Pilatus PC-12

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03 CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE WHAT DOES EDITOR David Rawlings POST-BREXIT [email protected]

ART EDITOR MEAN FOR GA? Dan Payne [email protected] OPA has been a consistent supporter of the Annual Duxford Safety Day over past years. We were there again on 14 April as one of SUB EDITORS fourteen table-top displays from GA associations and other relevant Lucy Debenham, Gabrielle A organisations. Lecture presentations were available from the CAA Chambers Department, NATS, the Royal Institute for Navigation GA Navigation Group (GANG), and D&D. If you have not attended one of these CONTRIBUTORS events before, think about doing so; the effort is worth making as, apart from the Adam Winter, Pauline Vahey, networking opportunities, the talks provide a good way of catching up with the Mick Elborn, John Walker, David latest safety issues and developments in GA. Overall, the event was judged highly Hastings, George Done successful with over 60 aircraft flying in. Six of us from the AOPA Board attended to answer queries from members and PUBLISHED BY non-members alike. It is always a pleasure meeting AOPA members, and gratifying AOPA UK to receive feedback such as: "keep up the good work...”. We are very conscious 50a Cambridge Street, that pilots and owners have no obligation to join; so we concentrate on doing what London, SW1V 4QQ is expected of us to maintain the current and future viability of General Aviation in +44 (0)20 7834 5631 the UK and further afield. Several questions focussed on general aviation in the UK post-Brexit. Since June ADVERTISING & SUBSCRIPTIONS 2017, when the topic of this column was just that, it is disappointing to say that there has been little detail emerging from Government regarding the envisaged AOPA UK outcome on the day we leave. This is despite regular engagement with the CAA British Light Aviation Centre 50a Cambridge Street and the DfT. Recently, however, articles have appeared in the national press London, SW1V 4QQ expressing concern about future UK involvement in Galileo, the EU’s Global +44 (0)20 7834 5631 Satellite Navigation System (GNSS). Similar concern has also been expressed following the issue on 13 April 2018 of a ‘Notice to Stakeholders’ from the EC HEAD OF ADVERTISING regarding ‘Withdrawal of the UK and EU Aviation Safety Rules’. This affects a David Impey multitude of areas such as airworthiness, certification, licensing, aircraft operations +44 (0)7742 605338 and registration. AOPA maintains a completely neutral political position on Brexit in view of the wide variation of opinions of our members. However, this does not PRINTING stop us working hard to achieve the best possible outcome for General Aviation Fisherprint in the UK, as well as pushing for an early resolution, so that businesses relying Padholme Road on GA can plan ahead. CEO Martin Robinson met recently with Baroness Sugg Peterborough, PE1 5UL CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, with responsibility +44 (0)1733 341444 for aviation, to discuss such topics (see page 7). If a member is concerned that www.fisherprint.co.uk

Government is not addressing the situation with due expedition, we recommend © British Light Aviation Centre Ltd that they write to their MP, preferably with a copy to AOPA and the aviation AOPA is a member of the International minister. Mention should be made of the contribution to the UK economy that GA Council of Aircraft Owners and makes. Pilots Association. IAOPA AeroExpo UK 2018 takes place again at Wycombe Airpark on 14–16 June, by which time we should know more. I look forward to seeing many of you there. •

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 August George Done issue should be recieved no later than Chairman, AOPA UK 01 July 2018. [email protected]

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07AOPA AFFAIRS AOPA's CEO Martin Robinson 18NEWS All the latest news from the world of talks through the cost of modern General aviation, including the latest tech updates, Aviation, and offers some ideas on how it events and all you need to know about big could become more affordable for all. business in GA.

09AOPA COMMUNITY Your go-to section of 25FLYING GUIDE the 2018 AOPA Flight the magazine to see what AOPA is doing to Directory includes everything you need to ensure you're able to fly when you want, and know about what's on offer at flying schools how you want. around the country.

10WORKING FOR YOU Pauline Vahey chairs 36COVER STORY An in depth look at the go the Members' Working Group meetings and anywhere, do anything turboprop – the Pilatus explains what's been going on behind the PC-12. We talk to the UK distributors of this scenes to keep your best interests at heart. versatile machine.

13AIRFIELDS UPDATE All the latest news on 42TECH REVIEW The FLARM collision avoidance the airfields around the UK that are currently system could save lives; in this tech special we under threat from local authorities and look at what it can do to help you stay safe in potential developers. the skies.

14PPL CORNER We all know what the different 45BOOK REVIEW AOPA's Chairman George states of water are, but do we really know how Done reviews Twin Cessna - The Cessna they affect flight when they are changing from 300 and 400 Series of Light Twins – the latest one state to another? Adam Winter explains... book from esteemed author Ron Smith.

16HELP AND ADVICE You would have heard 47CLASSIFIEDS Search for your new aircraft about the changing laws in data protection. or a share in an aircraft right here! Or if your Mick Elborn puts your mind at rest by pride and joy needs something, these are the explaining how AOPA uses your information. pages for you.

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EDITOR'S MOMENT It finally seems as if summer is here, at last! It's lovely to sit in the garden in the evening 42 and hear the familiar sounds of a piston engine bimbling overhead – I just hope that it's a trial flight, or someone taking their first lesson who is about to get bitten by the flying bug. Martin Robinson (page 7) talks about the need to get more people into aviation and how reducing costs will help. Elsewhere in the June 2018 issue there is the AOPA Flight Directory to offer everything you need to know about the UK's aviation businesses. Probably most exciting though is that it's now the season of airshows, expos, fly-ins and gatherings. It's where we as lovers of aviation, can all come together and share our passion of flying. On 14-16 June Aero Expo is taking place at Wycombe. I'll be there and I hope you will too. If you see me, come and say "hi," I'd love to chat about aircraft of any kind over a coffee. Whatever your aviation plans are this summer, I hope you enjoy them and make the most of it.

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June 2018 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 06 AOPA AFFAIRS WE NEED THE COST OF AVIATION TO DROP TO KEEP GA ALIVE ver the past 30 years I’ve cheaper alternative. When I asked the seen a great deal of change "These projects CAA to tell me if EASA aircraft were in General Aviation and not are research and less safe, the same, or safer than Annex O all of it due to regulation II aeroplanes, the response was EASA but also due to a lack of a positive development only aircraft are slightly, ever so slightly safer policy towards the industry. – but at what cost to the owner? Since Since the 1980’s we’ve been through and do not lead to the mid 80’s the GA fatal accident rates a national regulatory system to a set of have remained largely unchanged. I do European regulations under the JAA, and any implementation not want to see costs rise for Annex II in 2003 EASA was born out of the fact aircraft owners, but we need prices to that the JAA system only achieved some or mandatory fall for EASA-certified aircraft. harmonisation. The EU set the regulatory equipment fit" The rules for GA still need to be requirements through the basic simplified, I hear pilots who are leaving regulation which EASA delivered on the system say “there are just too many through rule making activity. The focus publishes a rule that delivers on what regulations”, and too high a price to pay in the Basic Regulation was towards the basic regulations requires they are for the activity – When you look at pilot the ‘highest uniform level of safety’ – required to publish a Regulatory Impact ages, the age profile is rising – again unfortunately this statement was also Assessment (RIA) – but there is no medicals can be and do become an issue, applied to the part of General Aviation form of qualification with respect to the so again if the national medical system that fell within the scope of EASA. quality of the EASA RIA – I was once is seen to be safe and less costly that Annex II aircraft (now annex I), told by a senior EASA employee “I don’t is a change that needs to be addressed. and their operations, remained part know how we do it, but we do”. This The CAA has been progressing this but National Aviation Authorities over sight is a shambles, trying to do an impact the EASA system is less enthusiastic responsibilities. Some states across assessment that fits all EU member – globally this is an issue, and places Europe have large numbers of Annex states. In the UK, regulators are required like New Zealand and Australia are II aircraft whereas smaller EU member to revisit the rules two years after also looking at simplifying medical states do not, and it is these states that implementation to check if the change requirements. have sought to integrate Annex II aircraft achieved what it was supposed to do – I struggle to believe that since 2003 into the remit of EASA. if it didn’t then they must amend it. But EASA has improved GA safety overall, With each change the GA industry has there is no post two-year rule in EASA mainly due to the perceived complexity had to absorb the financial impact. land! The measurement for success of the rules and higher costs (part M for The original EASA/commission idea would, in my opinion, be an increase in example) – Part-M light, ELA I and ELA was that by moving the rules and GA activity, fewer accidents and lower II will not reduce cost significantly in my regulations to a higher standard you will costs – however we have seen accident view (happy to be proven wrong) there improve safety. If you audit a business, rates stay roughly the same, declining are fewer student pilot starts and the and it can be shown it has complied activity and higher costs. effect is felt throughout the industry. UK with the rules and regulations then it Back in 1975 a new C172 Skyhawk cost Government needs to develop policies must be delivering safety. If the rules $20,335 ($2.02 to the pound) and the now that well encourage more people to meet the ‘high uniform level of safety’ average wage in the UK was £15,000. get new skills through general aviation, statement, then the system must be safe! Today a new C172 will cost $400,000 if the UK is to become the best place in The problem with this approach is that and the UK average wage is £28,000. the world for GA. • sooner or later each rule begins to look Wages have not even doubled in 43 like a nail. years whereas aircraft prices have risen Here is why I consider that EASA/ out of all proportion. Commission in part has failed GA – It was reported recently that 17 million part of the regulatory process is a people in the UK do not even have £100 Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) saved – so whereas a new Cirrus will set however the European Basic Regulation you back £800,000 and an RV10 home Martin Robinson never had, as far as I can tell, any form built about £100,000 we can see how CEO, AOPA UK of impact assessment. When EASA the non-EASA certified aircraft offer a [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 insight from the world of AOPA...

WORKING FOR YOU All the news from the MWG

AIRFIELDS UPDATE Latest on the UK's airfields

PPL CORNER How water can affect flying

DATA PROTECTION What GDPR means for AOPA

June 2018 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 10 AOPA COMMUNITY Working For You

WORDS Pauline Vahey IMAGES Bruce Cowan AOPA ENSURING THAT AVIATION IS IMPROVING FOR EVERYONE The latest updates from the meetings within AOPA that aim to protect you, the pilot, and ensure you're able to fly as and when you want...

The Members Working APPG GA UPDATE ″A wider Training Schools had been Group (MWG) and There was a long discussion given six months’ notice to Corporate Members of the work the APPG GA is discussion ensued cease operations and leave. Committee (CMC) both doing including: The general opinion was have regular meetings about the data that it was in order to gain to ensure the world of AIRFIELDS: The change of more movement slots for General Aviation is being licence at Gloucestershire and tools that the increase in the lucrative taken care of, and that the Airport was discussed – were being used business aviation activity. businesses involved in GA the merits of public versus Cost sharing flights had also are protected. All members ordinary, and the EASA to justify airspace been banned as well as some are welcome to attend the requirement for airports with individuals, although most of Members Working Group over 10,000 movements and a grabs" those with GA aircraft based at meetings. In the latest MWG hard longer than 800m Biggin Hill had not been asked meeting, which took place to switch to public licence. to leave. on 7 April 2018 at White Concerns were expressed at John Walker presented Waltham, the following the recent reported changes his latest report on Airfield subjects were discussed... at Biggin Hill, where all Flight closures.

White Waltham, home of the West London Aero Club (WLAC) and the location of April's meeting

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AIRSPACE INCLUDING acquisition. Most of the PROGRESS ON LPV conspicuity world is TAS and APPROACHES: The AOPA TCAS with no interoperability response to the so-called with FLARM and ADSB, ‘Brize Norton and Oxford The GAINS project was Airport Airspace grab’ had looking for volunteer pilots been prepared and submitted and airfields to participate by AOPA board directors Mick in the testing. This would Elborn and Nick Wilcock, be 100% funded by AOPA benefitting from Wilcock’s using the funding secured previous RAF experience and from Europe. The request for knowledge as an RAF pilot volunteers is to be distributed based at Brize Norton. Wilcock on the website and AOPA committed to circulating their e-newsletter. response. A wider discussion ensued NEXT MEETING about the data and tools that The next meeting will be at were being used to justify Earls Colne on Saturday 2 June ‘airspace grabs’, referring to with a presentation to the Club the article by Steve Slater, on the previous evening. LAA CEO published in the LAA and HCAP magazines. It DAVID SCOULLER & AOPA was also suggested that GA David Scouller, well known to need to be more co-operative AOPA members, is retiring after and that competence in the more than 20 years as our Chief operation of RT needs to be Flying Instructor who runs improved. the Flight Instructor Refresher The question was raised Seminars. In that time he has as to why the CAA had overseen almost 60 seminars. stalled in approving new He was also the Chairman of LPV approaches. It was the AOPA Flight Instructor discussed that the CAA was Committee from 2001 to 2010. fundamentally risk averse He trained initially as an and since they approved the instructor at the RAF Central approached they believed they Flying School and his extensive bore some risk. However, there flying experience includes over was no evidence of deaths 16,000 hours, in more than using an LPV approach and 200 types of aircraft. Much of plenty of evidence of deaths this was test flying, attaining using VFR procedures in IFR responsibilities such as Chief conditions. Test Pilot at the Empire Test Pilots School, oversight for the HERITAGE: Concerns MoD of all military test flying, were expressed about RAF and Head of Training at Old Bicester and its longevity, with Sarum and latterly for Western particular reference to the Air at Thruxton, where he will proposed move into a centre continue to instruct. We shall of excellence for Vintage miss his expertise, and wish him Aircraft as well as Vintage well in his retirement. Cars. At David’s final instructor Concerns were raised that seminar in May, he was the Controlled Airspace presented with a case of Infringement Tool now being specially selected wines in used by NATS could provide recognition of the long service grounds and a final date for he has given so willingly to closing airfields. AOPA and all instructors that have undertaken the seminars. AOPA CEO’S UPDATE His post will be taken over by The CEO spoke about the David Cockburn, whose career progress of GAINS. The issue includes service in the RAF and was interoperability versus with the CAA. The next Flight standardisation. GAINS Instructor Refresher Seminar is an aid to support visual will be on 7-8 November. •

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AOPA COMMUNITY Airfields Update 13

WORDS John Walker IMAGES Wyrdlight ALL THE LATEST NEWS ON UK AIRFIELDS John Walker shares his latest findings on the developments of the UK’s There are airfields across the Village with 1,500 homes on ″Thanet District Development Consent Order for UK currently under the threat site under the Government the as a Nationally of closure. Here are the latest scheme. Tenants were advised Council has Significant Infrastructure Project. developments, updated 27 later of the proposal and Site owners are consulting on a April 2018. public consultations started rejected the revised masterplan for mixed in February 2017, with further use which retains 1,199 metres DEENETHORPE public exhibitions for a revised definitive Local of the runway. Thanet District Site accepted under the scheme with 1,000 homes Plan submission" Council has rejected the Government’s Garden Village taking place in April 2018. definitive Local Plan submission scheme for development A local group opposing the that included mixed use with up to 1,500 homes. The Garden Village presented a development of the site. development is supported by proposal at public meetings the Brudenell Estate, the site held in January 2018 for an REDHILL owner. Public consultations alternative scheme that retains The land owner has proposed a on a proposed site masterplan the airfield. Two parties are 6,000 to 8,000 home Garden commenced in March 2018 prior reportedly interested in Village. Tandridge District to a planning application being purchasing the site as an on- Council public consultation on made in Summer 2018. going aerodrome. four potential Garden Village sites including Redhill ended FAIROAKS MANSTON on 9 October 2017. A further Surrey Heath Council made An application was submitted consultation on the definitive a confidential, unsuccessful on 9 April 2018 by River Local Plan is expected to start in bid to establish a Garden Oak Strategic Partners for a July 2018. •

Fairoaks is reported to remain as an on-going aerodrome

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WORDS Adam Winter WATER WATER EVERYWHERE BUT NO NEED TO NOT FLY We all learned in school that water has three states, but how do they affect flying when they’re changing from one to the other? Adam Winter explains all…

One of the great things through the liquid phase). energy is more commonly about flying is your ADAM WINTER We know that the measured in joules, about four interaction with the weather. temperature and pressure of to the calorie.) Unlike coping with the the water dictates in which So we can take a gram of disappointment of a wet state it will be found. When water at 15°C, and start adding picnic, the effects weather we measure the temperature calories to it until it reaches can have on aviation can of water (or anything really) 100°C (if we add 85 calories). wreak havoc. This is clearly what we are doing is taking a If we now continue adding a big subject in the world measure of how much energy heat energy, we know the of aviation so this will be the water molecules posses. temperature does not go any a two-part article with the Heat is a form of kinetic higher. Something else must be second part to be published Adam is a commercial pilot energy; it is the energy due to happening to the energy we in the August issue of AOPA with more than 30 years' movement of the molecules in keep adding. UK. So now, it's time to start experience. His career has a substance. at the beginning. included bush flying in Africa WATER ABSORBTION In order to understand what and island hopping in the IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE When water absorbs energy is going on out there we need West Indies, as well as a stint If we heat water, we are and that energy is absorbed to understand water in its in the airlines. He is also a simply making the water without a temperature change, three states and what happens physics teacher with three molecules move faster. They it is called ‘latent heat’. The during the transition between years' classroom experience. collide more with each other energy is used to break the them. We need to know about and we understand and feel bonds between the water heat energy and its absorption this form of energy as ‘heat’. molecules; once free they and release during these phase Temperature is therefore become individual molecules changes, and we need to know a measure of the kinetic of H20, and they are very how water vapour behaves energy within a substance. energetic. with other gases undergoing The temperature scale This freeing up of molecules expansion and compression. and unit commonly used is the evaporation process. In this article I am going in meteorology is Celsius. The water changes state and to discuss the three states Water freezes at 0°C and not temperature.The molecules of water and the energy boils at 100°C at standard move around fast and freely exchanges that occur during sea level pressure. That is and when they come close phase changes. In my next how Mr Celsius defined his with each other they bounce article we will look at the unit. So when we say that the away. results of these changes in the temperature is 23°C, we are The original gram of water atmosphere. really saying that it is 23°C contained literally trillions of above the freezing point molecules, and the amount of START WITH THE BASICS of water; we are making a heat energy needed to break To state the obvious, water comparison. I cook my chicken all the bonds in just that one exists on Earth in three at around 60°C above the gram of water is a whopping different forms or ‘states’, boiling point of water. 540 calories! Considering namely solid, liquid and gas (or If we take one gram of water just one calorie can raise the vapour). We name the changes (about a thimble-full at sea temperature by a degree, the between states: melting, level) and heat it by !°C we implications become daunting evaporating, condensing, have added one calorie of when we consider cooling freezing and sublimating heat energy – not exactly the that gram of water down again (when vapour turns directly same as food energy value because for every gram of into a solid without going kilocalorie. (Specific heat water gas that condenses back

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Water in all its states needs to be respected, even more so when it's changing from one state to another into liquid, that latent heat (of slow down as well. They don’t two of inaccuracy) the dew evaporation) is re-released. collide so often and we feel ″The phase point. Think of it this way. this as a cooling effect. The change from In the summer the difference other effect the slowing down will be greater than in the IN AMONGST THE CLOUDS has is that eventually they liquid to solid can winter. Clouds are made up of liquid will slow enough that when water. A smallish fair weather the molecules interact or also be thought of NEXT ISSUE... cumulus about a kilometre get closer together, they are in terms of energy In the next article we will square at the base weighs able to bond (the hydrogen see how the release of about 500,000 kg. A decent atoms can exchange electrons exchanges" latent energy can convert thunderstorm can contain freely – this is called covalent to thousands of volts of over a million gallons of bonding). electrical energy, huge lumps water. Multiply that by 540 This bonding causes another of ice and cause vertical calories for every gram and change of state from gas to winds of hundreds of feet the energies are getting very liquid called condensation. per minute. If air is forced large. The temperature at which the upwards, the pressure The phase change from liquid molecules start to bond and decreases, and just as when to solid can also be thought of condensation occurs is called you let air out of a tyre or gas in terms of energy exchanges. the dew point. out of an aerosol, it cools due one gram of ice at 0°C needs to expansion. to absorb 80 calories of heat MEASURING TEMPERATURE We will also look at the energy to become a gram of If you get a thermometer you dry and saturated adiabatic water at 0°C. can measure the temperature lapse rates, the international Air contains water. It is not in the room you are in. You standard lapse rate and the counted as one of the gases in then get a piece of cloth environmental lapse rate, and air (nitrogen, oxygen etc) and or tissue, wet it and wrap the stability of air masses. • indeed reduces the density of it around the bulb of the air with its presence. At 100% thermometer. As the water If you have any questions or humidity the water content is starts to evaporate, it takes would like to join our PPL about 4%. The water vapour energy from its surroundings ground school on Sundays molecules in air are very and the bulb will cool. please contact me through energetic. If we cool the air Once it is at its coolest, you AOPA or phone 07985 down, then the H20 molecules have (with a certain degree or 969018.

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WORDS Mick Elborn HOW GDPR WILL AFFECT YOUR AOPA MEMBERSHIP With the changing laws in data protection, members might be wondering what happens with their information. Here's what AOPA does with your info

In recent weeks you have provide AOPA with the for the purpose of managing web server until either you or probably received emails or necessary data required to your membership is stored AOPA delete it. items in the post advising manage your membership. securely in electronic form on you that the organisation You may provide this data systems to which only AOPA DATA PROCESSING concerned has updated their in written or electronic form. staff have access. OUTSIDE AOPA Privacy Notice in advance Required personal data will If any of your data is printed AOPA provides your name and of GDPR becoming law on include your name, address, to hard copy for any reason, address data to a third party 25 May 2018. GDPR extends contact phone number, contact these copies will be securely in order to deliver your copy existing Data Protection email address, membership destroyed after use. of the AOPA magazine. 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The airshow at Wycombe will be an Expo highlight IMAGE: Jonners Le Ray www.airborneimage.net THE UK'S FESTIVAL OF AVIATION IS BACK! Don't miss out on AeroExpo UK, when it returns on 14-16 June, with a packed schedule that will keep every aviation fan in attendance riveted

by Robert Care days at Wycombe Air Park and Jeppesen (see pages 22-23 aircraft will pass through. in Buckinghamshire. Get up on their latest announcements). But the main highlight of the Chances are that you're close and even demo-fly the More than 10,000 visitors are three-day event will be the probably not the owner of latest aircraft on the market, expected to visit over the three airshow. There will be thrilling a coveted ticket for Aero and browse a range of related days and more than 1,000 air displays on Saturday 16 Friedrichshafen or Sun 'n Fun, aviation products and services. June. Some of Europe’s finest and you won't be heading to An aerobatic air display, display pilots will demonstrate Oshkosh either. But there's free seminar series, pleasure their skills, pushing their no need to panic that you're and demo flight opportunities, aircraft to its limits. missing out! The UK's best lifestyle area and evening The organisers have aviation show is back this entertainment mean there promised several acts, each summer. really is something for with something different to Whether you're an everyone at this year’s offer. So get down to the flight experienced pilot or just AeroExpo UK. line at 14:00 to get a good have a passion for aviation, More than 200 exhibitors viewpoint for all the air display AeroExpo UK is the event to from around the globe will action. Tickets are on sale attend in 2018. be on site for the weekend, now and start at £17 for a day We’ll be showcasing the best including the likes of Diamond ticket, and £40 for a three-day in General Aviation over three Aircraft, Cirrus, Piper Garmin Be at Wycombe 14-16 June pass. Don’t miss out. •

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LOOK BACK... AUSSIE HALL WINS FIRST THIS MONTH FRENCH AIR RACE 118 YEARS AGO by David Rawlings Final 4, would in fact finish eighth due to evidence found The long-awaited premiere after the end of the Round of the Red Bull Air Race in of 8: a technical infraction France sparked high drama of exceeding the maximum over the Riviera. Looking for RPM limit. As a result, it was a return to the form that has 2018 World Championship twice made him runner-up leader Michael Goulian of in the World Championship, the USA who leaped into his Australia's Hall flew first in raceplane and concluded the ZEPPELIN LZ-1 TAKES the Final 4, clocking 57.692s. final round, his third-place FIRST FLIGHT The time held up when finish keeping him at the top The production of

World Champion Yoshihide of the overall leaderboard. IMAGE: Joerg Mitter/Red Bull Content Pool Count Ferdinand von Muroya of Japan earned a With the World Championship Hall's first win since 2016 Zeppelin’s first airship, two-second penalty and wide open, the next stop in LZ-1, began in June, 1898 Dolderer finished 0.072s Japan could be pivotal. Not his best start in more than nine in a floating wooden behind the Australian. But the only is it a pressure-filled seasons of racing. Plus, after hangar on the Bodensee shock of the round came when home race for the defending a full year of improvements at Friedrichshafen in it was announced that Czech titleholder Muroya who to a new raceplane, Hall is Southern Germany. pilot Martin Šonka, who had currently sits in third place hungry to take the crown for The ship was completed apparently advanced to the overall, but Goulian has had himself, with only three points in the winter of 1899 but between him and Goulian in von Zeppelin decided to the top spot. Dolderer, the wait until the summer of 2016 World Champion, is 1900 before attempting to chasing hard in fourth, and at fly his invention. The ship fifth in the standings, Šonka made its maiden flight on will particularly feel he has July 2, 1900. The first flight something to prove after lasted about 18 minutes disqualifications in two races. and covered around three Hall declared, “It’s been a miles over the lake. long, hard transition from our LZ-1 was 420ft long, former MXS to our new Edge, 38ft in diameter, and but now with a new team, this contained approximately plane and a new sponsor, it 399,000 cubic feet of feels awesome. We’re feeling hydrogen in 17 gas cells

IMAGE: Joerg Mitter/Red Bull Content Pool set to make a run for the made of rubberised Raceplane woes seem to be over for the Australian pilot World Championship.” • cotton fabric. Two metal gondolas were suspended below the ship and each gondola housed a ELIXIR USES SIMPLER CS-23 TYPE 4-cylinder water-cooled Daimler gasoline engine, CERTIFICATION STANDARDS TO producing about 14 horsepower. The first BRING AIRCRAFT TO MARKET flight of LZ-1 showed the ship had weaknesses; by Lucy Field our plane would have felt wasted. Instead, it will all count it was overweight, and cramped in the CS-LSA,” Elixir towards CS-23 and, in fact, a severe lack of engine French company Elixir Aircraft said. “CS-23 allows night VFR, Elixir took the decision eight power and speed made it announced that it will certify IFR, payload increase, and an months ago but waited until difficult to control, even in its all-new, two-seater to opening to a greater number now to release it. Elixir was light winds. EASA’s simplified CS-23 type of countries… Elixir is full of recently boosted by receiving While LZ-1 itself was certification standards, instead potential, it would be a shame 29 pre-orders at the recent not a success, Count von of LSA. to deprive it of that with the AeroExpo in Friedrichshafen, Zeppelin’s basic concept According to a recent wrong certification!” and the company is still was sound, and formed statement the choice was The work that Elixir has targeting early 2019 for the basis for all future simple for the manufacturer. already carried out towards certification and first customer zeppelin airships. “Considering its performance, a CS-LSA standard is not deliveries. •

June 2018 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 20 AOPA NEWS GA News that matters

AOPA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE The recent and tragic accident at Southwest Airlines with the fatal engine failure showed one worrying thing – passengers don't listen to the safety briefing. The most obvious was that they weren't using the oxygen masks properly. Video from the emergency shows several passengers with masks only over their Piper will be bringing mouths. Given how much a Jet-A P-44 to effort goes into these market videos, there needs to be a new school of thought on how to make them more effective. EPIC AIR CEO GUILTY PIPER UP IN Q1 & Former Epic Air CEO Fred Schrameck has pleaded guilty to a single count of PLANS A JET-A P-44 wire fraud, according a statement released by the New M600 is given the credit for the company’s strong start United States Attorney's to 2018 and announcement a new Jet-A Seminole Office for the District of Oregon. Schrameck by Robert Care compared with sales of has chosen the Continental was charged with $23,383,514 during the same Motors Group's new CD-170 soliciting customers to Piper recently announced its period the previous year. The compression ignition engine purchase and help build aircraft sales and delivery growth in revenue reflects fuelled with Jet-A to power the experimental aircraft—to results for the first quarter strong demand for M-class Seminole. It will also feature the tune of more than of 2018, ending 31 March, products, with the M600 sales counter rotating engines, $1.4 million each—then and it seems as if there’ll be expanding by over 100%. giving flight schools and misrepresenting how the smiles all round in Vero Beach. Piper President and CEO training organisations a single customers’ funds were The company continued Simon Caldecott said: “It is lever, FADEC training system being used. to grow its new aircraft important to note that not only with a history of innovation, deliveries and revenue with its did M-Class sales increase, simplicity and economy. CLEAN SKIES GROWING newest product, the turbine- but deliveries of our trainer After selecting the CD-155 16 European countries powered M600, leading to products continued to grow Jet-A engine to power the have signed up to a project Piper’s performance success. as well. In the first quarter Archer DX, Piper Aircraft called Horizon 2020 Additionally, Piper trainer of 2018 we delivered nearly extends its Jet-A powered which will make significant sales growth continues to be 16% more trainers than we range of trainer aircraft with investments in making led by the Archer, with a sales did in Q1 of 2017, which was the PA-44. “Our experience aviation and aerospace backlog into late 2019. a combination of the single with the Archer DX convinced industries greener. The first quarter performance engine Archer, the single us and our customers that we For several years, the of 2018 showed a positive engine, complex Arrow, and could deliver the best twin- EU’s Clean Sky project trend on the heels of a 27% the twin engine Seminole. With engine training platform using has sponsored aviation growth in billings for 2017. our unwavering commitment the Continental Jet-A engine. research projects to fund Aircraft deliveries increased to the trainer market, along We are extremely happy environmentally-friendly more than 36% to 34 aircraft with the only complete trainer with our collaboration with aviation technology and in the first quarter of 2018, line of products, we expect Continental Motors. As the now, with €4 billion in up from 25 aeroplanes demand for Piper trainer undisputed leader of Jet-A additional funding, Horizon during the first quarter of products to remain strong.” engines in GA they understand 2020 will focus on airframe 2017. New aircraft sales Piper also announced it plans perfectly the pilot training and wing designs. revenue grew more than to bring a Jet-A powered P-44 market and our own needs,” 77% to $41,379,227, when Seminole to market. Piper concluded Caldecott. •

AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot June 2018 21 ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOUR TBM IS AND WHAT CONDITION IT IS IN by Lucy Field the highest safety standards. The cloud-based app for TBM Aircraft owners and Android and iOS leverages operators probably feel that data that is automatically their time is very important collected during every phase and they need to know where of flight. their plane is, what state it's “The ‘Me & My TBM’ app in and what maintenance is provides unique and valuable needed in the coming months. feedback on TBM flights, Well Daher-Socata has from key parameters of the developed what they believe engine and other systems is the answer. to a full range of statistics, This means that TBM accessible wherever the aircraft owners now have aircraft goes,” explained another smartphone Nicolas Chabbert, Senior application to get their Vice President of the Daher heads around, but it seems Airplane Business Unit. The app is available on both iOS and Android it'll be worth it. The ‘Me This eliminates the need to & My TBM’ app has been send flight logs, as well as personal computer – while 2018 aircraft, Me & My designed to significantly trend and report data files also directly updating aircraft TBM can be downloaded enhance operating efficiency; to the CAMP maintenance counters on the CAMP from Google Play Store it optimises maintenance tracking system, avoiding system. for Android phones and management and ensures the fastidious task of Available for all TBM 910 from Apple Store for iOS their aircraft are operating to downloading data on a and TBM 930 model, year phones. •

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Jeppesen and ForeFlight are now available in Europe

JEPPESEN STORMS THE MARKET WITH BUNDLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS The Boeing-owned company is bringing new advancements to its platforms, and now it’s coming to Europe

by David Rawlings awareness and flight safety. service. “After announcing companies to deliver world- Jeppesen, in partnership with our strategic alliance class flight data through Jeppesen has announced ForeFlight — an innovative with ForeFlight last year, industry-leading mobile several tie-ups that are set provider of mobile and web embedding Jeppesen technology on a global scale.” to improve its platform for all aviation applications — European VFR data furthers Jeppesen VFR Manual users. announced that interactive our shared dedication to information will be available First up, Jeppesen has said Jeppesen European VFR providing the right data this summer for use within that its ForeFlight Mobile information will be available at the right time for the ForeFlight Mobile, included featuring Jeppesen Visual within the ForeFlight Mobile general and business aviation with any regional European Flight Rules (VFR) data iOS-based app for general market, in both IFR and VFR ForeFlight subscription will now be available in and business aviation flying. conditions,” said William tier. Jeppesen VFR Manual Europe. Data-driven VFR Jeppesen first started Ampofo, vice president, data provides the most charting information will working alongside ForeFlight Business & General Aviation, comprehensive European VFR be dynamically rendered last year for its American Boeing Global Services. “This flight information available, on ForeFlight Mobile maps, customers, but has now data integration continues to covering more than 2200 enhancing situational decided to expand the leverage the strengths of both airports in 29 countries.

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Jeppesen VFR chart data will aviation customers will now be rendered as an overlay on be able to use JDM Mobile the ForeFlight Mobile map, and the Wombat device to customised and filtered per wirelessly update essential pilot preference. charts and data, right in the “Through our strategic cockpit. This capability also partnership with Jeppesen, extends to tens of thousands ForeFlight will offer digital of customers operating legacy VFR data and IFR chart avionics that are not designed coverages to supplement for wireless navigation data Jeppesen’s high quality global update capabilities.” aeronautical data,” said Tyson Initially, Garmin and Weihs, co-founder and chief Avidyne avionics systems executive officer, ForeFlight. will be supported by the JDM “It enables us to offer a broad Mobile and Bad Elf Wombat suite of navigation and safety integrated technology. In the features in one application to coming months, additional deliver a uniquely powerful avionics systems will be and affordable integrated supported across general flight application for VFR and and business aviation, in total IFR flying.” reaching more than 80% of Jeppesen and ForeFlight JDM customers. had previously introduced Jeppesen data subscribers Jeppesen’s global IFR enroute using supported avionics database and NavData, along platforms are now able to use with Terrain and Obstacle data JDM Mobile to download data for use with ForeFlight Mobile. updates on an iPhone or iPad Jeppesen IFR data is available and then wirelessly connect today within ForeFlight to the Bad Elf Wombat Mobile, including European device. The Wombat mobile coverage. device then transfers flight information to avionics data BAD ELF ON BOARD cards, which allows pilots to Jeppesen has introduced update their avionics with a new mobile version of current data before flying. its Jeppesen Distribution “We are excited to team with Manager (JDM) flight data Jeppesen to provide a world- update technology, and class mobile experience, announced a new strategic related to what had become alliance with Bad Elf, a a tedious task for pilots to provider of aviation hardware update their data,” said John and software solutions. Cunningham, CEO, Bad Elf. Together, Jeppesen and Bad “Additionally with Wombat, Elf have now established a pilots can easily collect flight wireless data transfer system and engine logs for analysis for aircraft owners and by several partner apps and operators, using JDM Mobile services. We look forward and the Bad Elf Wombat to providing wireless data portable device to update transfer capabilities with avionics data cards. Jeppesen for the leading “Previously, many aircraft avionics platforms of choice.” operators needed to update Jeppesen navigation data cards offsite, which data is developed from a often meant working a long comprehensive aviation distance from their aircraft database, which is composed due to a dependency on of more than one million traditional landline PC records. To ensure accuracy, technology,” said Mike Abbott, analysts edit and verify director, Jeppesen Data approximately 150,000 Solutions, Product & Portfolio transactions generated from Management. “Through our worldwide aviation data relationship with Bad Elf, most source documents during of our general and business every 28-day revision cycle. •

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FEATURE Flight Directory 25 AOPA 2018 UK FLIGHT DIRECTORY Your essential and comprehensive listing of all AOPA Corporate Members, including flight schools, from the UK and across the globe

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UK FLYING CLUB LIST

CHANNEL ISLANDS Denham Aerodrome Holme Tilehouse Lane Peterborough PE7 3PX ALDERNEY BERKSHIRE Denham Tel: 07712 864413 ALDERNEY FLYING TRAINING WEST LONDON AERO CLUB Uxbridge UB9 5DF Email: Adrian.Willis@ PO Box 1133 White Waltham Airfiled Tel: 01895 832161 BritishAerobaticAcademy.com Alderney GY9 3XD Waltham Road Fax: 01895 833486 Website: www.britishaerobatic Tel: 01481 823053 Maidenhead SL6 3NJ Email: [email protected] academy.com Email: [email protected] Tel: 01628 823272 Web: www.egld.com The British Aerobatic Academy Web: www.flyalderney.com Fax: 01628 826070 Flying has been taking is the only Aerobatic Academy Type: PA28-181 Archer II No: 1 Email: [email protected] place at the site of Denham in Britain and is probably the Web: www.wlac.co.uk Aerodrome since the early best in the world. They enjoy Type: PA28 Warrior No: 9 1900s. Denham Aerodrome the huge experience of many GUERNSEY Type: PA28-180R Arrow No: 1 has been operated by famous names in aerobatics GUERNSEY FLYING Type: PA32R-301 No: 1 Bickerton's Aerodromes including Adrian Willis who TRAINING LTD Type: PA18 Super Cub No: 1 Ltd since the 1930s. The has over 2,000 hours on La Planque Lane Type: No: 1 aerodrome was first licensed Extras. Their expertise covers Forest GY8 0DT Type: Cessna 172 No: 1 by the Civil Aviation Authority competition aerobatics, Tel: 01481 265267 Type: Cessna 182 No: 1 in 1938. display aerobatics, Upset Fax: 01481 263830 Type: Beechcraft Duchess No: 1 Prevention and Recovery Email: gft@guernseyaero LAPWING FLYING GROUP training, Formation Flying club.com Denham Aerodrome Training and Tailwheel Web: www.guernsey BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Tilehouse Lane Training. They have EASA aeroclub.com AIRWAYS AERO ASSOC Denham Flight Examiners in their team We offer flying training with T/A BOOKER AVIATION Uxbridge UB9 5DF and have a reputation for two fully equipped PA-28 Wycombe Airpark Tel: 07526 291278 (weekends making their training fun. Warriors (new in 1999) Booker only) Type: Extra 200 No: 1 operating from our own hard Marlow SL7 3DP Email: MartinBowley@hotmail. Type: Extra 300 No: 1 standing adjacent to our Tel: 01494 529262 com Type: Cessna 140 TW No: 1 recently extended club house Fax: 01494 461237 Web: www.lapwingflying Type: Grob No: 1 and hangar. There is no VAT in Email: [email protected] group.co.uk Type: Cessna 177RG No: 1 Guernsey. Web: www.booker A small friendly flying group, We can also offer flying aviation.aero now in our 50th year of CAMBRIDGE AERO CLUB holidays in conjunction with Trial lesson including continuous operation. Cambrige City Airport Le Chene Hotel. One-to-one aerobatic trial lessons, PPL(A), Type: PA28-151 No: 1 Gate D tuition PPL course with luxury LAPL(A), LAPL(A) to PPL(A) Newmarket Road accommodation in hotel conversions, EASA Aerobatic THE PILOT CENTRE LIMITED Cambridge CB5 8RX with swimming pool, just two rating, EASA Night rating, Denham Aerodrome Tel: 01223 373717 minutes from the airport IR (SE and ME), CPL (SE and Tilehouse Lane Fax: 01223 3399787 Type: Piper Warrior III No: 2 ME), FI courses, IRI course, Denham Email: enquiries@ CRI (SE and ME) courses, UXBRIDGE UB9 5DF cambridgeaeroclub.com MEP class rating, SEP class Tel: 01895 833838 Web: www. JERSEY rating, all levels of renewals / Fax: 01895 832267 cambridgeaeroclub.com JERSEY AERO CLUB revalidations including FI and Email: operations@ Cambridge Aero Club is one FE PPL/LAPL/CRE thepilotcentre.co.uk of the few UK flying schools L’avenue De La Reine Type: DA42 No: 3 Web: www.pilotcentre.co.uk to be awarded ‘Approved Elizabeth The Second Type: No: 9 Type: PA28-161 No: 4 Training Organisation’ (ATO) St Peter JE3 7BP Type: PA28-181 No: 4 Type: Cessna 152 No: 7 status by the UK Civil Aviation Tel: 01534 743990 Type: PA28-236 No: 1 Type: Cessna 172 No: 2 Authority. All aspects of Fax: 01534 741290 Type: PA28RT-201 No: 1 Type: Cessna 182 No: 1 the training syllabus, Safety Email: info@jerseyaero Type: ENPTII No: 1 Type: Cessna 182R No: 1 Management System, aircraft club.com Type: FFPT1 Sims No: 1 and Instructors are continually Web: www.jerseyaero Type: Cessna 172 No: 3 monitored and audited to club.com Type: T67M No: 1 CAMBRIDGESHIRE exceed the highest industry Type: Piper Warrior No: 3 BRITISH AEROBATIC ACADEMY standards, unlike PPL flying Type: Cessna 150 No: 1 BICKERTON’S Peterborough Conington schools that do not have ATO AERODROMES LIMITED Airfield status.

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Our highly experienced Tel: 01872 552266 Type: Piper Super Cub No: 1 instructing team has an Perranporth Flying Club is ESSEX Type: DA42 SIM No: 3 infectious enthusiasm for based at Cornwall’s only hard ANDREWSFIELD Type: DA40D No: 1 flying and teaching. Between surfaced General Aviation AVIATION LIMITED Type: DA42D No: 2 them, they have amassed airfield. The airfield has two Andrews Field an unrivalled level of asphalt runways, as well Stebbing instructing expertise and have as a grass strip. We have 3 Dunmow CM6 3TH GLOUCESTERSHIRE become highly specialised in experienced instructors. We Tel: 01371 856744 COTSWOLD AERO CLUB everything from basic flight can also conduct flight tests Fax: 01371 856500 Aviation House SE2 instruction to advanced and ground examinations on Email: [email protected] aerobatics. site as two of our instructors Web: www.andrewsfield.com Staverton Type: Cessna 172 SP No: 3 are examiners. You can learn Type: Cessna 152 No: 5 Cheltenham GL51 6SP Type: Cessna 172SP G1000 either in our fully equipped Type: Cessna 172 No: 1 Tel: 01452 713924 No: 1 PA28 or your own suitable Type: PA28R Arrow No: 1 Fax: 01452 855223 Type: Cessna 182 Skylane aircraft for the NPPL, LAPL, Type: PA28 Warrior No: 1 Email: info@cotswold No: 1 EASA PPL, IR(R) (IMC rating) aeroclub.com Type: Extra EA200 and Night rating. Hangarage is SEAWING FLYING CLUB LTD. Web: www.cotswoldaero available for your own aircraft. Southend Airport club.com FLYING CLUB CONINGTON Type: Piper PA28 Archer No: 1 South Road Type: PA28R-200 No: 1 (AEROLEASE LTD) Southend-On-Sea SS2 6YF Type: Robin R2112 No: 1 Peterborough Business Tel: 01702 545420 Type: Robin DR400 No: 2 Airfield CUMBRIA Fax: 01702 543343 Holme CARLISLE FLIGHT Email: info@seawingflyingclub. LYNEHAM FLYING CLUB Peterborough PE7 3PX TRAINING AND AERO CLUB co.uk C/O The Control Tower Tel: 01487 834161 Hangar 30 Web: www.seawingfc.co.uk Fax: 01487 834246 Carlise Airport Seawing Flying Club has Cirencester GL7 6BA Email: info@flying-club- Carlise CA6 4NW been operating from London Emai : enquiries@ conington.co.uk Tel: 01228 573344 Southend Airport for over lynehamaviation.co.uk Web: www.flying-club- Mob: 07834 559560 30 years. We are the only Website: www. conington.co.uk Email: info@carlisle-flight- members-owned flying club lynehamaviation.co.uk Type: Cessna 152 No: 3 training.com at the airport which enables Type: PA28 Warrior II No: 2 Type: Piper PA28-161 No: 1 Web: www.carlisle-flight- us to offer a fun, friendly and Type: PA28 Arrow No: 1 Type: Piper PA28R-201 No: 1 training.com social environment in which Type: Bulldog No: 1 Type: Beech B76 Duchess Type: Piper Tomahawk No: 2 we provide professional and No: 1 Type: Piper Warrior No: 1 effective flight training. We STAVERTON FLYING SCHOOL Type: Piper Archer No: 1 have a history of training @ SKY PARK LIMITED RFC FLYING TRAINING LTD Type: Robin HR200-120B No: 2 pilots who have gone on to Hangar SE50 Bourn Aerodrome fly for the and Gloucestershire Airport Cambridge CB23 2TQ various airlines worldwide. Staverton Tel: 01954 719602 DEVON Type: Cessna 152 No: 2 Cheltenham GL51 6SR Fax: 01954 719602 DEVON & SOMERSET Type: Cessna Aerobat No: 1 Tel: 01452 712388 Email: rfcbourn@btconnect. FLIGHT TRAINING LTD Type: Cessna F172N No: 1 Email: info@ com Dunkeswell Airfield Type: Piper Cherokee 180 stavertonflyingschool.co.uk Web: www.rfcbourn.co.uk Dunkeswell Industrial Estate No: 1 Web: www.stavertonflying Type: Cessna 150 No: 1 Honinton EX14 4LG school.co.uk Type: Cessna 152 No: 2 Tel: 01404 891643 STAPLEFORD FLIGHT CENTRE Type: C152 Utility No: 1 Type: Cessna 177 Cardinal Fax: 01404 891465 Stapleford Airfield Type: C152 Aerobatic No: 1 No: 1 Email: [email protected] Stapleford Tawney Type: C172 No: 2 Web: www.dsft.co.uk Romford RM4 1SJ Type: Boeing E75 No: 1 Night ratings, IMC ratings and Tel: 01708 688380 CORNWALL Tailwheel conversions are all Fax: 01708 688421 TIGER AIRWAYS PERRANPORTH offered. Email: [email protected] HangarSE47 FLYING CLUB LTD Type: Cessna 152 No: 6 Web: www.flysfc.com Gloucestershire Airport Higher Trevellas Type: Cessna 172 No: 3 Type: Cessna152 No: 15 Staverton St. Agnes TR5 0XS Type: Citabria No: 1 Type: Cessna 172 No: 1 Gloucester GL51 6SP Email: perranporthflyingclub@ Type: Piper PA28 Warrior No: 1 Type: Cessna 182 No: 1 Tel: 01452 854141 live.co.uk Type: Piper PA28 Arrow No: 1 Type: PA28 No: 8 Fax: 01452 856328 Web: www.perranporth Type: Beechcraft Duchess Type: PA28R No: 3 Email: [email protected] flyingclub.co.uk No: 1 Type: PA34 No: 2 Web: www.tigerairways.co.uk

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We offer AOPA Aerobatic Type: Cessna 152 No: 2 Type: PA28-161 Courses, PPL/NPPL Training, HERTFORDSHIRE Type: PA28-161 No: 2 Type: PA28-181 Night & IMC Training and FLYERS FLYING SCHOOL Type: PA28R-201 No: 1 Type: Slingsby T67M Introductory Lessons and Elstree Aerodrome Type: Boeing Stearman No: 1 Type: Pitts Special S2A Training in Vintage Bi-planes Hoggs Lane Type: Cessna 152 Aerobat and Tail-Wheel Conversions. Elstree Type: Fournier RF 6B No: 2 Borehamwood LANCASHIRE Type: Stampe SV4C No: 2 WD6 3AL BAE SYSTEMS LINCOLNSHIRE Type: Slingsby T67M Firefly Tel: 0207 267 9049/07810 (WARTON) FLYING CLUB THE POM FLYING No: 1 597273 C/O FTI W271F CLUB LIMITED Type: Robin ATL No: 1 Email: info@flyersflyingschool. Warton Aeerodrome The Terminal Type: Boeing Stearman No: 1 co.uk Preston Humberside International Web: www.flyersflying Lancahisre Airport HAMPSHIRE school.co.uk PR4 1AX Kirmington Ulceby WESTERN AIR In tune with current trend of Tel: 01772 852362 DN39 6YH (THRUXTON) LTD aircraft with glass cockpits Fax: 01772 856087 Tel: 07985 753336 / 07711 Control Tower we also have a PA28 fully Email: chris.carnell@ 438999 Thruxton Airport equipped with Avidyne. baesystems.com Fax: 01472 371700 Thruxton Type: PA28 No: 3 Web: www.baeflyingclub.co.uk Email: [email protected] Andover Type: PA28 Avidyne Glass Type: Cessna 152 No: 1 Web: www.gbpom.co.uk SP11 8PW Cockpit No: 1 Type: Cessna 172 No: 1 We train for PPL/LAPL/IMC & Tel: 01264 773900 Type: AA5G No: 1 Type: Piper Warrior No: 2 night ratings. Fax: 01264 773913 Type: DA40 No: 1 Type: PA28-161 Warrior II Email: westernair@ WESTAIR FLYING No: 2 thruxtonairport.com SCHOOL LTD Web: www.westernair KENT Hangar 1 WICKENBY AERODROME LLP thruxton.co.uk ALOUETTE FLYING CLUB LTD The Old Control Tower We have a lot to offer for Building C700 Churchhille Way Blackpool Wickenby Airfield trainee pilots to commercial Biggin Hill Airport Lancahisre Wickenby pilots including: NPPL, PPL, Biggin Hill FY4 2QS Lincoln tailwheel, multi-engine night Westerham Tel: 01253 342660 LN3 5AX qualification, IMC, aerobatics, TN16 3BN Fax: 01253 401121 Tel: 01673 885000 FIC, CPL & PPL examiner Email: secretary@alouette. Email: [email protected] Email: info@wickenbyairfield. courses. We are ELCAS org.uk Web: www.westair.uk.com com registered. Web: www.alouette.org.uk Type: Cessna 172S No: 1 Web: www.wickenbyairfield. Type: PA28-161 Warrior No: 3 Type: Cessna 172 No: 2 Type: Cessna F172P No: 1 com Type: PA28-161 EFIS Warrior Type: Cessna FA152 No: 1 Club House Facilities. Jet A1 llI Avidyne No: 1 T G AVIATION LTD Type: Cessna F150H No: 1 Bowser. 24 hour self service Type: PA28-181 EFIS Archer III Type: Piper PA28 Warrior II fuel pump Avgas. Hangarage Avidyne No: 1 Romney Marsh No: 1 available. Type: Super Decathlon No: 1 TN29 9QL Flying School. GA/microlight Type: GA7 Cougar MEP No: 1 Tel: 01843 823656 LEICESTERSHIRE flex & 3 axis Email: [email protected] LEICESTERSHIRE Web: www.tgaviation.com AERO CLUB LTD NORFOLK HEREFORDSHIRE Family run, friendly flying WINGTASK 1995 LIMITED HEREFORDSHIRE AERO CLUB school now based at Lydd Gartree Road Seething Airfield Shobdon Airfield Airport following the closure Leicester Upgate Road Shobdon of Manston. We offer trial LE2 2FG Seething Leominster flights, introductory courses, Tel: 0116 259 2360 Norwich HR6 9LT “get me down” courses and Fax: 0116 259 2712 NR15 1EL Tel: 01568 708369 the PPL in our fleet of well Email: info@leicesterairport. Tel: 01508 550453 Fax: 01568 708935 maintained aircraft. com Fax: 01508 550453 Email: generalenquiries@ Looking for something Web: www.leicesterairport. Email: enquiries@seething- shobdonairfield.co.uk different, why not take a trial com airfield.co.uk Web: www.shobdonairfield. flight or training flight in our We have a bar and restaurant, Web: www.seething-airfield. co.uk 1940s Boeing Stearman? classroom facilities and night co.uk Type: Cessna 152 No: 3 Vouchers, merchandise flying Thursday. Members are expected to Type: Piper Archer II No: 1 and training packages are Type: Cessna 152 take an active part in the available. Type: Cessna 172 running of the airfield. Club

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The Cessna 172, available for hire and many of the clubs across the UK, and an aircraft familiar to most aircraft can only be flown by Tel: 0115 9811402 We operate from 11 training aviation.co.uk members. Email: info@ centres on 5 continents Aircraft hire – without limits. Type: Piper Archer No: 1 sherwoodflyingclub.co.uk The range of programmes An exclusive private Type: Cessna 172 No: 1 Web: www. includes CPL, ATPL and MPL, aviators’ club and training sherwoodflyingclub.co.uk all of which combine premier venue offering one-to-one Type: Piper PA28 No: 1 ground school courses with instruction. Quality aircraft Type: Piper 38 No: 2 high quality flying instruction hire to members. EASA PPL, SHEFFIELD AERO CLUB delivered in accordance with LAPL, IMC, Night, Safety Pilot, Netherthorpe Aerodrome national aviation authority tail dragger, twin Netherthorpe OXFORDSHIRE requirements. and AOPA Aerobatics. FI’s: 2 Worksop CAE OXFORD AVIATION Type: Piper Warrior No: 30 Full Time, 8 Part Time S80 3JQ ACADEMY Type: Piper Seneca No: 19 Type: Cessna 152 No: 3 Tel: 01909 475233 London Type: Cessna1 82 No: 3 Type: Cessna 152 TW No: 1 Fax: 01909 532413 Langford Lane Type: CRJ-200 FNPT11 No: 1 Type: Cessna 172S No: 1 Email: info@sheffieldaeroclub. Kidlington Type: B737-400 FNPTII MCC Type: PA28 140 No: 1 net OX5 1QX No: 2 Type: PA28 160 No: 1 Web: www.sheffieldaeroclub. Tel: 01865 841234 Type: PA28 FNPTI No: 1 Type: PA28 180/Archer/(VE) net Fax: 01865 378797 Type: PA34 FNPTII No: 6 No: 3 Type: Cessna 172 (use of) Email: oxfordacademy@cae. Type: PC Instrument trainer Type: Slingsby T-67 No: 1 No: 1 com No: 10 Type: PA32 Saratoga 6X No: 2 Type: Cessna 152 No: 6 Web: www.cae.com Type: BE-76 Duchess (Twin) We can deliver a complete TAKE FLIGHT AVIATION LTD No: 1 SHERWOOD FLYING spectrum of aviation training London Oxford Airport Type: PA46 Malibu Matrix CLUB LTD services for pilots, engineers Kidlington (fractional ownership Nottingham Airport and cabin crew. We also train OX5 1RA required) No: 1 Tollerton Lane pilots for commercial aviation Tel: 01865 236424 Tollerton from the start of a career Email: admin@ SHROPSHIRE Nottingham through to captaincy and takeflightaviation.co.uk SHROPSHIRE AERO CLUB NG12 4GA beyond. Web: www.takeflight Sleap Aerodrome

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If you fancy flying something a bit more 'energetic' then Ultimate High has an Extra 300 for you!

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Our flying school offers high Coventry from Stratford-upon-Avon. Type: PA28-161 No: 1 class training in PPL, LAPL, CV3 4FR Wellesbourne Mountford Type: Frasca 101G Flight Sim FI(A), and flight experiences Tel: 02476 301428 Aerodrome was brought into No: 1 across the fleet. All our aircraft Fax: 02476 306417 operation for the Royal Air are maintained in-house Email: [email protected] Force in 1941 and remained a TAKE FLIGHT by our own engineering Web: www.covaero.com government owned AVIATION LIMITED department, and the Type: Cessna 172 No: 1 aerodrome until 1964. It is Airfield Estate aerodrome is staffed by a Type: PA28 161 Warrior III licensed by the Civil Aviation Loxley Road professional and welcoming No: 2 Authority for flight training, Wellesbourne team to ensure that our with a cafeteria and modern Warwick customers remain at the ON-TRACK AVIATION LIMITED flight briefing facilities within CV35 9EU centre of our focus at all Wellesbourne Aerodrome its Control Tower. Email: office@ times. Loxley Lane The School is located on its takeflightaviation.co.uk Visit our website for Wellesbourne own designated area at the Web: www.takeflightaviation. further details. Warwick northern end of the co.uk Type: 1943 Harvard AT16 No: 1 CV35 9EU aerodrome and the Club- Aircraft hire – without Type: Garmin 1000 Equipped Tel: 01789 842777 house has a comfortable limits. An exclusive private Cessna S Skyhawk SP -5 No: 5 Fax: 01789 642755 lounge with cold drinks and a aviators’ club and training Email: [email protected] coffee bar. venue offering one-to-one ULTIMATE HIGH ACADEMY Web: www.ontrack We offer flying training at all instruction. Quality aircraft Goodwood Aerodrome aviation.com levels from a full EASA Private hire to members without Goodwood Type: PA28R No: 2 Pilots Licence (Aeroplanes) usual restrictions. EASA PPL, Chichester Type: PA28 No: 5 (PPL(A)), an Instrument LAPL, IMC, Night, Safety Pilot, PO18 0PH Type: Cessna 152 No: 4 Meteorological Conditions tail dragger, twin and AOPA Tel: 01285 771200 Type: Cessna 172 No: 1 (IR/IMC) Rating, Night Aerobatics. Email: [email protected] Type: Robin 200 No: 2 Qualification, Flight Radio- FI’s: 2 Full Time, 8 Part Time Web: www.ultimatehigh.co.uk Type: PA44 No: 1 Telephony Operators Licence Type: Cessna 152 No: 3 We offer all AOPA Aerobatic Type: C172 Amphibian No: 1 (FRTOL), all on either a full or Type: Cessna 152 Tail wheel courses with experienced Type: Piper Cub No: 1 part-time basis. We operate No: 1 ex-military instructors seven days a week for flight Type: Cessna 172S No: 1 with hundreds of hours of SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE crew training and aeroplane Type: PA28 140 No: 1 aerobatics experience FLYING SCHOOL hire. Type: PA28 160 No: 1 Type: Bulldog No: 2 Airfield Estate Wellesbourne Mountford Type: PA28 180/Archer/VE Type: Extra 300 No: 2 Loxley Lane Aerodrome has an Information No: 3 Wellesbourne Service in operation from the Type: Slingsby T-67 No: 1 Warwick Air Traffic Control Tower. Type: PA32 Saratoga 6X No: 2 WARWICKSHIRE CV35 9EU There are two tarmac runways, Type: BE-76 Duchess (Twin) ALMAT AVIATION LIMITED Tel: 01789 840094 which are used by its home No: 1 Anson House Fax: 01789 842539 based aeroplanes. Once Type: PA46 Malibu Matrix Coventry Road Email: ops@ airborne, aeroplanes receive a (fractional ownership required) Baginton southwarwickshireflying radar service from Birmingham No: 1 Coventry school.com Air Traffic Control, whilst in CV8 3AZ Web: www.south the training area. The School's Tel: 02476 306440 warwickshireflyingschool.com location is ideal for flight WEST YORKSHIRE Email: [email protected] Whether your interest is in training - no congestion or SHERBURN AERO CLUB LTD Web: www.almat.co.uk being a Private Pilot or an smog, just open flat farmland Lennerton Lane West Airline Transport Pilot, our over which to practice your Sherburn In Elmet Type: Robin 2160 No: 1 personal development and manoeuvres. Time and money Leeds Type: PA28 Warrior No: 1 training will be of invaluable are saved by not having to LS25 6JE Type: PA28R Arrow No: 1 assistance in helping you wait at the runway because Tel: 01977 682674 Type: PA28RT Arrow No: 1 reach your goal. of commercial traffic. The Fax: 01977 683699 Type: Cessna 152 No: 3 The South Warwickshire informal, yet professional, and Email: flightdesk@ Type: Cessna 172 No: 2 Flying School at Wellesbourne friendly atmosphere enjoyed sherburnaeroclub.com Type: Grob 115 No: 2 Mountford is situated in the by our students enables them Web: www.sherburn pleasant Shakespearean to learn much faster. Please aeroclub.com COVENTRY FLYING County of Warwickshire, use the form below to 100LL, UL91, Jet A1 SCHOOL LTD just a twenty minute drive request more information. Type: PA28 C adet No: 4 The Club House from Royal Leamington Type: Cessna 152 No: 4 Type: PA28 Warrior No: 3 Rowley Road Spa and only ten minutes Type: Cessna 172 No: 1 Type: Robin 2160 No: 1

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Type: Cessna 182 No: 1 Club to support significantly of the Airfield, Walkinshaw Road Type: Cessna 152 No:1 more flying than could be a place steeped in history Renfrew Type: Aero AT3 No: 3 achieved with just the two stretching back to its creation PA4 9LP aircraft. The Club has some during the First World War, Fax: 0141 840 2668 eighty members, and is Go Fly offers quality tuition Email: info@glasgowflyingclub. BUSTARD FLYING CLUB administered by a Committee with experienced, friendly com MOD Boscombe Down which is elected annually. instructors and a stunning Website: www. Type: Robin DR400 - 140 venue that is second to none. glasgowflyingclub.com SP4 0JF Type: Slingsby T-67M MkII Type: PA28 Warrior No: 3 PPL training, trial lessons, Tel: 01980 664519 Firefly Type: Gruman Tiger No: 1 revalidation and renewal Email: [email protected] Type: Tiger Moth No: 2 Tel: 0141 889 4565 Web: www.bustardflyingclub. GO FLY LIMITED Type: PA38 No: 2 co.uk Hangar 1, Old Sarum Airfield NORTHERN IRELAND Type: PA28 No: 1 The Bustard Flying Club exists Old Sarum Type: Cessna 172 No: 1 to stimulate air-mindedness Sailsbury COUNTY LONDONDERRY and to encourage a practical SP4 6DZ EGLINTON FLYING CLUB LTD WALES interest in and knowledge of Tel: 01722 444890 Eglinton Airfiled flying among the staff at MoD Email: [email protected] 17A Airfield Road ANGLESEY Boscombe Down and other Web: www.goflyuk.com Eglinton MONA FLYING CLUB eligible personnel linked to Go Fly flying school offers LONDONDERRY RAF Mona the MoD and QinetiQ. The aviation fans, or just those BT47 3PZ RLG Mona Club aircraft are available for seeking a once in a lifetime Tel: 028 7181 0962 Gwalchmai hire by Club members; the thrill, the opportunity to get Type: Piper Warrior III No: 1 Holyhed Club also provides training up into the sky and pilot their LL65 4RS to the Private Pilot’s Licence own aeroplane! SCOTLAND Email: alex@ (PPL) standard. Some Club Go Fly offers a wide range cheshireproperties.co.uk members operate their own of flying lessons and flying RENFREWSHIRE Website: www.flymona.com aircraft under the auspices of courses so there’s something GLASGOW FLYING Tel: 01407 720581 the Club and this allows the for everyone. Based out CLUB LIMITED Type: Cessna 152 No: 1

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OTHER FLYING CLUBS AND OWNERSHIP GROUPS

AIRWISE FLYING GROUP have visited almost every general public are given the Fax: 07797 813944 87 Singleton Road country in Europe and some opportunity of seeing and Email: [email protected] Salford North African countries. appreciating the flying of M7 4LX Web:www.ffa.org.uk historic aircraft. SOUTHPORT & Tel: 0161 828 1000 / 07974 Email: [email protected] Web:www.haa-uk.aero MERSEYSIDE AERO CLUB 728548 Email: [email protected] C/O Liver GreaseCo LTS Email: [email protected] FREESTYLE AVIATION Norfolk Street C/O White Waltham NORTH COATES FLYING CLUB Liverpool B17 PRESERVATION LTD Airfield Hangar 4 L1 0BE PO Box 92 Waltham Road North Cotes Airfiled Tel: 0151 7097494 Bury St Edmunds Maidenhead Kenneth Campbell Road [email protected] IP28 8RR SL6 3NJ Grimsby Web:www.g-gyav.org.uk Tel: 01638 721304 Tel: 07808 059881 DN36 5XU Fax: 0151 709 3774 Operator and keeper of the Specialist aerobatic training Tel: 01472 388850 Cessna 172 last remaining B-17 Flying at the West London Aero Out of Hours: 01652 618808 Fortress in the UK Club under the supervision The 05 threshold will be THE SPITFIRE FLYING CLUB Web:www.sallyb.org.uk of former UK Champion Alan moved slightly. Runway Popham Airfiled Email: b-17preservation@ Cassidy. numbers remain the same. Coxford Down sallyb.org.uk Web:www.freestyle Web:www.northcoates Micheldever aviation.co.uk flyingclub.com Winchester CAMBRIDGE FLYING GROUP Pitts S-2A Special Email: stevecharters@gmx. SO21 3BD Xtreme Air XA42 com Tel: 01256 397733 Newmarket Road Email: [email protected] Tie downs available, overnight Cambridge SKYANGELS AIRHUB camping available, low landing CB5 8RX HISTORIC AIRCRAFT Building 00 fees, fuel available 24/7 61st Anniversary Year of ASSOCIATION London Oxford Airport Web:www.popham-airfield. training pilots in vintage The White House Langford Lane co.uk aircraft 23 Mill Road Oxford Fax: 01256 397114 Tel: 01763 264262 Hartford OX5 1RA Rental Cessna 150/PA28 Web:www.cambridge Huntingdon Tel: 0207 796 1007 Gyrocopter flyinggroup.co.uk PE29 1YJ International non-profit Microlight Training C42 + DH82A Tiger Moth Tel: 07792 659553 air ambulance and rescue Eurostar Fuji FA 200 The Historic Aircraft foundation. Fleet includes Antonov AN2 Email: [email protected] Association (HAA) was aircraft and helicopters with Email: pophamairfield@ founded in 1979 with the aim alliance members around the btconnect.com FLYING FARMERS of furthering the safe flying world. ASSOCIATION of historic aircraft in the UK Our charity remit Is to fly on THE TIGER CLUB (1990) LTD Brooker Farm and, later on, supporting the behalf of the general public Damyns Hall Aerodrome New Church restoration and preservation and support the NHS with Aveley Road Romney Marsh of these aircraft. inter-hospital transfers: TN29 0DT The Association, which We are the first air ambulance RM14 2TN The Association is open to any currently has over 200 active charity with the remit to fly jet Tel: 01303 863180 farmer, forester or landowner pilot and engineer members, aircraft in the . The Tiger Club was founded who owns an aircraft or has made a major contribution Web:www. in 1957 with the aim of operates an airstrip. Those to General Aviation, ensuring skyangelsairambulance.org.uk encouraging sport flying. It whose work in businesses is that British flying heritage is Email: base@ offers pilots the opportunity related to agriculture may also kept alive by promoting the skyangelsairambulance.org.uk to experience vintage flying, be eligible to join. safe flying of valuable, historic as well as aerobatics and Our main activity for members and heritage aircraft. SKYDIVE JERSEY formation flying. Glyn Richards is organising events – annually, The UK Air Display scene is C/O Jersey Aero Club is manager of the club. six or seven one day events, flourishing, with more air l’Avenue de la Reine Web:www.tigerclub.co.uk some two-day events and a displays taking place in this Elizabeth The Second CAP 10C European Study Tou,r which country every year than St Peter DH82a Tiger Moth is usually about 10 days, are in the whole of the rest of JE3 7BP PA18-90 Piper Super Cub organised for members. Europe put together. By this Tel: 01534 747410 Rollason D31 Turbulent Over the last 37 years, we means, large numbers of the Web:www.skydivejersey.net Email: [email protected]

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GA ORGANISATION AND OFFICIAL BODIES

AEROBILITY organisation made up of 122 Bridge Street Luton Terminal Buildings pilots, observers and ground Royston SG8 5SN LU2 8DL Blackbushe Airport crew who donate their time The BMPA is for doctors and Aviation Training and provider Blackwater GU17 9LQ and aircraft to the emergency affiliated professionals who of Aviation training materials Tel: 0303 303 1230/0872 352 services, HM CoastGuard, are pilots or aviation medical at all licence levels 6811 local authorities and resilience examiners. It aims to promote Tel: 01582 434222 With hand controls and hoist forums, to provide eyes in the safe practice in aviation and Web: www.catsaviation.com to aid aircraft access. Aerobilty sky, aerial reconnaissance and medicine by sharing and Email: [email protected] is the leading charity providing photography for a number of expanding knowledge in instruction for those with purposes. We do not partake these areas in a friendly and HELICOPTER CLUB physical impairments. Our HQ in police matters, other than supportive environment. OF GT BRITAIN is at Blackbushe but we also on a Neighbourhood Watch Tel: 01663 766 946 Ryelands House provide training at Tatenhill. basis from the air. Web: www.bmpa.org.uk Croughton Road Web: www.aerobility.com Web: www.uk-airsearch.org Email: [email protected] Banbury OX17 3AT PA28 Warrior Tel: 01869 810646 PA28 Archer BRITISH AEROBATIC BRITISH WOMENS Web: www.hcgb.co.uk Tecnam P2002-JF ASSOCIATION PILOTS’ ASSOC Fax: 01869 810755 PA32 Cherokee Six C/O West London Aero Club White Waltham Airfiled Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] White Waltham Airfiled Wlatham Road Maidenhead SL6 3NJ Maidenhead SL6 3NJ THE ROYAL INSTITUTE AIR SEARCH Tel: 01628 823272 Web: www.bwpa.co.uk OF NAVIGATION Blue Bell Lodge Web: www.aerobatics.org.uk Email: [email protected] 1 Kensington Gore 178 Worlds end Lane Fax: 01628 826070 London SW7 2AT Orpington BR6 7SS CRANFIELD AVIATION Tel: 0207 591 3130 Tel: 0208 778 7531 BRITISH MEDICAL TRAINING SCHOOL (CATS) Fax: 0207 591 3131 Air Search is a voluntary PILOTS ASSOCIATION 110 Butterfield Park Campus Web:www.rin.org.uk

Aerobility is a registered charity founded in 1993 offering disabled people, without exception, the opportunity to fly an aeroplane

June 2018 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 36 COVER STORY Pilatus PC-12

he Pilatus the world's best-selling judged by their appearance. PC-12 is one pressurised single-engine It’s a vanity issue, but the PC- of the most turbine-powered aircraft. 12 is fantastic because it really T recognisable To learn more about this is judged on its ability to go turboprops on the market. globally popular aircraft, I and do things. It’s a tool for a It has strong presence on was invited to Oriens Aviation job and it’s got some exciting the apron and is lusted – the official UK distributor missions.” after by many pilots across of PC12s, based at Biggin Hill Lammiman isn't wrong. Not the world. – to find out more about the only is the PC-12 used for It’s not a new aircraft – it PC-12 and what it can offer. business and pleasure, but it's was first announced at also a popular air ambulance, NBAA in 1989, but after BUSINESS OR PLEASURE search and rescue aircraft, some design changes during “There are many ways to surveillance aircraft, and is the certification process, it describe the aircraft, and used by the US Air Force for didn't come on to the market one way I would describe special ops. until 1994. Since then it it is to say it’s a Swiss Army “With the PC-12, you can has become a huge hit with knife of the skies,” said Craig choose. Do I want to take the more than 1,500 built, and Lammiman, Sales Director family for lunch in Jersey? Do for several years has been at Oriens. “Many aircraft are I want to take it on a business

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WORDS David Rawlings IMAGES Oriens Aviation The Swiss Army Knife of the The Pilatus PC-12-NGskies is one versatile beast. It can go almost anywhere and do anything... making it one of the most flexible turboprops on the market

trip? Do I want to go skiing Europe and often they will longer, and not worry about in the Swiss Alps? Do I want have a need for a business losing out on the resale.” to fly low level, flying VFR use, which allows them to Oriens says that in the UK, through the Alps, or high level have flexibility. They can get typically around 85% of PC-12 flying into Monaco or Nice? to their meetings, but also owners will be sitting in the It can be for business, for get home for the evening. back of the aircraft. “We do pleasure, or a family holiday... “It’s a perfect aircraft for have a number of owners you can go anywhere and it's cost-conscious individuals,” who fly the aircraft, with a all about practicality, usability, said Lammiman. “The PC-12 safety pilot, but it’s how they and fun!" Lammiman added. is a $5m product and the get their flying fix. However, depreciation is only around we do have at least one client OWNERS 25% over five years – which is that flies it himself,” explained As with any turboprop, incredible for the marketplace Lammiman. the ‘type’ of owner is wide – and the running costs are The typical PC-12 spec is ranging, but most owners will potentially a third cheaper a six-plus-two in executive use the PC-12 for a mixture than many of its rivals. For mode. It is six inches wider of business and pleasure. owners that means they have than one of the other main They will usually have an an aircraft they can fly more competitors in the turboprop extra property elsewhere in often, at a lower cost, keep it market. It has a flat floor

June 2018 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 38 COVER STORY PILATUS PC-12 and in comparison will have jets, the Honeywell has come how it compensates,” said have a very voluminous and from an airline background, "The PC-12 is Brenninkmeyer. comfortable cabin. “On Friday, scaled-down and the PC-12 is possibly the Garmin has full VFR I’m flying from Luton to Faro, possibly the smallest aircraft charts, which does offer one Portugal with six adults and on the market that you’ll see a smallest aircraft advantage over the Honeywell two children – including the Honeywell suite in,” he added. set up: users can get the ICAO pilots. That will be 1,000 miles, The key difference for the on the market half-mile charts overlaid on but it'll be a comfortable PC-12 is the fourth screen. that you'll see a the MFD, which you can’t get flight,” Lammiman added. With a Garmin avionics suite on the Honeywell. If you are you get three. Which works Honeywell suite in" flying VFR in the PC-12, you IN THE OFFICE perfectly well, but you can will always need to cross- To get to know more about find yourself scrolling through reference it with your accurate the business end of the screen after screen to find ICAO charts. You just have to PC-12 I also spoke with Edwin what you’re looking for. With be a bit careful flying VFR. Brenninkmeyer, the CEO of the Honeywell suite, the Oriens Aircraft, and a very information is all right there IN THE AIR experienced pilot. for you. You never really Looking at a PC-12 compared “The avionics in the have to scroll through pages, with a single-engine piston, PC-12 is the Honeywell Apex unless one of the screens has it may appear very daunting, suite – which is unique to failed. but it’s an easy aircraft to fly the PC-12. It’s a scaled-down “The Honeywell screens are and very stable at the same version of the Honeywell a little smaller than Garmin’s, time. “If a GA pilot has flown Epic suite you would find in but if you’re flying an ILS and glass, then they’ll be used to a Dassault Falcon. It’s a very you’ve got a geo-reference the presentation of the glass powerful piece of avionics Jeppesen plate of one of your cockpit and be able to work equipment formed of four MFDs, you can split it so you their way around the avionics,” screens, which is unusual. can see all the information. explained Brenninkmeyer. Most of our competitors have You can have the plan view “The speed will take a little bit three screens,” explained big in front of you and the more of getting used to. It’s Brenninkmeyer. “Unlike profile view beneath. You not a jet, but it’s still faster Garmin, which began in GA don’t have to shrink the than a piston single or twin. and scaled up to business whole thing, and that’s You have to think a little bit

Versatile and able to land almost anywhere, the PC-12 has been called the SUV of the skies

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Grass strips? Not a problem, the PC-12 can take it

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Suitable for everyone whether they want to go on holiday, on business or skiing... the PC-12 can take you"

AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot June 2018 41 further ahead of the aircraft, it rapidly from 45 degrees certified, it might seem logical but again it’s not a jet, so it "Brenninkmeyer one side to the other side, that it will brush aside the won’t get away from you that also flies many it’s heavy. So it’s a very stable PC-12 in terms of sales, but quickly. To counter that, you aircraft and just sits there. not so. do have a disc-ing effect from other aircraft and It will require tiny inputs to For the owner-pilot the the propeller, so if you reduce keep it sat there, but to really PC-24 would be the logical the power you in effect have says the PC-12 manoeuvre it, that’s where it step up as it boasts the same this huge disc of drag in front handles in a similar starts to get heavy,” explained avionics suite. “We have of you, unlike a jet, so you do Brenninkmeyer. customers with Cirruses and slow down very quickly. And fashion to a high- Brenninkmeyer also flies Bonanzas and they’re cutting you don’t have to worry about many other aircraft and says their teeth on the PC-12, shock cooling like you do with performance piston the PC-12 handles in a similar getting used to the speed and a piston – you have none of aircraft" fashion to a high-performance avionics and it will make the that with a turboprop.” piston aircraft. “They fly the transition to the jet that much The engine management same way. With some pistons easier. The speeds in the jet of a PC-12 is also a lot easier there can be a slight lag, and are significantly higher. The when compared with an older give in the controls, whereas rate of climb is phenomenal piston, which can be very there’s none of that in the and everything happens very complicated; you have three PC-12,” he said, adding: “It’s quickly, so you’re almost levers, six in a twin, shock so comfortable to fly as learning to fly again in a jet. cooling, and so much more to everything is adjustable. So if you’re getting used to contend with. Of course you The seat can move in every the speed and the avionics, it have none of that with a turbo conceivable way and the could be overload, whereas if prop. The only thing you have rudder pedals are also you’re confident in the PC-12 to watch with the turbine is adjustable. It’s extremely its one less thing to focus on,” starting it. You don’t want a comfortable. I also fly a explained Brenninkmeyer. hot start. Citation XLS and I have less For the owner that’s sitting In terms of handling, the room in the XLS than I do in in the back of either aircraft, PC-12 is as you would expect. the PC-12. The crew seats are they're two completely “The control mechanism has very well-made in the Pilatus – different products. So the PC- a mixture of rods and cables it’s not just about the people 12 is 24 years in the making so to keep it straight and level in the back.” and still going strong. “I think it is very, very responsive. the jet will actually improve There is an instantaneous THE JET AGE sales of the PC-12,” concluded response. If you want to roll With Pilatus’ PC-24 jet recently Brenninkmeyer. • TECH SPEC PILATUS PC-12

PERFORMANCE Max Altitude: 30,000ft Max Zero Fuel: 9,039lb Powerplant: PT6A-67P, Stall Speed: 67KIAS Usable Fuel: (402 U.S. gal) 2,704lb flatrated to 1,200 SHP WEIGHT DIMENSIONS Max Cruise Speed: 285KTAS Max Ramp: 10,495lb Length: 43ft 3in (14.40m) Max Range 4 Pax: 1,617nm Max Take-Off Weight: 10,450lb Height: 14ft (4.26m) Max Range 6 Pax: 1,460nm Max Landing Weight: 9,920lb Wingspan: 53ft 4in (16.28m)

June 2018 AOPA Aircraft Owner and Pilot 42 TECH REVIEW Tech Special HOW FLARM COULD PUT AN END TO MOST MIDAIR COLLISIONS Midair collisions are a blight on aviation and installing equipment in GA aircraft can be a costly affair. FLARM believes it has the answer, and that it doesn't need over-regulation for it to be implemented

Product PowerFLARM known research report titled A portable Maker FLARM Technology Ltd “Limitations of the See-and- PowerFLARM is Avoid Principle” in 1991. It also available Every year, around 40 concluded that: “The see- aircraft are involved in midair and-avoid principle in the collisions and even more in absence of traffic alerts is near misses. Many of these subject to serious limitations. accidents are fatal. Another The most effective response common denominator is that to the many flaws of see- most collisions happen during and-avoid is to minimise the daylight, in good visibility. reliance on see-and-avoid in Pilots are now raising their Australian airspace”. voices, demanding something In 1993, the US NTSB must be done to put an end published accident report to these accidents, since the AAR-93-05 on a midair technology to do so has been collision between two GA available for years. aeroplanes. The probable From early on during pilot cause was “the inherent training, we are taught to limitations of the see- keep a continuous lookout and-avoid concept of and always scan the sky for separation of aircraft traffic. We are taught that operating under visual flight VFR collision avoidance is rules that precluded the based on the 'see-and-avoid' pilots from recognising a principle, implying that a collision hazard and taking When flying under VFR GPS-based future flight path prudent pilot will be able to actions to avoid the midair and especially when close to all other FLARM-equipped detect an approaching aircraft collision”. In the report, to aerodromes and in the aircraft. The future flight and make an avoidance NTSB reiterated an earlier traffic circuit, aircraft are paths of proximate aircraft manoeuvre before it is too safety recommendation, that often intentionally close to are then compared with late. However, it has been an affordable anti-collision each other and fly much less one's own future flight path. known for decades, through system should be developed predictably than IFR aircraft. When an imminent collision is numerous research studies, for GA. TCAS would be unusable detected, a collision warning that this is a false assumption. When it comes to anti- since it would continually is issued together with the The human visual and collision systems, most pilots issue traffic or resolution relative bearing and altitude perceptual systems are so think of TCAS, which is now advisories. difference of the intruder. inadequate for this task, that mandatory in airplanes above FLARM was introduced in Both pilots then have ample the chance of detecting and 5,700kg. It is possible to 2004, initially as a portable time to try to identify the avoiding an approaching install TCAS (or a variant device for gliders, but has intruder and to change the aircraft is close to flying blind. named TAS) in light aircraft, since been installed in flight path. And this is when the intruder but for most owners this is powered aeroplanes and To date, 35,000 aircraft is already approaching from prohibitively expensive. What helicopters. It solved many have now been equipped with within one's own cockpit field many people don’t realise is of the shortcomings of TCAS FLARM across Europe and of view, which covers only that TCAS was developed for for VFR use, including the over 28,000 drones are said around 10-20% of the sky in IFR and is not very suitable frequent nuisance alerts to be equipped with FLARM many aircraft types. for VFR. TCAS detection logic for aircraft which are not a as well. The Australian Transport is based on IFR separation threat; as well as affordability. The main criticism of Safety Bureau (ATSB) minima (1,000ft vertically Aircraft with a FLARM FLARM has been that both published a now well- and several nm horizontally). system broadcast their exact aircraft need to be equipped

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A V4 display (top centre of the instrument panel) warns and shows direction of the intruder

for it to work. This is less of bodies have made similar manoeuvre, so it is essential for large aircraft. This, an issue today since more recommendations. that their FLARM system can however, has also led to than half of all GA aircraft are In Switzerland, the see you. TCAS being a rigid standard already equipped, but many government is sponsoring Pilots of FLARM equipped with almost no innovation (the FLARM devices also come FLARM installations in all aircraft can of course also first and only update came with an integrated ADS-B Swiss GA aircraft. Almost all see proximate aircraft on a two decades after TCAS was and Mode-C/S transponder helicopters and most fixed- radar-like display (if the other introduced and took another receiver. The challenge with wing aircraft today have aircraft is equipped with decade to implement, costing the latter is the inherent FLARM. In France, FLARM either FLARM, ADS-B Out each aircraft owner the technical limitations with is mandatory for all gliders. or a Mode-C/S transponder, equivalent of buying a used just receiving transponder In other European countries, depending on the type of aircraft). FLARM, conversely, signals for collision avoidance national aviation associations FLARM system). This can be innovates continuously. purposes, and that very few and insurance companies especially useful when flying Software updates with new GA aircraft have ADS-B Out. are pushing hard for all GA to busy airports, to get a and improved features are One remedy would be that aircraft to be equipped. It picture of the traffic situation released annually at no cost. the rest of GA also installs is hard to find any other beforehand. The GA community has a FLARM. Several appeals have non-mandatory system that For an effective co- unique opportunity to not been made and initiatives has been so unanimously operative collision avoidance only increase its own safety are underway to make this recommended by the aviation system, it is inevitable that by simple means, but also to happen. community. all participants need not only show the regulators that it The first appeal came An advantage of FLARM to speak with each other but can do so without rigorous from Eurocontrol, who is that it is fully symmetric: also speak the same language, regulations. The FLARM in 2005 recommended it combines radio broadcast i.e. be interoperable. TCAS system is one feasible voluntary equipage of (“electronic conspicuity”) regulation made this happen solution that could help. • FLARM for GA aircraft. with reception. This is In 2010, following several especially important, for midair collisions, the Swiss instance, in overtaking NEED TO KNOW CAA, FOCA, recommended situations, where the other + Inexpensive collision avoidance system. that GA in general and aircraft will come from behind + Installed in 38,000 aircraft already. specifically all helicopters and possibly also from above + Recommended by European aviation authorities. should install FLARM. or below. In these situations, - Needs FLARM in other aircraft to work. Several national CAAs the other aircraft will have Where flarm.com Price Starting from £900 and accident investigation to make the avoidance

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BOOK REVIEW A look at the latest publications 45 HISTORY OF THE CESSNA TWINS George Done takes an indepth look at the world of Cessna twins

Book Twin Cessna - The Cessna 300 and 400 Series of Light Twins Author Ron Smith This is another book from AH, THE '70s... Ron Smith, a prolific writer of books on aviation that The 1970s were an event- cover a spectrum ranging filled and action-packed from general aviation aircraft decade for the Royal Air types through to British Force. Many events are aircraft manufacturing worthy of note and all are history. recorded here, in words The light twin seems almost and images. Keith Wilson to have disappeared from takes up from where the skies in the UK, and so he left off withRAF In this book comes at the right Camera 1960s in order time to remind us of what to take us on a journey we are now missing. The through a particularly Cessna twins, particularly significant decade. the later variants, are The start of the 1970s handsome aeroplanes, in saw the retirement of my view, with classic lines, the Dakota from service, and the development of followed shortly after the type is fascinating. The by the formation of the author’s ability to cover the first Buccaneer NATO history is remarkable, being Squadron. In 1972, the sufficiently detailed yet landmark RAF Museum without adversely affecting at Hendon was opened one’s desire to read on. by HRH Queen Elizabeth. The story begins in 1953 The midpoint of the with the Cessna 310 and its decade was particularly many variants through the There is more in the book presumably something notable due to the fact 320 and 340, then covering than simply how the type to do with improving that it saw the ending of the 400 Series and ending developed – the summary an aspect of the flight the Vietnam War and, in in 1987 with the Cessna of features on the 400 handling quality. Also, I the dying hours of the 425. Approximately 14,500 Series that aid identification particularly enjoyed reading conflict in March 1975, aircraft in the whole family is welcome. of the exploits, some very RAF Hercules planes were were produced over this 34 As someone previously amusing, of an air taxi pilot used to evacuate civilians year period. engaged in aspects of in the Cessna 404 Titan. from Cambodia. The large number of aircraft design, I could not This book is a fantastic Each chapter focuses photographs attracts the help wondering about the read and will make an on a specific year, relaying itinerant reader to its pages introduction of dihedral excellent addition to one’s all of the highlights that and it is this aspect that to the tailplane, and why aeronautical bookshelf, characterised it. As makes the book so attractive it became necessary to and I thoroughly with the two previous to a prospective purchaser. raise it halfway up the fin, recommend it. • releases, this new The photographs are of addition to the In Camera excellent quality with many series is sure to be taken by the author himself NEED TO KNOW regarded as something of and his brother. One has + Huge number of high-quality photographs. a collector’s edition and to wonder at how much + More than just a summary of how each type developed. an enthusiast’s favourite. time was spent seeking out + Entertaining anecdotes. aerodromes in far off places + In-depth insight to every Cessna twin. Where pen-and-sword.co.uk in order to capture an image Where schifferbooks.com Price £33.50 Price £40 of a particular variant!

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