Aviation Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / April 2004

There is currently a big row between Warwick District Council (WDC)
and Coventry airport. ThompsonFly have recently started operating low
cost flights from the airport.
Someone has written into the newspaper claiming that the jets keep

We just got the bill for our new engine.....*GASP**
It should be ready and mounted in a few weeks.
It's a 1968' Piper Arrow 180 hp.
Great plane!

I'm planning a trip to the US and hope to do some flying - most travel
insurers will not cover anything as 'hazardous' as general aviation.  Anyone
know of any with a more enlightened attitude?
Thanks,

A simple question (hopefully) from a PPL. Do Commercial pilots flying
heavies fly predetermined routes whilst in TMA's or CTA's and how well do
they keep to those routes when arriving at an airport? I see there are
STAR's defined but am I going to get regularly overflown if I live ...

Anyone know the flight number letters for the European Aviation Airline?
cheers
daveF

Any suggestions as the best flying magazine to read for someone who is
training towards their PPL?
Not particularly interested in lots of articles about old planes being
restored. More interested in modern flying.

Just seen it
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF05a/5043-5683-5687-5687-5719-866201.html
It looks very handy for scanning sections of charts (which can be
lying flat or stuck on a wall) so one has a nice sequence of A4 pages

Living in Snowdonia I have four times in the last week caught a
glimpse of what looked like a solid delta wing fighter.  Each time
the viewing conditions have been marginal, light or angle, hopeless.
It has always been the engine note that has drawn my attention being

I am going to book a helicopter pleasure flight and I would like to
know if anyone from the UK has used this seemingly FUN company
http://www.bleachboys.com/flights/

Anyone know what has happend to this site?
Simon

The otherday I was casually flying along at FL340 or something, trailing a
long contrail and flying above a layer.  I looked out of the window and saw
two things...(1) the shadow of my contrail, and (2) a bright spot which
indicted where I was.

Can anyone tell me ball-park the annual costs (excluding fuel) for running a
Permit to fly aircraft, such as the Rans S6 or a KitFox?

Devon Air Ambulance is set for a major boost this Easter by increasing its
flying hours - thanks to TV newsreader Jennie Bond.
Full story:
"http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=103354&command=d

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2932806.stm
I suppose 18 dotted around the UK will not be too bad.
Graham

At http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3628589.stm there is an article
about the Royal Squadron losing its distinctive livery for security
reasons, along with a picture of the Queen and Prince Phillip
supposedly disembarking from a Royal Squadron plane.  However, it