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Geared back case from Limbach L2400 dual magneto engine with pair of Slick 2401 magnetos, alternator, fuel pump and vacuum pump. Removed from an unused engine that appeared to have been bench run only. Engine converted to single mag for motorglider so back case is surplus to requirements with appare...

Pilot Aware Rosetta. Little used and in good working order with 5 year licence to Feb 2026. £190. Also external aerial kit with 1m cables, unused in original packing. £70. Carriage extra. Mike Millar Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex 07789 568867 Rosetta.jpeg Rosetta aerials.jpeg Rosetta data.jpeg

Thanks, Steve, for putting out this very sensible advice. We should all fully support and comply with this. If you can get extensions to the revalidation/recency requirements from the CAA it will be most appreciated.

Alan - It's not a problem for me. I just raised the issue because I'm the chief pilot of our group and at leat one other member may have a problem. They are very competent, cautious and I have no problem with their airmanship - if I do, I insist on proper checks. In my case I hold an EASA PPL, Natio...

Keeping flying to keep current is fine, if you can do it. In our case the airfield is closed due to waterlogging at the moment, but hopefully in a month will be flyable. However, our permit runs out in mid April. I had arranged for my inspector to do the permit inspection next week but, very sensibl...

Nigel, could you let us all in on the email address you've found for Abbeville Douanes? When I said the Abbeville airfield fax was not working, neither was the Douanes fax number, so an email address would be most useful, just to be safe. Regarding return GAR's and delays etc, the first time we went...

The stop press info about GAR requirements is interesting and slightly puzzling. I operate from a private strip and always submit a GAR 4 hours in advance inbound from EU. I used to be a bit puzzled about aircraft apparently going into Headcorn, which is a Certificate of Agreement airfield, without ...

Thanks John. I think that explains what's going on.

Mike

Hmmm - could be. It's a bit obscure isn't it. That section refers initially to: "The filed flight plan messages are transmitted and addressed as follows by the air traffic body operating at the departure aerodrome" So I guess flightplans files on Eurofpl may be treated as the equivalent. Here's the ...

I've just found out an interesting thing about addressing flight plans in France, Benelux and Italy. I've been using Eurofpl lately and used it to file flight plans to Calais and on to Schaffen Diest for last weekend's fly-in. Normally Eurofpl adds all the correct addressees automatically. At Schaff...

If you want to escape across the channel from the Olympics mayhem, the Schaffen-Diest Old Timer Fly-in/drive-in is on 11-12 August, an easy weekend trip via Calais

http://flyin.dac.be/press.html

The pilot info seems reluctant to download but I have a copy so contact me if you want the info.

Mike

Dear John

Thanks for the explanation about the lat and long on Olympics flight plans. I see the 'logic' now!

Mike

If you want to escape across the channel from the Olympics mayhem, the Schaffen-Diest Old Timer Fly-in/drive-in is on 11-12 August, an easy weekend trip via Calais

http://flyin.dac.be/press.html

The pilot info seems reluctant to download but I have a copy so contact me if you want the info.

Mike

PS - Brian, a point about flying to Lydd - they have complicated thinks as well. During the Olympics you have to book a slot time with them just to land! (see their website) This lunacy must be catching. I've been told by my friend that most other larger airfields are insisting on the same thing, in...

I think my friend's flight planning difficulties were also due to lack of preparedness. He hasn't done it much by himself and has always got away with filing over the phone before. It's probably the most difficult part of flying out of England (or in the Olympic zone!) and I had to do a quite lot of...