Light Aircraft Association

I guess it would be very difficult for coaches to be current on all types that they may find themselves flying and I expect this is part of the reasoning behind the high hours requirement, IE that they have enough experience in general to be able to transition between a variety of types safely. For ...

The PA22 is a great little aircraft and I've spent many happy hours flying them, alas we had to get rid of ours due to the lack of local maintenance support for a 'rag and tube' type. If PA22's ever make it onto a permit I'd have another one in a heartbeat, fantastically rugged aircraft with very fo...

Thanks Steve, Glad I'm not the only one feeling like this. There is a real serious issue developing where 300hrs FI's are teaching guys who become 300hr FI's and round and round its going with a subsequent degradation in flying standards and more importantly general airmanship. Alas with FI pay so p...

I have to say that for me this is extremely topical. As it stands, in Scotland, there are only 2 Pilot coaches serving the whole country and at my field which is probably the busiest GA field in Scotland the nearest LAA coach is a couple of hours drive away. The result of this is virtually no repres...

Had a similar problem with my early Jab engine. After doing some digging it turns out that the spring that holds the Oil Filter bypass / pressure relief valve closed can get a bit worn and open at too low a pressure. The symptoms you describe are identical to what I had. The fix is to insert 2, 3 or...