Light Aircraft Association

I think I have just about lost the will to live Ian. We are being pecked to death by mindless regulation, I think I am about to be required to apply for at least my third valid for life licence and rating to continue to tow gliders. My Fournier RF-3 is sort of orphaned by EASA because Rene refuses t...

Every aircraft radio licence holder I know has had this email. The power output of most transceivers is below the ICNIRP EMF threshold, so of no concern. However, if you have a transponder, will it be legal to fly with with friends and family who are not included in the exemption? Owners and operato...

I acknowledge that being grounded, is small potatoes in comparison to the personal and business tragedies happening all around the world. However, the DFT Guidance document published 04 Nov is at odds with the PM's speech of Sat 31st October, when he said we are allowed to leave home for exercise an...

I am trying to view images in the LAA photo library, however despite being logged in and a LAA full plus member for many years, every time I click on a thumb nail to see the full size image, I am told I must be logged in and be an LAA member to view it. Can anyone help?

Funny old world. I see that there were 9 aircraft cleared to fly in the latest edition of Light Aircraft and that with 8 of them the Name and Address of the registered owner(s) was "Held (or even withheld) by LAA engineering". One of these RV-8 G-OCXI had a photo of it at Leuchars on the same page a...

I have a D120 which I operate from a 550m grass strip, no flaps and no airbrake no problem. At mauw of 650 kg off in about half that length and airborne at 35 kts indicated. Back in again without using the wheel brakes and stopped at just over half length.

Hi All, our Jodel D120 is fitted with a single 115ltr fuel tank mounted behind the seats below the parcel shelf. The sender unit of which seems to have ceased to work. (Might be the guage) Has anyone got any advice on how to remove the sender unit from the tank? The sender can be accessed from a pan...