Light Aircraft Association

Please think very carefully before buying a VPX, they are expensive and don't do much for you. Electrical systems are not difficult, if you don't know how ask for advice from your inspector. To figure out if a VPX is right for you ask yourself questions like, - How many of the functions the VPX prov...

This is the list of aircraft that were identified some time ago as potentially clearable. If your favourite aeroplane is not included then wait until this process is published in a TL and then request an addition. The priority at the moment is to get the whole process approved, details can be worked...

Dean, If I were equipping an aircraft with an eye on getting the Day/VMC limitation removed in time I would ensure that the electrical system was well documented. Owners are likely to be asked to show that the aircraft can survive the failure of any single component - eg alternator, master relay. A ...

I want to be able to fly where I want when I want. There is too much controlled airspace with controllers who like to say NO. We have the equipment (data streams) to tell anyone who would like to listen who we are, where we are and where we are going. There should be some way of electronically negot...

For Sale Terra TX 760D radio with mounting tray and harness,
removed in good working order for panel upgrade.
Make me an offer.
Peter 01252 612461

Have you tried PFAMetals.com? Usually very helpful. Peter

For Sale - clearing out the shelves as I'm coming to the end of a project Van's (made by Air Flow Performance) electric fuel pump for fuel injection, brand new in the box, Part Number = ES AIRFLOW FUEL PUMP, £220 Cylindrical filter, not the one supplied by Van's, if required (used) £50 http://www.va...

In the US, for experimentals, I believe it is possible to buy a Lycoming (clone) kit and build it oneself. I wonder what the LAA would say if such an engine came into the UK in an imported RV, for example... LAA Eng will look through the logbook and find the last time the crankcase was split, this ...

Following on from a group buy of 2009 Calendars (with several UK RVs featured) from Van's Aircraft, I have a couple of spare calendars available. They are £5 each, including 2nd class postage. Please call 01252 617484 if you are interested. Peter Pengilly

The whole point is that there are no rules. If you meet the specifications (that were in the SSDR document and are now in the ANO) then you can do anything. IIRC there are weight and wing area (perhaps wing loading) specs. So if your aeroplane is below the weight limit and has a wing loading lower t...

David, I'm sorry to strike a somewhat negative note, but my experience has been that importing the aeroplane is the easy part! For me it took 3 months to receive the forms to apply for a permit and a further 10 weeks from initial submission of the forms to receiving the full permit. About 6 months i...

That UAVs will be able to fly in 'open FIR' in not too many years' time is almost a certainty. They will have to comply with all of the rules of the air that anyone else flying in that airspace has to, including see & avoid. There is a huge commercial market and several companies are investing heavi...

Arri, I think your tailplane sums are a little out. The Cl of a tailplane section is not the same (lower) as that of the main wing, so you cannot sum the areas on a canard or subtract on a conventional layout. While you are correct that a tailplane will always exert a downward force, the magnitude o...

Arrivisto, It may appear on the surface that the canard configuration is "better", but that really depends what you want the aeroplane to do. NASA studied the best ratio of canard to mainplane size (I think from the performance perspective) and concluded that it was 5:1, that is canard 5 times large...

Penguin & Pete You are missing the point entirely I'm afraid. ... Mike, Apologies for late response, and with respect, I don't think I missed the point. I was not suggesting a useful system instead of the current ICAO compliant system, but as well as. Its easy to say the current data format is not ...