I think Mike has a point .

Acquiring aircraft paints is a jungle , especially primers . Not made any easier by the fact that the large paint manufacturers all have their specific approval codes tied in with the aircraft manufacturer’s certification process . The unfortunate upshot of all this is ...

you can’t go out to buy a pot of paint but you could go out to buy stuff for ‘essential maintenance’


Surely that refers to essential house maintenance though doesn’t it Clive ?

Urgently needing a replacement ballcock in your cistern , or perished tap washers could probably save you from an ...

Gerry Holland wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:49 pm Hope our Single Seat Fly In at Sandown survives.
Regards
Gerry

Why shouldn’t it ? It was/is an excellent proposition . The date can possibly be a “moveable feast” , but the concept is set in stone .

Steve has done a superb job in keeping the membership informed and reassured during this particularly horrible world event .
Whether it be technical matters , PtF renewal matters or licence-currency matters . His hard work is I’m sure , appreciated by all .

FWIW : Have put a similar post on to the ...

I’m sure that most grass strips have an excellent relationship with the respective Police/BF authorities . Where I’m based certainly does and I’m sure Gerry’s strip does too .

ask them why they consider this is an essential shopping trip


Gerry comes across as a pretty affable sort of chap and I ...

Please keep politics out of Light Aviation.

Andrew , perhaps you need to take a lesson in history , 1946 to be precise , as to why the ULAA/PFA/LAA got founded in the first place . It was to represent the ‘little guy’ in aviation who knew what he was doing , and shield him from the bungling ...

Ian.
I am in a similar situation with a Permit that runs out at about the same time .

One thing we do know about our fabulous Turweston staff is how incredibly quick they are normally when it comes to turning PtF applications around . Now , I think 2020 may just be the year where we can excuse them ...

Daniel , you have brought your children up well . :D

It’s always good to see these old birds still airworthy and providing excellent grass-roots flying for their owner/builders . All for about sixpence ! [old money :D ]

I do hope that Michael , our OP watches this vid. It is also worth noting ...

it would be a good idea if a few hundred pilots in this situation did the same!


How about a few THOUSAND pilots giving support to Chris' excellent initiative !

Personally , I think Chris' idea deserves a separate thread to itself .

And probably also one 'across the way' .

Whilst I am ...

Shame on me ,,,I must’ve missed this post .

But what a lovely little flying machine ! Just my style.. :D

Probably best suited to a quiet , balmy , rural U.S. airfield , somewhere out in the sticks where time has stood still .
It’s designer , Mike Sandlin looks to be a pretty switched-on guy in ...

. Now I face not being able to fly any EASA aeroplane, only AnnexII National aircraft or homebuilts etc.


Exactly what the LAA is all about Rob.. :D

But do any of your immediate future flying aspirations include renting/flying an EASA type though ?

As John implies above , don’t go getting ...

I am surprised that my UK PPL with a class 2 medical will not be vald to fly a G registered certified aircraft in the UK.

Ian Fraser


I guess that just means ‘EASA’ types doesn’t it Ian ?
LAA have more active PtF types on their books than at any other time before .
Who says that EASA serves ...

I've been spending a fair bit of time lately mentally picturing the instrument layout I want - always an interesting challenge with a VP-1 due to the space limitations.

Having space limitations does the builder a favour though Michael . It stops the temptation for installing too much unnecessary ...

Gerry Holland wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:51 pm I have family in Midhurst area.

Rather handy for Goodwood then ... ...Would do fine for me .

As for “Seatism” ? Nic is a highly respected solo aviatrix I’ll ‘ave yoo know .........

I just wanted to add that compared with the other forum


Err yes , it would’ve turned into about 6 pages of scrapping by now............. :lol:

But it has indeed been a very pleasurable thread in which to partake . But I guess I wood say that wood’nt I . [ sorry :oops: ]
I know we’ve had to ...