Light Aircraft Association

Could I also politely suggest that alongside the proposed motion, someone also puts forward a sincere vote of thanks to the awards committee for their efforts and endeavours. I am utterly convinced that the awards committee acted with integrity and good faith when making the award, and it would be e...

Having dug deep in the CAA site, I found this useful table:

http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP ... eTable.pdf

In short, you are right, LAPL privileges on EASA up to April 2018 ... of course, with "brexit" looming, who knows how that situation will change.

You are correct, the Sling4 is mostly 6061-T6 which has better corrosion resistance than 2024 ... 2024 is usually "alclad" ie a few microns of pure aluminium on the surface to improve the corrosion resistance, however as the UK is pretty much entirely classed as a "salt air" enviroment, chromate and...

So, if I understand this correctly, as the holder of a "Poo Brown" UK "lifetime" PPL I can either: Self-certify and be able to fly LAA homebuilts operating under a permit but NOT the club C152 on a COA or Get an LAPL from my doctor and fly LAA homebuilts on a permit AND the club C152 ... but only wi...

Ah, that may be more do-able then. I was planning to buy the structural/critical welded items from the kit maker, to keep things simple. If it was possible to weld the tanks, without sinking in a sea of paperwork, that is one part I would love to have a go at. Welding the tanks would be easy enough,...

Just waiting for my project pack to be signed off ... apparently no one has been dumb enough to build a Zenair CH750 from plans before, so it is quite understandable that it will take a little longer to review etc before being sent out.

In a previous life, I used to own a largeish laser cutting and fabrication business. All my welding staff were "coded" to various levels, so I have some knowledge of the general principles involved. I don't have the exact CAA welder qualification details, but this YouTube video gives a good idea of ...

And just to add ... if you are looking for small quantities (eg.a single 6x4 sheet or less) one of the regular home-build aero suppliers is probably your best option. If you are looking for a whole plane's worth, I would try All Metal Services in B'ham ... roughly 1/4 of the cost if you are buying m...