Light Aircraft Association

Press release just issued: Christmas Glad Tidings - 2,800 Aircraft Now Flying on Light Aircraft Association Permits to Fly. The Light Aircraft Association reached a new milestone in the days before Christmas, recording more than 2,800 active aircraft flying on LAA Permits to Fly for the first time i...

Its on the LAA website too. Try: http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co. ... /alan.html

The LAA welcomes and fully supports the launch of the new DroneSafe.uk website launched today by the CAA in partnership with air traffic control body NATS. It directs users to ‘Dronecode’, which gives advice to the millions of new users who may get a drone this Christmas, to fly safely and responsib...

Direct link to Rusty's talk is also here.....

https://youtu.be/OrKNK3Ev3Rw

Will work on Malcolm McBride to see whether we have Arthur's talk on video too.....

Delighted to see that LAA 'strut', the British Rotorcraft Association, have secured the famous James Bond autogyro 'Little Nellie' for display at Flyer Live. https://www.flyer.co.uk/british-rotorcraft-association-to-show-little-nellie-at-flyer-live-2016/ Can't tell you yet, what will be on the LAA S...

I know many LAA members will have met Tom in recent years, as the coordinator and host of LAA Fly-Ins and Safety Days at Duxford, as well as the starting point of the LAA 70 Round-Britain Relay. Sad to report that Tom suffered a serious accident at Duxford earlier this week, when a car he was travel...

Delighted to pass on the good news that following representations from LAA, BMAA, BGA and BBAC; the CAA has today issued a revised Medical Self Declaration form for UK PPL and NPPL holders. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalappli ... rm&id=7493 This now has an additional clause stating: To Only Fly ...

Likewise Paul. Many thanks for the advice and you have a mail from me in your inbox...

Steve S.

Yes, the post AGM discussions would be a great place to discuss this. Many sites, including some of those targetted by thieves, have had CCTV operatin, but sadly it hasn't stopped the thefts occuring. We're currently looking at some other activities such as engine marking and tracking systems. I'll ...

RUSTY WAUGHMAN DFC AND ARTHUR ORD-HUME CONFIRMED AS GUEST SPEAKERS AT LAA AGM SATURDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2016, THE CIRRUS SUITE, SYWELL AERODROME, NORTHANTS MORE THAN ‘JUST’ AN AGM! The actual AGM commences at 14:30, but it forms only part of a full day’s activity for LAA members. It is worth coming for ...

As you may already be aware, there has been a spate of thefts of Rotax engines and other flying equipment from LAA and BMAA aircraft. Sadly in the past week there have been further thefts from airfields at Audley End, Benwich and Fenland. We estimate now that more than 20 engines have been stolen in...

Superb video from our friends at Sling, recording the building of the Sling 4 aircraft at the LAA Rally. https://vimeo.com/183910026

You might want to also make contact with LAA Inspector David Beale, he's also a Walter Mikron guru!

One of the highlights of the 2016 LAA Rally is the challenge to build an aircraft from a kit in just seven days. It is truly international challenge, with a team made up of LAA volunteers and members of The Airplane Factory from Capetown, South Africa who manufacture the Sling aircraft kit. They beg...

C Rule wrote:Could someone please point me to where one makes the self declaration.
A link would be handy
Colin

Will be available on CAA website shortly. Apparently technical issues have delayed their putting the site up....