Light Aircraft Association

As concern regarding the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is increasing in the UK, it is sensible we continue to review our precautions. The UK Chief Medical Officers continue to rate the risk to the public as ‘moderate’ at the current time and continues to advise that most people can continue to go...

URGENT – To NPPLs, UK PPLs, Self-Declared Medical Users and EASA Aircraft Operators. National Licensing and Medical Exemptions expire on Wednesday 8 April 2020 The CAA has just issued advice, that they have been unable to secure extensions to the exemptions that currently allow pilots holding NPPLs ...

Unfortunately the Velocity is not on the list of LAA approved types, principally because its performance places it outside our terms of reference with the CAA for oversight, in a similar manner to some Glasair aircraft. ie. It's too fast! A Velocity aircraft, G-VELO, did operate on the UK register f...

Hi Roland I understand that your query was answered in more detail in an e-mail to you from our Chief Inspector, Ken Craigie, but to clarify for others, the Light Aircraft Association is only authorised to approve aircraft which are on the UK register. We have no authority to approve aircraft under ...

And before deHMC Stuart McKay's blood pressure goes over limits....

It's a GIPSY Moth!!

Apologies. This link works and takes you to the start of the feature...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01b4ttz/?t=19m51s

Thanks Brian For those outside the BBC East region, last night’s BBC Inside Out broadcast on the "Biggles Biplane" BE-2 replica is now available on BBC iPlayer. It starts about 19m 50s in...... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...st_23_01_2012/ Its on for about five days, so catch it while you can!

Superb news. Congratulations to Francis Donaldson and Mark Miller, and the respective LAA and DHSL operations. A refreshing outbreak of common sense! Can someone though, explain why Beagle Pups are forced to stay on Expensive Aviation Safety Agency C of A's while more complex Bulldogs become permit ...

I've just had first sight of this chart, attached to a letter from "London Oxford Airport" (doesn't the name say it all), regarding their proposal to claim the marked area of airspaces as Class D controlled airspace for the duration of the Olympics. While we of course knew that a number of airports ...

Hope the moderators don't mind the blatant plug. However its a great event with any proceeds going to a very good cause, the Historic Aircraft Association! “ALTERNATIVE ANGLES ON THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN” 2010 HAA SYMPOSIUM. RAF MUSEUM, HENDON. Saturday 27th November. Keynote speakers include former Ba...

Was well impressed as a Saturday visitor (by road, too windy for me!!) Congratulations to all the organising team. An excellent, friendly event with (as far as I remember) a lot of the atmosphere of the old PFA rallies. The only drawback was, as pointed out above, the total failure of catering. Any ...