Light Aircraft Association

As many members who attended the 2022 LAA AGM at Turweston on Sunday 23rd October will know, we experienced difficulties for those joining by Zoom in conducting the electronic voting on the motions and election of Directors. As a result, it was not possible to complete the voting. Once again, our si...

First of all, thank you to all those who completed the electronic voting last week, following the difficulties experienced at the LAA AGM on Sunday 23rd October. This is a follow-up reminder following our mail of 2nd November, that we will have a short online meeting at 10am this Sunday, 13th Novemb...

Dear Member, I wrote out to members in a letter accompanying the October edition of Light Aviation to advise that the Association had been subject to a financial fraud and that the Board had commissioned an independent review to investigate the fraud and report its findings and recommendations. In m...

In case you haven't seen it....

https://flyer.co.uk/feature/laa-grass-roots-fly-in/

The Queen – LAA Statement The LAA, on behalf of its members, joins with the nation in mourning and offering its deepest condolences to the Royal family following the passing of Her Majesty. For more than seven decades she dedicated her life to public service with dignity and devotion, and was an ins...

The LAA Fly In at Popham proved a significant success, with more than 3,000 visitors, more than 30 exhibitors and a total of 350 visiting aircraft through the weekend. Despite adverse weather forecasts the event stayed largely dry and a number of long-distance visitors were able to make the journey ...

New aircraft, including the exciting new Sling HW, flown in from South Africa via the USA will be on display at Popham this weekend, as well as new faces including the LAA’s newly appointed Chief Inspector Lucy Wootton and Mack Rutherford, the youngest-ever solo round-the-world pilot. The Sling HW i...

Fully understand Bill, one of the reason we invested a lot of effort in Perth and the Scottish Tour event this year. Given the late unavailability of Sywell to us this year, Popham offered a location where we can make a smaller event a success. We'll look into other venues soon, but our focus for th...

10, 9, 8…..POPHAM IS GO! Ten days and counting..... The LAA’s annual event will open its doors to fly in and drive in visitors on Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September, combining many of the traditional features with an exciting new location. • INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXHIBITORS. All our spac...

Hi Mike I agree that (as often in July and August) we are very stretched in our Engineering department in terms of staffing and it has impacted on our speeds of response. Even in a good year, we have around six engineers trying to fulfil the needs of 2,600 aircraft owners, 40 mod or repair schemes e...

Check your SPAM! Due to some software changes by certain e-mail service providers, it seems that a number of mails from LAA HQ are being directed to Spam or Junk folders, including urgent responses to member queries. If you are expecting an e-mail from LAA and haven’t received it, please check your ...

Lucy Wootton will become the new LAA Chief Inspector, commencing late August. Ken Craigie, who is retiring after more than 30 years’ service, has agreed to continue to work with us through the handover period. Lucy comes to the LAA with a wide experience of engineering and recreational flying. After...

Skyfly at LAA red.jpg The LAA and British company Skyfly have agreed to collaborate on a radical new aircraft design. It is a two-seat, side-by-side compact E-VTOL, aimed at private owners rather than the Urban Air Mobility sector. It will be available in kit-built form, supported by a factory buil...

Hi Ian

Definitely. Will ask Brian to keep you informed.

Steve

BACK TO OUR ROOTS. The LAA will be heading for the green grass of Popham Airfield in Hampshire for a new event on 2nd, 3rd, 4th September 2022. The LAA Grass Roots Fly-In will on one hand take the Association back to its traditional roots, while continuing to offer the first chance to see some of th...