Light Aircraft Association

As the main "controller" (or dimwit radio operator at Popham) we infrequently get a call from D&D (missing aircraaft), Farnborough (lost communication), or Solent (usually after an infringement!) asking the whereabouts or intentions of some aircraft or other. If they did not book out, and quite few ...

Referring to the sabove comment, as far as I am aware it would only have been recorded at your last BFR if the instructor was also a Radio Examiner (and there are only half a dozen of these that are LAA Coaches). If you have had any LPC check or other "Test" then the Examiner should have recorded yo...

I have it on good authority that over 800 flight plans were filed on FAFPLD. I know for a fact that many were rejected and many were never seen again. I put in seven typical plans we would get - to and from Popham (which is not in the Olympic Area area but our guys/gals may want to go to and from it...

Are they actually going to get AFPeX to somehow give "approval" messages on this "Test" day? I cannot wait to put in a couple of flight plans to see a) are they actually read and b) will they be "approved" just as if I were to put them in during the Olympic period! I intend to borrow a PA28R with mo...

As far as I am aware you will not only have to have transponder and a flight plan (minimum 2 hours before) but also receive an "acceptance" and an "approval number". Not quite sure how you get this as AFPeX has no way of giving it now. Not sure where this "approval number" gets sent to. If I do file...

Please make yourself aware of the draconian airpspace restrictions proposed by the government for 2012. The CAA seem to have bowed down to this and it will drastically affect LAA type aircraft.

Please look up Olympic Airspace Restrictions