It seems that GA has gone to war with itself. The issue is the IMCR and the work done on an accessible instrument rating by the FCL.008 committee. Whatever the facts, and it is a complicated area, the personal attacks do none of us any good at...

The C182 has been at Hentsridge for a while now. I took it over there before my last trip to the US for the AOPA Summit. I think it's finished, all bar the paperwork. When that's done I'll have an aeroplane with repaired seats and repaired vortex...

Two of us had a meeting in Germany yesterday. Things are pretty busy at work so we flew there and back in a day with BA from Heathrow. I parked the car in the long-term car park at 9 in the morning and picked it up twelve hours later. Add the travel...

Following the mid air in Nw York that claimed eight lives, the FAA has issued new rule for the Hudson corridor. I can imagine many aviation authorities simply banning GA from the area, imposing positive control at all altitudes or mandating TCAS or...

I did a BFR (Biennial Flight Review) just before leaving the US. For anyone not familiar with FAA regs, it's necessary to complete a BFR with a flight instructor every two years (hence the biennial bit). The FAA stipulates that a BFR should consist of...