Engine failures – time for a training re-vamp?
In a highly unusual move, the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has urged the CAA to re-think how engine failures are taught and emergency procedures practiced. The AAIB action comes after two recent accidents involving partial engine failures in the take-off phase of flight. Their investigation into these serious accidents has prompted the AAIB to call for a change in UK flight training syllabi to cover situation of partial...
29th – 30th April 2017 / Microlight Trade Fair / Popham airfield, UK
29th – 30th April 2017 / Microlight Trade Fair / Popham airfield, UK /...
Nottingham City (Tollerton) airport residents given notice to quit
The owners of Nottingham City Airport have given notice to all residents to vacate by 06 June, marking the end of operations at the midlands airport. Truman Aviation, the operators of the airport, where given the news by majority site owner Vistry Group on 04 March, which plans to build houses on the general aviation airport despite not yet having received planning permission. In a statement sent to FTN, Vistry said: “With the...
Cranfield Airfield Operations Restricted
Cranfield airfield, once a busy training base for a number of flying schools and still a popular destination for instrument approach training, has announced sweeping changes to its operating hours because, it says, of a lack of Air Traffic Controllers. The airfield now appears to be closed to all traffic at weekends and during weekdays a minimum of 24 hours ‘Prior Notification Required (PNR) applies, with prospective users having to...
Biggin Hill flight training schools given notice to quit
Flight training schools at London Biggin Hill Airport (LBH) have been given six months to cease operations and move out. What started as a letter to tenants advising of a rise in landing fees for light aircraft operating out of London Biggin Hill Airport (LBH), which was being introduced in a bid to reduce the amount of circuit traffic, has concluded with a ban on all flight training activity within the next six months. In an open...
