‘Future Pilot Skills’ seminar for University of West London
The University of West London has announced its inaugural ‘Future Pilot Skills’ day – featuring a variety of practical workshops and seminars – to be held on 10 December 2022. The free one-day event – the first of its kind – will be held at the University of West London’s Ealing campus, where a variety of exhibitors will be on hand to offer insights and advice across a variety of topics. From CV assistance to short talks from...
Pilot medical declarations under review
It would appear that the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is concerned that self-assessed Pilot Medical Declarations (PMDs) are being misused by a small number of pilots who would have likely otherwise been declared unfit to fly by aeromedical examiners and as a result the Authority is considering enacting changes to tighten up the system. The PMD has been around since October 2016 and is an extremely popular route used by private...
Air League’s ‘Generation Aviation Week’ underway
Generation Aviation Week, a five-day outreach initiative supported by the Department for Transport (DfT), is underway in the UK. Aiming to inspire the next generation of industry professionals, a week-long “sector-wide campaign” has started with a launch event at the Heathrow Employment and Skills Academy. The DfT’s May 2022 ‘Flightpath to the future’ stressed that “unleashing the potential of the next generation of aviation...
Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre given notice to quit Newquay Airport
Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre (CACH) is being forced to close after the local Council decided not to renew its lease and told it to vacate its home base at Newquay Airport by the end of March 2023. The centre is home to a number of rare historic aircraft, such as the RAF in-flight refuelling tanker the Vickers VC10K3, and the BAC 1-11, a former Royal Aircraft Establishment research and development aircraft, both of which are one...
UK Lockdown#2 begins
The UK has entered its second ‘lockdown’ of 2020 with renewed restrictions on General Aviation and flight training. Following the UK government announcement on Saturday 31st October that a new national lockdown was required, the fresh movement restrictions came into force on Thursday 5th November. Shortly before the new restrictions were imposed, the government published its new guidance on General Aviation flying. The key points of...
