General aviation news archive for December 2016

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Inaugural Meeting of the London Flying Club

27 Dec 16

Andrew Haines and Tony Rapson of the UK Civil Aviation Authority will be speaking

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2017 Red Bull Air Race season to take off in Abu Dhabi

20 Dec 16

Matthias Dolderer is looking to retain the championship after a dominant season, while Matt Hall hopes to go one better than the previous two years

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RAF engineer becomes first amputee to solo a Spitfire since Douglas Bader

15 Dec 16

When he lost his leg after a motorcycle accident, Alan Robinson though he would never be a pilot

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Electric aircraft breaks time-to-climb world record

15 Dec 16

Aerobatics pilot Walter Extra beat the previous time by over a minute in his Extra 330LE.

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Boom unveils XB-1 supersonic demonstrator

15 Dec 16

There’s a ‘Baby Boom’ on the way, but it’s nothing to do with a rising birth rate

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RAF Duxford celebrates 100 years with three spectacular airshows

15 Dec 16

The Imperial War Museum is planning a ‘festival of flying’ in 2017 to mark the centenary

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Tecnam reveals upgraded P2002 Sierra

7 Dec 16

The MkII, with an improved cabin and state-of-the-art avionics, will be displayed in Florida in January 2017

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New app will help drone owners avoid no-fly zones

7 Dec 16

Operating a drone is not just a matter of how to fly it safely, but where. With reports of near misses increasing, more monitoring is needed

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Night and IFR clearance approved for Permit to Fly aircraft

7 Dec 16

The agreement between the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Light Aircraft Association (LAA) has been described as ‘good for pilots and good for GA’

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