General aviation news archive for May 2016

Normandy Paratrooper vet and National Warplane Museum in Geneseo NY USA looking to public with Crowdfunding campaign to restore interior of flying D-Day veteran C47 Skytrain/Dakota aircraft.

UL91 has been off to a slow start in the UK with sales by many fuel suppliers – marginal at best.

The CAA has announced that pilots who infringe controlled airspace could have their licence provisionally suspended while the incident is assessed.

The turbine powered DART-450 takes to the skies for its first flight.

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British pilot and adventurer Tracey Curtis-Taylor and co-pilot Ewald Gritsch have survived a force-landing that has left her Boeing Stearman biplane unfit to fly.

The CAA's consultation on how decisions are made on proposed changes to the UK’s airspace structure has just one month left before it closes on 15 June.

The Robinson Helicopter Company has received FAA certification for its two-place R44 Cadet helicopter

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced planned changes to medical requirements for PPL and NPPL holders to be introduced in late summer 2016. In most cases, these will bring cost and time savings for pilots and remove the need for GP or AME involvement. The changes will not apply to pilots with commercial licences or those displaying at airshows.

A number of organisations and individuals have been recognised for their achievements in aviation at this years Annual Reception for The Air league.

The European Aviation Safety Agency announces today the creation of a task force that will measure the risk of collision between drones and aircraft.

Loud bangs were heard in parts of Yorkshire after Typhoon jets scrambled to identify "an unresponsive civilian aircraft" created sonic booms.

A former Royal Navy Westland Wasp helicopter will be making a special appearance at the Bournemouth Aviation Museum.