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Where are Britain’s worst airspace hotspots? - The FLYER Show - 22nd October 2026

October 22, 2026 · 56 min

There are more than 1,100 airspace infringement each year in the UK which sounds a lot. But many are in the same places known officially as Airspace Hotspots, or as we prefer, Traps. What are these Traps? Why do they catch pilots out? What…
Learning to fly : Where is best in the World? - The FLYER Show - 15th October 2026

October 15, 2026 · 42 min

Is the UK the best place in the world to learn to fly? This week, we compare the sub-ICAO pilot licences across the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, looking at flight training hours, medical requirements, aircraft…
Your Own Aeroplane for the Price of a New Car - The FLYER Show - 8 October 2026

October 12, 2026 · 46 min

What do you choose? A new car or an aeroplane? Yes, after last week’s show where we talked about expensive new high-performance microlights, we go to the other end of the price spectrum. You can buy a whole aeroplane, airworthy and flying…
Fancy a 200mph microlight? - The FLYER Show - 1st October 2026

October 1, 2026 · 55 min

Thanks to the latest Rotax 916iS engine with its 160hp max power, there’s a flock of superfast microlights becoming available - and the latest, the JMB VL3, has just been approved for the UK. As well as the power (cue: MORE POWER!), this…
Does GA Have an Organised Crime Problem? - The FLYER Show - 24th September 2026

September 24, 2026 · 44 min

Does general aviation have an organised crime problem? A report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) looks at the use of general aviation for smuggling drugs, weapons and people, and makes recommendations for tackling it. We…

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CAA updates Instructor hour - The FLYER Show - 17th September 2026

September 17, 2026 · 42 min

New guidance from the CAA sets out what instructors should cover during the one-hour refresher flight for SEP revalidation by experience. They make it clear that the hour is more than simply going flying with an instructor. For instance…
It’s not all doom and gloom at UK airfields - The FLYER Show - 10th September 2026

September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

Airfield, airport and air strips: They’re the life-blood of General Aviation. We take a look at what’s going well, what’s not and what’s in between. It’s a subject we’ll return to in future shows. Be assured: painful though it is to lose…
Don’t let that LAPL expire - The FLYER Show - 3rd September 2026

September 3, 2026 · 47 min

The Light Aircraft Pilot’s Licence (LAPL) has been a popular choice for many pilots but as the CAA has sought to streamline licensing (for all the right reasons), so the LAPL has been replaced by the National Private Pilot’s Licence…
Tecnam takes aim at Cirrus and Diamond - The FLYER Show - 30th July 2026

July 30, 2026 · 52 min

We had so much material from this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (OK, ‘Oshkosh’ for short) that we decided to cover the left-out bits in the show. There’s some really good stuff here, honest: - ICON A5 + Safety Sense - Tecnam Rivale…
What’s new at Oshkosh 2026? - The FLYER Show - 16th July 2026

July 16, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

EAA Airventure Oshkosh starts next week and there’s lots to see. The FLYER works through the highlights that we know about: aircraft launches, product updates, new propulsion units - combustion and electric - visiting aircraft and much…
Big GA News from Garmin, CubCrafters, Cirrus & Dynon - The FLYER Show - 9th July 2026

July 9, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

Blimey, this has to be one of the biggest news weeks we’ve ever seen (and Dave’s on holiday!) Big news from Garmin with a new integrated and configurable avionics ecosystem. Cub Crafters has added a turbine to its Carbon Cub, Cirrus has…
CAA answers our cardio questions - The Flyer Show 2 July 2026

July 2, 2026 · 46 min