Flyer

FLYER is a monthly publication dedicated to the general aviation community in the UK. It is produced by Seager Publishing and goes head-to-head with Pilot as well as the free advertising sheet, Loop. The magazine is based in Bath.

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Flexwing pilot Owain Johns is new BMAA chief :

5 days ago | flyer.co.uk | Dave Calderwood

Owain Johns is the new chief executive of the British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA). Owain is a keen pilot of a P&M QuikR flexwing microlight and was the organiser of the World Microlight Championships when the event came to the UK in 2024. He was chosen from ‘a tough field of 50 applicants for the job’, said the BMAA. Eight of those were shortlisted, five were interviewed, and the final choice came down to two very strong candidates.
Airspace changes inch forward (but don't hold your breath) :

6 days ago | flyer.co.uk | Dave Calderwood

The long and difficult-to-follow process of modernising the UK’s airspace appears to be coming out of the ‘talking about it’ phase into a ‘taking action’ phase… we think. Just announced by the CAA is a ‘step change’ with a new UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS) backed by a new Airspace Design Support Fund.
Aerobatic Gamebirds join Emirates for upset recovery training :

1 week ago | flyer.co.uk | Dave Calderwood

Flying at Dubai’s Emirates Flight Training Academy just got a whole lot more fun with the addition of two Gamebird GB1 aerobatic aircraft to the already impressive fleet. The two-seat Gamebirds join the 30-strong fleet of Cirrus, Embraer Phenom and Diamond aircraft meaning EFTA is now training cadets on four distinct aircraft types before they graduate. The new Gamebirds are the academy’s first aerobatic aircraft specially designed for upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT).
Leading Edge Aviation celebrates Class of 2025: 74 graduates :

1 week ago | flyer.co.uk | Dave Calderwood

Seventy-four pilots – the Class of 2025 – graduated from Leading Edge Aviation at a ceremony held beneath the wings of Concorde at Aerospace Bristol recently. The evening celebrated the achievement, ambition, and aviation excellence of the graduates, who took centre stage. Among the nearly 300 guests were family, friends, instructors, and industry leaders, including representatives from TUI, British Airways, Jet2.com, Wizz Air, Titan Airways, Aurigny and Loganair.
UK's Vertical VX4 eVTOL flies outside Kemble circuit for first time

1 week ago | flyer.co.uk | Dave Calderwood

+VIDEO Vertical Aerospace says it has made European aviation history with the first-ever piloted wingborne flight of a winged electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in open airspace. The flight of the VX4 prototype, piloted by Chief Test Pilot Si Davies, saw the aircraft take-off, fly and land like a conventional aircraft, with lift generated by the wing.
'Just time' to save Scampton from future as housing estate :

1 week ago | flyer.co.uk | Dave Calderwood

Will the former RAF Scampton site become yet another housing estate rather than be turned into a hub of aviation, aerospace and satellite technology? That was the plan before the disastrous and expensive Home Office idea to create an asylum centre on the historic airfield failed last year at a cost of more than £60m. Now it seems Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is determined to see houses built on the site and has put the airfield up for open sale.
Windows? Who needs windows? Otto's new bizjet doesn't :

2 weeks ago | flyer.co.uk | Dave Calderwood

How would you feel about being a passenger in an aeroplane with no windows? Horrified? Claustrophobic? Don’t worry, the pilot can see out. Otto Aviation has unveiled the Phantom 3500, a radical new private jet that’s turning heads for one particularly bold design choice: it has no passenger windows. The California-based aerospace company claims this feature, often considered non-negotiable in passenger aircraft, is the cornerstone of a sweeping aerodynamic overhaul.
Hangar fire at Bicester Heritage overnight :

3 weeks ago | flyer.co.uk | Dave Calderwood

A huge blaze which started yesterday evening (Thursday) at about 6pm has destroyed a large hangar at Bicester Heritage, the classic car centre at Bicester Airfield. Fire crews were still at the site this morning with the fire still burning but under control, according to Oxfordshire County Council. “Four fire and rescue crews remain in attendance at an ongoing serious incident at Bicester Motion having been called out at 18:39 yesterday evening (15 May),” said the council.
Blackbushe Airport wins planning application to modernise :

3 weeks ago | flyer.co.uk | Dave Calderwood

Airport wins planning battle! Shock news but Blackbushe Airport has indeed won a long-running case to deregister part of the aerodrome site so it modernise the facilities for the good of General Aviation.
Sixty fully funded pilot training places announced by Jet2.com :

3 weeks ago | flyer.co.uk | Dave Calderwood

Up to sixty places for a fully funded pilot training course have been announced by UK airline Jet2.com. Applications for the course, called Jet2FlightPath, open today (13 May 2025) for the next three weeks. It’s open to candidates from all backgrounds – see details below. Jet2FlightPath will place successful candidates with one of three Approved Training Organisations (ATOs) for an 18-month long course. The ATOs are: FTEJerez, Leading Edge Aviation and Skyborne Airline Academy.