Trip Reports
Beware: New UK airspace infringements policy
Mostly VFR:
Spain, September 2003
Crete, September 2004
Spain, June 2005
Santorini, September 2005
Scilly Isles, June 2015
Alderney March 2020
Mostly IFR:
Prague, Czech Republic, June 2006
Corfu, Greece, August 2006
Aero 2007 - Friedrichshafen, Germany, April 2007
Crete, Croatia, September 2007
Zaragoza, Spain, November 2007
Tempelhof, Germany, August 2008
Granada & San Sebastian, Spain, September 2008
Zurich, Switzerland, April 2009
Canakkale, Turkey, September 2009
Valencia, Spain, October 2009
Dortmund, Germany, February 2010
Paris / Pontoise, France, March 2010
Aero 2010 - Friedrichshafen, Germany, April 2010
Crete, Croatia, June 2010
Sardinia, Italy, August 2010
Newcastle, UK, January 2011
Locarno, Switzerland, March 2011
Kithira, Greece, September 2011
Aero 2012 - Friedrichshafen, Germany, April 2012
Barcelona, Spain, July 2012
Samothraki, Greece, September 2012
Mali Losinj, Croatia, May 2013
Cologne/Bonn, Germany, June 2013
Prague, Czech Republic, July 2013
Libourne, France, July 2013
Peenemunde, Germany, August 2013
Mali Losinj and Pula, Croatia, September 2013
Elba, Italy, June 2014
Ireland, September 2014
Corsica and Greece, September 2014
Salamanca, Spain, October 2014
Lucca, Italy, November 2014
Lausanne, Switzerland, March 2015
Zell am See, Austria, July 2015
Malmo, Sweden, August 2015
Slovenia, Croatia and Greece, September
2015
Two ski trips, France and Austria, March 2016
Ireland to Scotland, August 2016
Brac, Croatia, September 2016
Burgos, Spain, October 2016
Astypalea, Greece, September 2017
Bolzano, Italy, September 2017
Menorca, Spain, October 2017
Elba, Croatia, Crete, Karpathos, Kastelorizo, September 2018
Tivat and Kotor, Montenegro, September 2019
Krk, Croatia
, July 2020
Aosta, Italy, October 2020
3 flights in the Alps, March-May 2021
Aosta, Italy, fly to ski, January 2022
Croatia and Sicily, September 2022
La Cerdanya, Spain, September 2023
Miscellaneous Articles (from myself)
EASA moves against the FAA licensed community in
Europe
Socata TB20GT, ownership notes since 2002
Avidyne TAS605 Installation in a Socata TB20GT
KLN94 FAA Approval for GPS Approaches
Installing a Sandel SN3500 EHSI / SG102 AHRS in
a TB20GT
Operational Tips
A Flight in the TBM850
Using Satellite IR Images to Determine Cloud Tops
Cloud Tops Forecasting
IFR Weather Planning
Doing an FAA PPL/IR
Doing a JAA PPL/IR
Aircraft Transfer to N-reg / EASA issues with
N-reg aircraft
IFR Flying in Europe
Online Flight Plan Filing
Engine Management
Satellite Weather Data in the Cockpit
IO-540 Engine Rebuild (SB569)
Installing a 406MHz ELT in a TB20GT
TB20 Vibration Analysis
Portable Oxygen
Portable Oxygen - System Comparison
License Privileges, Aircraft Registers,
Etc
Component Documentation Requirements
Shadin flowmeter problems
TB20GT Oil Pressure Indicator
Garmin 496 installation in a TB20
Backup Alternator
Bose-X headset adaptor for ICOM A22 transceiver
KFC225 autopilot failures
KI229 RMI failure
KLN94 failure
KI525 HSI/KN72 failure
GTX330 Temperature Probe Errors
KLN94 GPS SDDR-31 CF Writer and database
updates
JAA Audiogram for IR
Electronic Fuel Management (113kb PDF)
Extended Warranties
GPRS/3G Mobile Internet
Mobile Data Options for Aviation
Pictures
Gallery (not up to date)
Flying Videos
Weather
ADDS AviationWeather
DWD MSLP
Metbrief MSLP
WeatherCharts MSLP
Avbrief
Actual Tephigrams (ascents): Univ
of Wyoming Univ
of Cologne
Forecast Tephigrams: RUC-NOAA
IR satellite
image - EUMETSAT, from sat24.com, 15-minute update
NOAA weather (GFS)
NOAA SigWx
Wetterzentrale.de
XC Weather
French Meteo
METAR/TAF
map
Radar/Sferics
Meteox site (weather radar for most of Europe)
Hungary Radar
Italy
Slovakia 1 2
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Misc radar links (some
dead)
A small collection of sferics (stormscope) sites
Route Planning Resources
EuroFPL
Homebriefing
AFPEx Flight Plan Filing (UK
pilots only)
ASA Routefinder
Autorouter
Official Notam sites
Unofficial graphical Notam sites
Airport Data
EuroGA Airport Database
Business Aviation Handbook
ACUKWIK
European Airfields
Italian
Touring Guide (2005)
Forms/Documents/GAR
ICAO Flight Plan Form 85k
editable PDF 117k DOC
UK General Aviation Report (GAR) OnlineGAR online service UK Govt GAR filing website
Alderney and Guernsey GAR DOC PDF
Irish GAR form
HO60 Fuel Drawback Form Local Copy Current
Drawback Rates (2011)
GENDEC 13k PDF 54k
DOC
Belgian GENDEC site
PPR Request Form
Foreign AIPs, approach charts, etc
National AIPs (Eurocontrol PDF)
National AIP Links (archived
from old Eurocontrol site)
Eurocontrol
EAD site
Flying in France
Germany free VFR AIP (new 2023, bit images only)
Norway VFR Guide
Spanish Aviation
Netherlands AIS
Greece - HellasGA AOPA.gr
AIP
Croatia
Norway
ONC/TPC charts (old)
Pilotfriend resources (US site)
Visiting UK military airfields
UK military AIP
List
of French and Italian airports with Customs - 2013 (local
copy)
List of French airports
with Customs - 2017
German full-Customs airports local copy
German Customs exemption letter (controversial)
Overflight / Landing Permit Agents / Flight Support
General Aviation Support Egypt
White Rose
First Charter
Overflight
FSI
Air Law & Regulations
UK Terrorism Act
2000 Chapter 11 (Schedule 7 is relevant)
Summary of "Public Transport"
regs (UK CAA) - partly obsolete, superseded by: May
2014 Notice April 2015
Notice 2010 version
ICAO Documents (mixed collection)
EASA Approved
Equipment
EASA
Part M Easy Access document Local
Copy 2017
UK Airline Travellers Guide (Prohibited Substances etc) URL
Local Copy
JAA ATPL Online Question Bank
Permit
matrix for ECAC registered homebuilt aircraft (9/2015)
Channel Islands acceptance of UK PMD medical
Miscellaneous Stuff
John Deakin Another
Site
RNAV Procedures Manual
Jeppesen Flitestar terrain data errors
Design of Aircraft Controls
The Scandal of EASA RNAV Approvals
GPS Vulnerability Report (Volpe Institute) (467k) URL
Local Copy
GPS Risk Assessment Study (John Hopkins Univ) URL
Local Copy
TB20 Takeoff Performance (500k PDF)
TB20 Landing Performance (23k PDF)
TB20 power settings #1 (251k)
TB20 power settings #2 (144k)
IO540-C fuel consumption
IO540-C sea
level performance
EDM700 example chart (192k) another
partly at FL140
EDM700 Windows data download software DOS v1.2
Original EzTrends
EDM700 download protocol sourcecode windows
executable
GAMI injector graphs (EGT versus common fuel flow rate) before
after
Mixture control procedure for climb, with EDM engine
monitor (337k PPT)
A good article on Repair v. Overhaul
on Lycoming engines
Rules of thumb
Aviation formulae
Atmospheric Calculations
John Denker - How It Flies
David
F. Rogers - Technical Flying Articles
Windmilling Prop
Engineering
Toolbox
Ground Effect
VHF/UHF frequency/channel table
More of the above
ICAO 24-bit code allocations
A. Pape's Colour Vision paper
London City Univ Colour Vision Study
CAA Colour Vision Recommendations
local copy
Shock Cooling article (950k GIF)
Ogimet TAFs/METARs (incl
historical)
Ogimet 3D cloud profiles
Ogimet long range GFS forecasts
A really
bizzare website on aircraft reg numbers / the result of the efforts of millions
of aircraft spotters
Flying from USA to Europe
Socata TB series data
CAA
License/Rating Issue Stats
Aircraft VAT/import/export consultant Another
Thuraya WWW to SMS gateway
Thuraya Web Topup
UK
406MHz ELT/EPIRB registration
Autopilot Failure
Modes Local Copy
Singles v. Twins
(local copy)
Instrument Repairs: Castleberry Instruments
How to soundproof an aircraft cockpit
FAA tests for spontaneous ignition by oxygen
8.33 frequency table
Air Navigation by Weems (1942) (42MB)
UK CAA FCS1522 transit refusal report form
FAA/US Stuff
N-reg aircraft document carriage requirements,
and Proof of VAT Paid
FAA Part 61 FAQ (from 2004; no longer on FAA website) 2.9MB
DOC 3.2MB PDF
FAA Accident Data Breakdown 2001 (PDF, 2.5MB)
FAA-ICAO-Europe differences 1 2
FAA Study on Cirrus Spin
Recovery
FAA Exam practice
FAA
article on repairs local copy
FAA rules on owner-produced
parts local copy
FAA rules on owner-installed parts
FAA 8300.16 Minor / Major Alterations
FAA Common
Purpose Test Article local copy
FAA Known Ice
Position 2009 (local copy)
Commercial Parts Concession
US DAFIF database access removal
FAA International
Flight Manual
FAA Safety Briefings
FAA
bilateral treaties with other countries
FAA
DAR List local copy 1/2020
Applicability of Part 91 outside the USA
Funny Stuff
Example of correct radio communication (6MB MP3)
La Guardia Approach Plate
Harrison Ford Approach Plate
Bob Hoover Approach Plate
Page updated 2nd June 2024
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