General Aviation news & insight

Skydiving resumes at Old Sarum as businesses start to reopen

29/07/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

GoSkydive, the UK’s leading leading Tandem Skydiving centre, has announced that they have reopened and tandem skydiving has resumed at its base at Old Sarum airfield. Old Sarum closed to private General Aviation in 2019 but GoSkyDive has remained operating from the site operating its skydive experiences in accordance with [read more]

CAA updates guidance on dual flights & training

30/06/2020 Written by: UK Aviation News 2 minute read

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has updated its guidance on Dual Flying and Training Flights for private pilots and general aviation. The guidance comes as the go-ahead to resume dual flights comes into force on 4th July in England. Public Health England still recommends keeping 2 metres apart under Social [read more]

Cirrus CAPS deployment prevents plane crash near Isle of Wight

31/05/2020 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

The pilot of a Cirrus SR22 (G-CTAM) was able to avoid a potentially fatal crash by deploying the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) earlier today. The aircraft was on a flight from Dunkeswell Airfield in Exeter to Lee-On-Solent before the pilot lost control of the aircraft for an unknown reason [read more]

Private Aircraft lands at closed RAF base to ‘go to the beach’

29/05/2020 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

A privately owned aircraft landed at a closed RAF Base without permission on Bank Holiday Monday according to the MOD’s Air safety information management system (ASIMS). The report filed says that a Pilatus PC12 N412MD took off from Fairoaks Airfield in Surrey and flew to RAF Valley on Anglesey. As [read more]

Old Sarum Airfield (Image: OSA/Facebook)

Animal Health flights to operate from Old Sarum Airfield

05/05/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Old Sarum Airfield has announced vital animal health check will be assisted by vets flying from Old Sarum airfield during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Flights from the airfield will transport vets across the UK to help deal with the sensor technology used to monitor the health of millions of poultry [read more]

Government reminds pilots that recreational flying is NOT permitted

31/03/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

The UK Government has today clarified the position on Recreational Flying of General Aviation (GA) aircraft during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak control period. The current government guidance on coronavirus precludes recreational GA flying while a minority have been ignoring this, the vast majority are adhering to the rules. The Government [read more]

Flying Schools lose battle to stay at Wellesbourne Airfield

17/02/2020 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

A group of Flying schools & a Cafe led by Take Flight Aviation has lost its fight to force a renewal of their tenancies at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield (EGBW). Take Flight Aviation along with South Warwickshire Flying School and the Touchdown Cafe had attempted to obtain a court order forcing [read more]

GoSkyDive confirms Old Sarum remains closed to General Aviation

10/02/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

GoSkydive has today confirmed that while they will continue to operate a Skydiving Drop-Zone, Old Sarum Airfield will remain closed to General Aviation Traffic. Old Sarum Airfield (EGLS) closed on 31st October 2019 after the owners failed to get the backing to turn the airfield into a flying hub along [read more]

GoSkyDive signs deal to continue operations at Old Sarum

27/11/2019 Written by: UK Aviation News < 1 minute read

Leading UK Skydive experience company GoSkyDive has signed a multi-year deal with the owners of Old Sarum Airfield to continue its operations there. The airfield closed to General Aviation traffic on October 31st 2019 after the owners failed to secure planning permission for the aviation hub and housing but GoSkydive [read more]

US GA manufacturer Mooney ceases production

13/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

According to reports coming out America, Kerrville, Texas-based General Aviation Manufacturer Mooney has ceased production. The manufacturer has been struggling for some time and has reportedly sold just 4 aircraft in the first half of 2019 compared to 203 by rival Cirrus. Mooney was making just two aircraft models recently. [read more]