LAA course range expanding

Following the announcement last month that a new Polyfibre Fabric Covering Course had been added to the range –which sold out very quickly – we are delighted to welcome TLAC onboard with its alternative revolutionary user-friendly Oratex covering system. They will be running a course at Turweston on Thursday 12 May commencing 0900 till 1700. Price is £125 per person.

We are also reintroducing the popular Aircraft Electrical Wiring courses hosted by Nick Long, with a Basic Level course on Thursday 28 April and an Advanced Level course on Tuesday 10 May. Price per course is £120.

To book a place on any of these courses, please email office@laa.uk.com or call on 01280 846786.

Another Fuel Injected Rotax 912iS/915iS course is being arranged for May, date to be confirmed. Price is £120. If you are interested in attending, please leave your details with HQ and we will contact you as soon as a firm date has been finalised.

Course information is available on the LAA website at www.laa.uk.com via a tab on the Main Menu.

New event for Kitfox pilots!

FoxFestUK takes place on 4 and 5 June 2022, at Pitsford Airstrip (by kind permission of the airfield owner). A weekend gathering for UK Kitfox owners and their aircraft, with overnight onsite camping available. For registration, and further details, please contact foxfestuk@gmail.com

Above Last year’s Rally at Sywell… this year will see a different venue for the event

LAA Rally move

For those of you who have been keeping the weekend of 2-4 September free to attend the LAA Rally, while we can still say keep that date free, it’s with regret that LAA won’t be holding the event at Sywell Aerodrome. For more information, read LAA CEO Steve Slater’s update on page 10.

Dynon announces new FastTrack products for homebuilders

Until now, homebuilders had to decide where to locate each avionics module or component in their aeroplane, then design, fabricate and fit custom brackets to mount each unit. Dynon’s new FastTrack products aim to dramatically simplify those tasks.

The FastTrack product line introduces new module mounting tray kits, trays, and brackets specifically designed to receive SkyView modules and mount SkyView displays.

FastTrack also includes a wide range of electrical harnesses and cables already available to Dynon customers.

All these products are designed specifically to make the homebuilders job faster and easier.

FastTrack Essentials packages, available in both VFR and IFR editions, accelerate installation even further. In a first for Dynon, customers can now buy pre-assembled packages that deliver FastTrack mounting trays, SkyView modules, and SkyView Network Cables already mounted and connected.

Pooleys Dawn to Dusk awards

On 3 February, the International Pooleys Dawn to Dusk Competition Awards Dinner was held at the RAF Club in London.

Kai Barnett, who won the competition, was presented with the Duke of Edinburgh trophy. Air Commodore Neville Parton RAF Ret’d and his daughter, Hannah Parton, who

New LAA member discount

Crecy Publishing has joined the LAA Members Benefits scheme. Crecy offer a huge range of books on aircraft, historic aviation, railways, buses and more. Go to www.crecy.co.uk and use the code LAA22 in the designated area when buying to obtain the discount.

came second, were presented with the Coventry Trophy, Best Video Award and Family Trophy (Ed’s note – see LA March 2022 Flying Adventure). Finally, placing third and winning the Tiger Club Trophy were Mike Roberts and Nicholas Rogers.

More details of what the winners’ themes were, and what aircraft they

The fourth in the revised series of the CAA Safety Sense leaflets have been released. It’s an all new leaflet covering the handling and storage of fuel. https://tinyurl. com/ safetysensefuel flew, can be found on the Dawn to Dusk website here – https://www.pooleys.com/ dawn-to-dusk/ – under the 2021 Trophy Winners tab.

Entries were received from the UK, Spain and Australia, plus included the first entries from a Gyro (the winner) and an electric aircraft.

Entries for 202t, record it, present it. Present it? Yes, you’ll need to write and submit a log which will be scrutinised by the panel of judges. They will be looking at the following:

·Planning: Originality, research of the subject chosen and flight planning.

·Flying: Airmanship and the difficulty of the chosen task.

·Safety: Threat & Error Management and appropriate equipment on board.

·The Log: Create an informative, accurate and engaging log of the challenge undertaken.

·Handicapping: Pilot and crew experience, ability, aircraft type and the weather conditions.

1st Prize is £1,000, 2nd Prize £500 and 3rd Prize £250.