John Leather in his Vans RV12 having a quick look at Glastonbury preparing for the 2024 festival.
Glastonbury Festival – Getting Ready!
LAA Rally 2024
LAA Bristol Strut Fly-In
Middlezoy Summer Fly-In
Dunkeswell Fly Out – 4th May
For once the weather gods were in our favour for the Strut fly-out to Dunkeswell. G-DENS was awaiting Permit inspection, so Trevor went with Neville and Sarah in his alternative vehicle, Jodel D250 G-BJBO. They were joined by Kevin in his Sonex, John and Pat in their RV12, and Philip + 2 in a Bristol Aero Club Cherokee.
Information from the CAA (and elsewhere!)
Version 4 of the Skyway Code is now available here.
The key updates to this version are:
- Key retained EU law for aviation.
- Updates to aeronautical information, including UK Flight Information Service (FIS) frequencies and Frequency Monitoring Codes.
- Updated operational guidance, including fuel management and crossing controlled airspace.
The CAA have published a new Safety Sense Leaflet 32 providing guidance on reporting safety occurrences in GA operations in GA and related activity.
Read it to make sure you understand when occurrence reporting is mandatory; even when not, you are encouraged to do so. Accidents and serious incidents must be reported to the AAIB.
PilotAware – 7th November 2023
Gasco Safety Evening – Update
PilotAware
Our November meeting will be a presentation from Keith Vinning of PilotAware on advances in electronic conspicuity interoperability. All welcome – let your flying friends know: BAWA 19:30 Tuesday November 7.
Gasco Safety Evening
Another of the excellent Gasco safety evenings has been arranged for the 3rd October 2023 at the Bawa Club in Filton. Further details to be advised but all are welcome.
April 2023 Strut Meeting – “How the Hell did that happen?”
We will be enjoying listening to Jeremy Liber talking about his flying experiences, leading from a PPL to becoming a fully paid-up Hurricane pilot! Without wanting to eat all of Jeremy’s sandwiches, I can tell you that he learnt to fly on Tiger Moths at Cambridge, runs an aerospace consultancy specialising in design and certification, and has well over 2000 hrs in a very wide range of aircraft types.
To find out more, come along to BAWA Room 4, 19:30, 4th April.
2023 Programme
February Strut Meeting – Guinness World Record
On Tuesday 7th February we will hear how in 2020, Fiona and Angus Macaskill achieved the Guinness World Record for the number of airfields visited in 12 hours.
We will gather at BAWA in Room 4 at 19:30 and the talk will start at 19:45.
The bar will be open so do charge your glasses and support the venue.
Important – Future Direction of the Strut
The January meeting will primarily review the excellent feedback from members as to the future direction of the Strut and consider the proposals shared by the Chairman in his December email.
The meeting will be held on Zoom, Tuesday 17th January – in order to include as many members as possible in the discussion – and an invitation will be sent out very soon.
December Strut Meeting – Informal Meal!
Next months meeting on Tuesday the 6th December will be an informal meal and get together at a pub in Henleaze. For further details and information, and to confirm your attendance, please email Neville at chairman@bristolstrut.uk
We look forward to seeing you there.