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Just another installment in the “what was there to do in the Porcupine”, circa 1925.

The March 2021 issue of FLYER is now available to read online or download on either desktop or mobile platforms here. In the March issue of FLYER: Why is a drone on the front cover of the UK’s favourite flying magazine? Because they’re after our airspace. In just a few weeks, airspace change proposals have arrived for three different drone projects requiring Temporary Danger Areas – which we’ll be excluded from when activated. Oban-Mull-Coll is one, the others are at Land’s End and Goodwood. We take a look at this invasive species… Texas Colt, no, not a pony but a new all-metal...

COVER STORY Why is a drone on the front cover of the UK’s favourite flying magazine? Because they’re after our airspace. In just a few weeks, airspace change proposals have arrived for three different drone projects requiring Temporary Danger Areas – which we’ll be excluded from when activated. Oban-Mull-Coll is one, the others are at Land’s End and Goodwood. We take a look at this invasive species… Texas Colt, no, not a pony but a new all-metal Light Sport Aircraft that feels and flies like a much bigger aeroplane. Ian Seager flies it. In Top Gear, Ed Hicks reviews a tyre pressur...

Crank issue leads to AD grounding 192 aircraft 15th December 2020 12:31 Europe/London A batch of faulty crankshafts has prompted an Airworthiness Directive requiring aircraft fitted with engines containing the components to replace them within 25 flying hours – at an estimated cost of $15,000 per engine. The AD, issued by the FAA and adopted by EASA, was prompted by three crankshaft assembly failures that resulted in the loss of engine power and immediate or emergency landings. The AD requires the removal from service of all affected crankshaft assemblies, said the FAA. It comes into effec...