Avebury

Avebury, with all its Arthurian and mystic connections, is one of those places that can genuinely be called fascinating without any fear of travel writer’s hyperbole. Far less famous than its less impressive cousin Stonehenge, the Avebury stone circle is actually the largest in Europe and, again unlike Stonehenge, is completely accessible, both by road [...]

Good To Be Back

Firstly apologies for my lack of communication, Flying Families has moved to
the USA and will be here for a considerable period of time. Blue skies and
light winds have been a familiar feature in Florida since I’ve been here, but
so have business and family priorities. Still slowly Flying Families emerges
from under the pile of work and [...]

Sectionals

Look at any FAA Sectional and you’ll be amazed at the amount of detailed information you can glean, if only you could understand it all! In this new series of articles, I’ll cover some interesting aspect of the FAA sectionals. I’ll also cover some of the more weird CAA notations of VFR charts. Let’s start [...]

Check Not Do

Checklists are not Do Lists! I’ve heard that a lot recently. Especially from American instructors. What the heck do they mean? You have a checklist. It has a list of items on it. You go down the list and make sure you’ve carried out all the items right? Don’t misunderstand me but the last time [...]

London Calling

“London Information. Algie, here. Put the kettle on, looks like I’ll be back in time for afternoon tea”

“Glad to hear you’re back Algie. I’m putting the kettle on now.”