It’s crap being an unemployed FI. It’s made worse with the weather we’ve had this week.

I'm running RT Zoom Briefs for the next 3 weekends, starting tomorrow, 16th November, at 1000 & 1600. My simplified brief is £30 per person, is 90 mins in duration and will cover: To book your place click on the link buddysaviation.club/rt-course/

Not long now. Sleeping in the Ditch with Slobodan Milosevic A mosaic of memories from absurd to tragic, it's a tribute to those who worked for peace during one of Europe's darkest times. #BookLaunch #Balkans #IFOR #History #NewBook

I've been asked what do I do during the winter when I'm not flying as much. The answer is that I'm excited to finally announce the release of my 2nd book. Sleeping In The Ditch With Slobodan Milosevic amzn.eu/d/2IU9NQ5

I’m organising 3 trips down to the Balkans this year. Taking UK based PPLs over the channel and just that bit further into Europe. Helping them with immigration procedures, route & destination selection, flight plans and most of all, enjoy the flying. buddysaviation.club

My next SkyDemon is this Friday, 24th Jan, @ 1000. I'll show you the following: Set up, plan trips & routes, use in flight, Flight Plans. Duration is about 3.5 hours. The cost is £60 and You can book on the link below. buddysaviation.club/skydemon-groun… [email protected]

#Aviation #GeneralAviation #PilotsOfTwitter If the suns out this weekend, give South Wales a try, Swansea Airport is under totally new management since September last year, and its completely run by volunteers who are trying to bring it back to being a nice GA aerodrome!

What’s better than a book? Two books. What’s better than two books?

My next SkyDemon is this Friday, 28th March, @ 1700. I'll show you the following: Set up, plan trips & routes, use in flight, Flight Plans. Duration is about 3.5 hours. The cost is £60 and You can book on the link below. buddysaviation.club/skydemon-groun… [email protected]

I’m back at Stapleford this weekend and will be running a classroom based SkyDemon brief. Saturday 12th April at 1800. Duration is about 3.5 hours & the cost £60. For more info, or to get your name down, drop me a line at [email protected]

My next ‘in person’ SkyDemon briefings will be at Stapleford on the 24th & 26th April. It’s open to non members. Drop me a line to book your place. [email protected]

1st of many trip to the Balkans starting tomorrow. 2 rough plans so far that we’ll decide on in morning once we’ve a stamp in the passport in France.

Day one of the 1st Balkan trip of 2025 done and dusted with stops at Le Touquet for a passport stamp and Reims for fuel. Roll on tomorrow.

Day two done and dusted and it was CAVOK, a bit of rain and then more outbreaks of CAVOK. An early(ish) finish as we had get into Brac before they close at 1600L. Heading back up north today to Austria.

Day three done and dusted. Sarajevo was off the itinerary as it was just one airfield too far fit the day. Fuel stops in Maribor & Scharding and finally getting into Freiburg (with its circuit over the city Center)for a night stop arriving at 1900.

The big 1st trip of 2025 went extremely well. 4 days, 26 hours, 11 airports, 668 litres, Avgas, 1 quart of oil and lots of fun. I can’t thank Meddyg Air enough for the hassle free hire of their aircraft for the first of many trips I’ve got planned for this year.

There’s still places available on my next classroom SkyDemon groundschool session at Stapleford at 4pm, 24th May. Learn to plan and fly trips like mine with ease. Drop me a line on [email protected] to book your place

Can I get a surface wind……….. Disregard.

Back to instructing this week including completing my FI revalidation. Next big trip is arranged for a Monday and at 9 days away, it’s my longest one so far. Watch this space……….

Another flying trip completed with 2 Private Pilot Licence holders. Broadening their horizons and showing them what can you can use your licence for. 9 days 35 hours 3577 Nautical Miles 1120lts of AVGAS 9 countries 17 airports 1 capital city landing 6 stamps in the passport