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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 pressure monitor which connects by Bluetooth to a phone app, making it much easier to keep a check on your landing gear’s tyres. ....
FLYER 2021 If you are attempting to make your way through Brexit’s aviation unknowns, then check this issue’s Special Feature, where we try to clear some of the fog for you by posing your questions to the CAA. When the UK’s only flying Catalina was stuck on Loch Ness, a massive operation swung into action to get the aircraft home before the onset of winter. FLYER contributor Matt Dearden reports on saving his Cat from Nessie’s grasp. ‘Night VMC’ might suggest that flying at night is conducted in the same way as by day – just a bit darker. In Accident Analysis, ....