800 hour pilot, subjects himself to the flying skills test he took 10 years earlier, makes silly mistakes.

Illegal to descend, but illegal not to.  What would you do?

A 160Kg drone, contracted by the UK Home Office, loses its command and control link while searching for migrant boats in the English Channel.

An infringement of Class A airspace shows the limitations of GPS moving maps.

I compete in my first air race!

The UK CAA’s recent annual safety report shows a continued rise in light aircraft accidents and serious incidents since the Covid pandemic – I explore why this might be.

I visit the Scottish island of Barra and make a right mess of my approach to land because of task saturation, but that’s not my only regret.

I clean and polish a Cessna 172 and see if there’s any measurable increase in speed.

I discover that flying in formation is really hard work.

In this episode, I visit a very moving event at Newcastle Airfield, just south of Dublin in Ireland.

In August’s Pilot Briefing, we also find out what to do if you get a Carbon Monoxide alarm activation in flight.

Here is a free checklist you can use if you get a CO detection in your aircraft.