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News 14.08.2023

August 14, 2023

~ Cripes loads of updates
~ Cameron Alugas Cylinders
~ Cameron Flight Manual update
~ Harvest Away
~ Bishy’s Biffa out
~ And in a similar vein
~ New kid on the block
~ When I see an elephant fly
~ Flydoo – Now here come the French
~ Secrets of the Worthingtons
~ While we are on the subject…
~ Ride Business News
~ Dishing the dirt
~ Dark Barn went Airship
~ Things that make us smile – a lot
~ Pete’s ‘Never will be really finally’

News 27.07.2020

~ Graham Hallett
~ COVID and workshop re-opening
~ Kubicek-TCDS sorted
~ Ride Operators Covid requirements eased (a bit)
~ 2020 Bristol Balloon Fiesta Update
~ Kubicek launch online parts catalogue.
~ Airbus 340 and 380 do cargo
~ Whizz Bang – Abingdon Summer Fireworks Festival
~ Trevor’s Glastonbury
~ John wings it again
~ Next News shock horror

News 06.06.2020

~ Same Old Same Old? Yes and No
~ Easy Balloons and Covid 19 update
~ CAA go softly softly regards a safe return to flying – nice one
~ Peter Langford 17.02.29 – 24.05.20
~ Ultramagic COVID-19 Balloon Cleaning Service Instruction Issued
~ Recreational flying in England
~ More sadness – Geli Lex
~ Bay City Rollers Number?
~ Ride balloons remain in Lock-down
~ New leader for CAA
~ Yippee Camerons Re-opens
~ EASA SIB 2020-07 Preparation of Aerodromes to Resume Operations
~ What happens to old Westfalias?
~ Just in Roger wilco wingco
~ www.caa.co.uk/CAP413
~ Fat Rascals return

News 01.05.2020

~ Easy Balloons and Covid
~ Steve Burden
~ CAP 1789 EU Drone regulation package postponed
~ Covid and Balloon Insurance
~ Regional Balloon Clubs go on Lock-Down
~ Please don’t message from the BBAC Chairman
~ Exclusive Ballooning Events Updates
~ Albuquerque leaving things open.
~ Ultramagic limited opening
~ British Balloon & Airship Club have not much of a shake-up
~ Farewell South Downs Ballooning
~ Sheep Sheared in stealth attack
~ Radiotelephony Manual – New edition out now Roger
~ Certificate of Revalidation – All you need to know!
~ Extensions to validity periods for everything
~ Even more confusion solutions stuff
~ Ultramagic Flight Manual gears up
~ The Man in the Moon – Celebrating Sunset and Moonshine
~ And Finally – No flying keeps birds happy

News 07.04.2020

~ Government Guidance – Corona Virus and Recreational Flying
~ Really serious do it now stuff – Medicals
~ The Manufacturers and Corona Virus
~ ‘Ere does this EASA Consultation include checking fan tyre pressures?
~ Last call for UK PPL versus LAPL training – Hard luck, probably too late
~ Blooming brilliant – How to carry out a test flight
~ And Finally

News 24.03.2020

~ Coronavirus & Easy Balloons
~ Balloon Meet and Hot Air Balloon Rides updates
~ Inflation Day deflated
~ New 1:500,000 charts explained
~ Registered owners of aircraft – here’s a get out
~ Time for a break – Digging for Victory
~ Falling for you – Latest CAA Parachuting Bumpf published
~ Self Declared Maintenance Programmes and all that
~ They train them here they train them there (more sing-along)
~ Now here’s Natty Thing – Transporting your burner

News 09.02.2020

~ Camerons take top slots (except Bishy’s)
~ Sky and Lindstrand amalgamated TCDS shock horror – SB29 issued
~ Interlude – Inkpen Crocus Field
~ Cameron Confusion SB (not mandatory)
~ BBML Inflation Day goes O&R
~ Cameron SB28 Stratus Burner hanger issued 31/12/2020
~ Lindstrand Jetstream Pilot Light Regulator Repairs
~ HS2, Rumour Control and Hartley Farm
~ Balloon Events on the up, up and away
~ Ladies Day Big Hat Special Date tbc
~ Lights out at the Black Horse
~ Short Notice-The Old & Rusty Heathrow ATC Club Meeting
~ Cheery Horsey Christmas
~ Home-builds and equipment
~ Just when you’ve seen it all numero uno
~ Part 66 and the Inspector malarkey
~ While we are here – EASA Pilot Licensing
~ When’s a Championship not a Championship?

News 22.12.2019

~ HS2, Brexit and all that
~ Ross Powell retires – A Huge Thankyou
~ End of an era – Graham Hallett retires as BBAC CTO
~ Falling out of aircraft consultation closes 17 January 2020
~ SIB 2019-16R1- German Halon-free fire extinguishers
~ Here’s a right laugh – CAA consultation on charges open
~ Famous Phil becomes General Aviations’ ‘new champion’.
~ Grassroots refunds
~ Interlude on account of a lot of stuff
~ Instructor Training Days Announced
~ Join the dawn patrol flying in a Spitfire
~ Now that’s a dog friendly pub
~ Timbo Day celebrated
~ More on Freddie Laker
~ John’s Jolly Tips
~ Snafu crew identified
~ Beg your pardon Mrs Arden
~ Just when you reckon you’ve seen it all
~ And finally – Best year ever for funghi

News 08.04.19

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News 04.03.19

~ Sorry, tad late Carruthers
~ BOPPY BAS and boogie book
~ David Barker retires but not quite!
~ New Head of CAA’s General Aviation Unit announced
~ Heads up – The Transatlantic Challenge or Transatlantic Tales Conference.
~ While you’re at it…..
~ Farewell The Oxford Balloon Company
~ Do you really know where you are?
~ Great news from DFDS
~ Old & Rusty balloonist takes to the road – how appropriate
~ Here’s a trailery thing
~ Are you feeling lucky? – Its only the GPS Week Rollover
~ First for us – Ultramagic Mk 32 burner in for inspection
~ Just to be clear Roger – Ballooning Frequency now 122.480kHz
~ Here’s a thing not to miss
~ Cameron burner coil supplier revealed
~ Exploding door syndrome
~ UK Ladies Meet celebrates 10th year – details now out
~ Flying Scholarships launched
~ Then there were this trees…
~ Super duper CAA ATZ Policy Statement issued
~ The Bicester Beech 18