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News 27.10.14
~ In case you missed it bit.
~ News update 10.10.14 – Amendment to Aircrew Regulation latest
~ Oldish bloke breaks Felix Baumgartner’s record
~ Pete Bish takes over EB Inspector Day.
~ A new approach to General Aviation – EASA pat themselves on the back
~ Ultramagic 7141F go stainless
~ Stop Press for Aerostat
~ Anthony Smith – messing about as usual
~ CS-STAN to the fore – Might actually be a fine fellow
~ Do you now take this vow and can you swim?
~ Little & Large gets bigger – Organiser gets smaller
~ What’s in your basket? – Cripes you might need to watch this
~ Instructor day announced – BBAC to maintain the Status Quo
~ Isle of Wight Challenge on red for a year
~ Tiverton Balloons and Music Festival 2015 dates announced
~ BBAC membership contact details – help requested
~ Aerostationary contact details change
~ Tank of the month has left the building
~ Landover Balloon update
~ Swedish Sue chats up Frank
~ EASA roadmapping – truth is out
News update 10.10.14
Great news – EASA Committee accept the Amendment to Aircrew Regulation Following the massive U-turn by EASA concerning the imminent implementation of the over-the-top training and licensing requirements across the GA (General Aviation) spectrum, following further debate and discussion and the crucial vote in Brussels, held over the 8-9 October, the Amendment to Aircrew Regulation… Read More ›
News 29.09.14
~ Kubicek TCDS updated
~ Giles Bulmer
~ Let the Long Jumping Commence
~ Team Scaife do it again – And the winning balloon is a Kavanagh
~ Sackville Success – Murky but marvellous
~ Two down as meets cancelled
~ Wire Strike advice for Balloonists
~ Back by popular demand
~ Cameron Balloons Maintenance Course announced
~ Two days in Cologne – Date for the diary?
~ Horse power on the increase
~ Kop this – The alternative balloonists’ day out
~ Then there were two
~ Time and place for everything – Patio block incident wrecks plane
~ Bits that got nearly got away…
News 02.09.14
~ Fire and First Aid Course (CAP 611) – at last
~ Airspace Infringers to have to sit online test
~ Balloon Rides to the edge of space
~ Southend Airspace Changes
~ More Airspace News of a Wordly sort
~ Captain Campbell – Bear gets back to flying proper special shapes
~ Brizzool beats the weather
~ Divine intervention
~ Last minute rush for Meet
~ Brazil World Hot Air Balloon Championship results
~ Home and dry – Finnish Hurricane reaches Helsinki
~ Sackville on the horizon
~ Another day in the office
~ British Nationals – some interesting results
~ Gordon Bennett what a challenge – drama to the end
~ And…..another Hartley Farm Balloon Meet
~ Pete Bish awarded ‘Bottom End of the Month’
~ Then there could be two
~ What to do with a lump of Dakota engine
News 05.08.14
~ Updating the updates-inclusion solution
~ Licensing – Brussels Spouts, the official EASA blurb
~ Phil’s Hurricane takes to the skies
~ Anthony Smith – All gone quiet not quite.
~ CAA visit to sunny Wendover – New GA Section features large
~ Australian Homebuilt Coming over
~ Lancaster departure delayed
~ Mini Me homebuilds courtesy of Camerons
~ North Western Region August Bank Holiday Meet
~ Is this the next new kid on the block.
~ Talking of Job Creation – EASA vacancies
~ Bits that nearly got away
News update 12.07.14 – EASA
Licensing – EASA nearly make a decision It is now official. It seems that following the meeting of the EASA mob on Wednesday something has happened on the licensing front. In no particular order here is a brief summary. It now seems to be the case (at the moment) that training and National Pilot Licences… Read More ›
News 09.07.14
~ The bits you may have missed
~ Cameron Service Bulletin SB20 issued – Brass-backed Rego Couplings
~ Confusion solution not – LBL Flight Manual goes to 1.45.
~ A brace of Lancasters for Sywell Airshow
~ Softly, softly catchy monkey – EASA in retreat?
~ Anthony Smith
~ Hurricane now on the ‘urry up – Finland is holding its breath
~ More bad news on the doorstep – Sad news all round
~ Balloon lands in road – Police treat the incident kindly
~ Balloons offered for sale – Barge pole comes to mind
~ Hold onto your horses – Is all this out of date already?
~ Attention all balloon pilots….
~ Red Cap? – It appears there are two
~ Hopper flies through huge cannabis plant
~ Tank of the Month
~ New category – Strut of the month
~ No knot Dilemma – John baffled
~ Dotty on the dark stuff
~ Whoops – don’t know our right from left moment
News Update 08.07.14 – Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Anthony Smith who passed away on the 7th July. Anthony went to the doctors on Thursday with a nasty cough and was prescribed anti-biotics which seemed to make him a bit brighter on Friday. His ‘carer’, Robin Batchelor, was off to… Read More ›
News update 01.07.14
Confusion solution not – LBL Flight Manual goes to 1.45. Hot off the press and courtesy of Dave Such as we all seemed to have missed it and Lindstrand’s auto update doesn’t seem to be working so presumably no one has had the news. Bit like the revisions then which are only currently posted on… Read More ›
News update 26.06.14
Cameron Service Bulletin SB20 issued – Brass-backed Rego Couplings The mystery is over. Cameron Service Bulletin SB20-0 has found a use and is now out of the ‘not issued’ category. Classed as ‘Highly Recommended’ and it references Rego 7141F hose connectors. That is the threaded type fitting on the end of liquid hoses that screws… Read More ›