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22 Mar 2021

GPS Jamming Trial 22-31 March

Categories: Aerodrome safety, Airline operations, Airline safety, Airspace alerts, Balloons, Drones, Gliders, Microlights, Offshore helicopters, Private pilot aeroplane, Private pilot helicopterNotifi…

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4 Feb 2021

Gin Genie Lite 3 Reserve handle

https://www.gingliders.com/en/safety-notices/2021-02-03-genie-lite-3-safety-notice/ Summary The ends of the rods forming the reserve pins may have been thickened when they were heat sealed. Any such t…

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29 Jan 2021

Airspace reversion to old rules

Class D, F and G VMC requirements Through the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021, on 20 May 2021 the UK will implement an amendment to SERA.5001 Table S5-1 that modifies the VMC visibility a…

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25 Aug 2020

Safety Note Woody Valley GTO light 2 Priority level: High

Safety Note Woody Valley GTO light 2 Priority level: High During the first combination of a GTO light 2 with the reserve parachute, a dealer noticed the absence of a seam on the loop from the reserve …

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10 Jul 2020

Safety Briefing - 11th July 2020

In the eyes of a desperate and rusty pilot Saturday’s forecast could look epic. However, the various forecast models are not in agreement regarding how little, or rather how much, wind there will be. …

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20 May 2020

Over flying cottages at Caburn

Important notice folks. There's been a complaint about gliders flying low over someone sunbathing in their garden at caburn. It's not clear which house, were still investigating. We all know not to fl…

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17 May 2020

Site rules reminder

No CP with less than 10 hrs flying time may slope land on any SHGC site. Bottom land and walk or, in more normal times, hitch a lift back up. Rules Of The Air 1 - Avoid a collision at all costs. It is…

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16 May 2020

A Big Thank You!

THANK YOU everyone for making efforts to reduce crowding at the Dyke today, even though the conditions made it challenging. Conditions were very strong inland, but the cirrus calmed things down a lot …

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1 May 2020

Drones operating between Lee on Solent and ~ Binstead IOW.

http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/current/misc/BRIEFING_SHEET_SOLENT_CORRIDOR.pdf

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5 Dec 2019

Flying with aeromodels

Dear Pilots. A recent busy ridge soaring day at Firle has highlighted the fact that many people have forgotten (or never learned) about the hazards of flying with model aircraft and how to avoid them.…

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3 May 2019

Tick alert - Danger

Ticks appear to be around in large numbers this year. Perhaps because of the lack of winter frosts. They are known to transmit Lyme's Disease in Sussex. Lyme's Disease is very serious and can have lif…

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12 Oct 2018

Ozium 2 Grounded

Just received from Ozone: “We have found a potential issue with the Ozium2 reserve pod and have issued a safety notice. Please check our website for the full details. Replacement pods are being prepar…

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