The 1st of October 2025 marked the start of the most significant licensing changes for UK microlight pilots in years. As an instructor, I’ve been fielding questions from students and fellow pilots alike: What’s changing? Why now? And how does it affect me? The short answer: the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is simplifying and aligningContinueContinue reading “Licence to Thrill (and Revalidate)”
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The end of the roll of red tape?
A short summary of the upcoming changes to pilots licensing in the UK. It’s good news!
Is that a, erm, Boeing 737?
An impromptu Attitude Airsports fly out gets me out of the circuit and into formation (kind of) with a Boeing 737.
Cognitive Bias in Action
A recent aviation safety evening gave me the chance to engage in both flying and science!
International Rescue
My journey home after finding out I wouldn’t be ‘Thomas Cooking’ back…
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