What Can be Flown without a Licence

[Flintstone]

mrloudly said:

eharding said:

dudleybloke said:

RichB said:

Having just looked, the Venture & Vigilant are the RAF names given to the Slingsby Motor Falke Grob, and yes they are both SLMG and require licences as previously described.

hope i dont get picked up on ANPR then!

General Aviation in the UK has a completely voluntary ANPR system, which is generally capable of recording most aircraft movements, and publishing photographs of aircraft and crews, together with times, dates and locations.

They generally have bobble hats, high visibility jackets, notebooks, and more often than not long lenses the Daily Mail could only dream about. They are a force to be reckoned with, and your only real hope in defeating them is that their mums will get worried they've been out too long, and summon them home.

I built Europa G-BVUV. Soon after I registered the kit with the PFA (LAA) I had two people arrive un-announced at my house asking if they could see the work in progress. They weren't interested in the kit or indeed work taking place, they just wanted it in their book.... One had driven from Bristol to Northampton to "Spot" it... fking wierd....

Andy M

Ahhhh, hedge chimps. Bless 'em. I used to fly from a local farm and the owner told a similar story except they didn't have the decency to ask. He caught them boring holes in the hangar and barn walls in their search. tts.

[hidetheelephants]

Flintstone said:

mrloudly said:

eharding said:

dudleybloke said:

RichB said:

Having just looked, the Venture & Vigilant are the RAF names given to the Slingsby Motor Falke Grob, and yes they are both SLMG and require licences as previously described.

hope i dont get picked up on ANPR then!

General Aviation in the UK has a completely voluntary ANPR system, which is generally capable of recording most aircraft movements, and publishing photographs of aircraft and crews, together with times, dates and locations.

They generally have bobble hats, high visibility jackets, notebooks, and more often than not long lenses the Daily Mail could only dream about. They are a force to be reckoned with, and your only real hope in defeating them is that their mums will get worried they've been out too long, and summon them home.

I built Europa G-BVUV. Soon after I registered the kit with the PFA (LAA) I had two people arrive un-announced at my house asking if they could see the work in progress. They weren't interested in the kit or indeed work taking place, they just wanted it in their book.... One had driven from Bristol to Northampton to "Spot" it... fking wierd....

Andy M

Ahhhh, hedge chimps. Bless 'em. I used to fly from a local farm and the owner told a similar story except they didn't have the decency to ask. He caught them boring holes in the hangar and barn walls in their search. tts.

These will be the same species of mouthbreather as those idiots that got arrested in Greece a few years ago.

[eharding]

hidetheelephants said:

Flintstone said:

mrloudly said:

eharding said:

dudleybloke said:

RichB said:

Having just looked, the Venture & Vigilant are the RAF names given to the Slingsby Motor Falke Grob, and yes they are both SLMG and require licences as previously described.

hope i dont get picked up on ANPR then!

General Aviation in the UK has a completely voluntary ANPR system, which is generally capable of recording most aircraft movements, and publishing photographs of aircraft and crews, together with times, dates and locations.

They generally have bobble hats, high visibility jackets, notebooks, and more often than not long lenses the Daily Mail could only dream about. They are a force to be reckoned with, and your only real hope in defeating them is that their mums will get worried they've been out too long, and summon them home.

I built Europa G-BVUV. Soon after I registered the kit with the PFA (LAA) I had two people arrive un-announced at my house asking if they could see the work in progress. They weren't interested in the kit or indeed work taking place, they just wanted it in their book.... One had driven from Bristol to Northampton to "Spot" it... fking wierd....

Andy M

Ahhhh, hedge chimps. Bless 'em. I used to fly from a local farm and the owner told a similar story except they didn't have the decency to ask. He caught them boring holes in the hangar and barn walls in their search. tts.

These will be the same species of mouthbreather as those idiots that got arrested in Greece a few years ago.

Steady on chaps. There are a few notable members of this parish who I suspect have logged thousands of bobble-hat and notebook hours....as long as they stay on the harmless side of the fence, I don't think there's a problem - it's the ones who make a break for the hangar when they don't think anyone's looking and start moving props around to get a better photo that give the rest of them a bad name (although the young lad with a camera who *insisted* I stop unloading the Waltham 182 when we pitched up on Mull a couple of years ago so he could get a decent picture, when all I wanted was a 2-litre gin and tonic, a pint of scallops and a piece of venison the size of a small duvet didn't exactly do himself any favours either...)

[hidetheelephants]

eharding said:

hidetheelephants said:

These will be the same species of mouthbreather as those idiots that got arrested in Greece a few years ago.

Steady on chaps. There are a few notable members of this parish who I suspect have logged thousands of bobble-hat and notebook hours....as long as they stay on the harmless side of the fence, I don't think there's a problem - it's the ones who make a break for the hangar when they don't think anyone's looking and start moving props around to get a better photo that give the rest of them a bad name (although the young lad with a camera who *insisted* I stop unloading the Waltham 182 when we pitched up on Mull a couple of years ago so he could get a decent picture, when all I wanted was a 2-litre gin and tonic, a pint of scallops and a piece of venison the size of a small duvet didn't exactly do himself any favours either...)

That's what I meant; I have no problem with those that simply take photos from a safe vantage point. When they start wandering around the flightline or tampering with aircraft, it's another matter.

[Sixpackpert]

hidetheelephants said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Technically you 'Fly' these:



although I suspect without a license you are limited to these:

It's really the underwriter that sets the requirement for licences, there is little or no guidance from the MCA(presumably they just ignore it as witchcraft; the demarcation problem dates from the 1960s, the CAA said nothing to do with us, its a boat, and the Board of Trade(as was) said nothing to do with us, its a plane); I think Hovertravel use MCA 2nd Mate tickets or better for their drivers/pilots/captains/whatevers, at least that's what they were asking for the last time they advertised. The hovercraft club have a certification scheme but it isn't statutory.

You're about right there. If you wish to race a light hovercraft then you need a license from the Hovercraft Club of GB. If you wish to cruise then you don't really need a license however certain areas will ask to see one if a permit scheme is in place. Cruising licenses are available from the Hovercraft Club of GB or the Hoverclub UK.

By the way, the bottom picture is of me at the Hovershow 50!!