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For all display or commercial advertising enquiries please contact Neil Wilson: 07512 773532neil.wilson@laa.uk.com

You can email your classifiedadvertisement direct to the LAAat the following address:sheila.hadden@laa.uk.com

Deadline for booking and copy:21 JUNE 2017If you would like to place an aircraft for sale advert please see details below:

MEMBERS’ ADVERTISEMENTSUp to 30 words: £6; 31-50 words: £12Up to 50 words with a coloured photo: £45

NON-MEMBERS’ADVERTISEMENTSUp to 30 words: £22; 31-50 words: £44Up to 50 words with a coloured photo: £60

For all classified advertising, please send using the form downloadable from the LAA website (www.laa.uk.com), together with cheques and photographs if applicable, to: LAA Classifieds Turweston Aerodrome, Nr Brackley, Northants NN13 5YD Tel: 01280 846786 Fax: 01280 846780

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Classifieds JUNE

LAA Engineering advice to buyers:AIRCRAFT APPROVED? Members and readersshould note that the inclusion of all advertisements inthe commercial or classified sections of this magazine does not necessarily mean that the product or service is approved by the LAA. In particular, aircraft types, or examples of types advertised, may not, for a variety of reasons, be of a type or standard that is eligible for the issue of a LAA Permit to Fly. You should not assume that an aircraft type not currently on the LAA accepted type list will eventually be accepted.

IMPORTED AIRCRAFT? Due to unfavourableexperiences, the purchase and import of completedhomebuilt aircraft from abroad is especiallydiscouraged.

TIME TO BUILD? When evaluating kits/designs,it should borne in mind that technical details,performance figures and handling characteristics areoften quoted for a factory-produced aircraft flyingunder ideal conditions. It is wise, therefore, to seekthe opinion of existing builders and owners of thetype. You should also take your own skill andcircumstances into consideration when calculatingbuild times. The manufacturer’s build time should betaken as a guide only.

AIRCRAFT FOR SALESLINGSBY VENTURE with T hangar, based Hinton Airfield. ARC till March 2016. Recent engine overhaul. £8000. Contact 01280 706272.

FOURNIER RF4D Excellent condition. Engine new 120 hours. Twin spark. Airframe 2650 hrs. Great, economical fun flying. Look on Google images, reg G-AWBJ. For further info contact David Hook 07711 698636.

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JABIRU 450UL G-CBGR. Permit April 2018. LAA registered. Usual instruments incl Microair radio, Trig Mode S transponder. Wing-fold. Upgraded underscarriage. Always hangared. Spats, strobe, indoor cover. Maintained to high standard. 90kt cruise on 10/12 ltr/hr. TTAE 824 hours. £15,500. Offers. Ring 07973 724035

ARV SUPER 2. Rotax 912 100 hp four-stroke engine. For more details call, text or visit the website www.arvsuper2.weebly.com Tel 07514 003495.ZENAIR 601 HD. Excellent condition. Full new panel in Walnut veneer, 90 kt cruise on 16 lph. Lycoming O-235 engine with 2350 hours. 70 hours since full top end overall. Airframe 322 hours from new. Electric Ailerons and Elevator trims. Landing light, carb heater, cabin heater. Usual instruments and Icom radio. Permit until 25th October 2017. Fully hangered. £12,500 ono. Contact Phil on 07794 220 600 or philtranmer@yahoo.co.uk

TIPSY NIPPER MK.1. Almost new aeroplane. New wing, new engine, re-covered. Aerobatic, agile and amiable. Airframe 365 hours, engine 15 hours. £9,500. Telephone Clive 01424 844 427 or Jack 01435 813 554.

MS RALLYECLUB. Airframe 2924 hts, engine O-200 980 hrs. ARC to Feb 2018. Airframe refurb 2015. New exhaust 2016. Mode C. Both mags, starter, A.I and, D.I refurbed last two years. 24 lph 100LL per hour. £16,000. Contact Steve on 07736 700087 or David on 07932 917680.

TWO SEAT HELTON LARK 95, rare classic, only one outside the USA. Original design by Al Mooney and Walter Beech. Total time 690 hours on airframe C90 engine. Full Top overhaul using new TCM cylinder kits, new baffles, seals, mounts etc in 2015. B&C lightweight starter and alternator. New Hercules wooden prop. Panel mounted I/C, Skymap and Becker AR3201radio. Lovingly maintained and cared for with full history. 110 MPH cruise at 19 L/Hr. Tow bar and spares. Permit valid to October 2017.

SONEX TRI-GEAR. All aluminium two-seater. Jabiru 3300 six cylinder 120hp engine. Sensenich wooden propeller. MGL Enigma EFIS plus conventional altimeter, ASI and compass. Flycom intercom and headsets. Icom 8.33 radio. Total time airframe and engine, 78 hours. Full covers, always hangared. Offers around £19,500. Contact Duncan 07713 503206.

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THE TEAMPATRON: HRH Prince Michael of Kent, KCVO, FRAeSPRESIDENT: Sir John AllisonVICE PRESIDENTS: Laurie Shaw, DAE, CEng, MRAeS, Stewart Jackson

LAA BOARD OF DIRECTORSCHAIRMAN: Roger HopkinsonVICE CHAIRMEN: John Brady, James TannockDIRECTORS: Mike Barnard, John Broad, Peter Harvey, Harry Hopkins, Brian Hope, Stewart Jackson, Barry Plumb, Lord RotherwickTREASURER: Bob Littledale

HEAD OFFICETurweston Aerodrome, Nr Brackley, Northants NN13 5YDTEL: 01280 846786 FAX: 01280 846780WEBSITE: www.laa.uk.comThe Turweston offi ce is open from 0900 to 1700 hrs every weekday except public holidays. Members and those interested in fi nding out more about the LAA are welcome to visit any time during opening hoursENGINEERINGCHIEF ENGINEER: Francis Donaldson, B.Tech C.Eng FRAeSCHIEF INSPECTOR: Ken CraigieDEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER: Jon Viner

DESIGN ENGINEER: Andy DraperAIRWORTHINESS ENGINEER: Malcolm McBrideENGINEERING ADMINISTRATORS:Maxine Oades, Fiona StorerTEL: 01280 846786 FAX: 01280 846780

COMMERCIALEMAIL: offi ce@laa.uk.comCHIEF EXECUTIVE: Peter HarveyOFFICE MANAGER: Penny SharpeACCOUNTS/RETAIL MANAGER: Dave DaleOFFICE ADMINISTRATOR:Sheila HaddenLIGHT AVIATION MAGAZINEEDITOR: Brian Hope,60 Queenborough Road,Sheerness, Kent ME12 3BZTEL: 01795 662508 (evenings only)EMAIL: BFJJodel@talktalk.netMembers’ articles, letters and news items are welcome. Please send to the editorial address above

ORIGINATION AND PRODUCTIONLOOP Publishing (UK) Ltd,9-11 The Mill Courtyard, Copley Hill Business Park, Cambridge, CB22 3GN TEL: 01223 497060 WEB: www.loop.aeroDESIGN: Bill Spurdens, Dan PayneWRITERS: Adrian Bleese,

Alan Chalkley, Francis Donaldson, Malcolm McBridePHOTOGRAPHY: Dave Spurdens, Darren Baker, Air Team ImagesADVERTISING SALES: Chris Wilson, email: ChrisW@loop.aero PILOT COACHING SCHEMEPCS CHAIRMAN: Jon CookeNATIONAL COACH: Peter DavisTEL: 01280 846786

MEMBERS’ CLASSIFIED ADSPlease use the form on the mailing sheet with this magazine or email sheila.hadden@laa.uk.com

While every care is taken with contributors’ manuscripts and photos, neither The Light Aircraft Association nor the publisher can accept liability for lost or damaged material. The views expressed by contributors do not necessarily refl ect those of the LAA

MUCH of November and December 2010 brought us a worldwide El Nina affect, as the jet streams shifted from

their traditional paths, bringing a deep freeze for north-west Europe, but uncommonly light winds for South America. Those glider pilots chasing the Andean wave – the downwind ‘bounce’ that enables gliders to soar 3000km in a day – are now sunbathing, whilst we freeze. Indeed, the long-range forecasts are suggesting this situation is unlikely to change soon, so please excuse me if you’re fi nally reading this in April.

What’s that to do with the LAA? Well there are many glider pilots within the LAA of course. Glider pilots, gyro, microlight, Permit, Certifi ed, commercial – we’re a diverse bunch – but my point is rather more about globalisation. Whilst our Permit fl eet is classifi ed as Annex II and therefore not part of the great European ‘harmonised’ legislation (yet), it is a fact that the European aviation regulatory environment is increasingly affecting us in the GA community.

Since there are many operators of ‘N’ reg aircraft operating in Europe, and since EASA seems determined to bring them into the EASA ‘fold’, and since it seems the USA and EU will need to fi nd a political fi x (fudges to the regulations) to avoid an aviation regulatory ‘trade war’, it would seem we’ll all be affected by the modern day global reach of aviation.

As EASA gathers steam, other functional areas to compliment the already established maintenance regulations will include fl ight crew licensing, air traffi c management and airspace, aerodromes, medicals, etc. Eventually, the plan is for the whole European aviation regulatory environment to be harmonised.

Whilst Permit aircraft may remain under national rules, supported by the LAA and an increasingly helpful CAA, the airspace we fl y in, the training organisations, the aerodromes, the fuel, the insurance and the rules thereof, will be to a smaller or larger extent, determined by Europe.

Facing up to these changes is a huge undertaking and requires many hours of diligent work by all the GA air sport organisations. Indeed, LAA directors like John Brady, Roger Hopkinson and Barry Plumb seem to spend all their spare time representing the LAA, the RAeC, or GA Alliance in meetings, working groups, committees or on their PC fashioning the many responses we must make to maintain a degree of common sense and retain our fl ying privileges.

It may not be the sex and sizzle of the latest carbon super-ship, but it’s essential to keep us fl ying. Whatever type of aircraft we fl y, we all owe these largely unsung heroes a huge debt.

On behalf of all the LAA team, may I wish you a happy and successful 2011.

Safe landings

WE’RE ALL AFFECTEDCEO’S CHAT BY PETER HARVEY

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CROFTON AUSTER J1-A G-BVGT. Very low hour cherished aircraft in lovely condition. Airframe 455hrs, Cirrus 2 engine with only 300hrs since Vintech top overhaul. New tyres and bungees. Permit due July. Always hangared. Based Henstridge. New project forces sale. £19,500. Full details: Ken on 01747-812 002 or k.crhodes@outlook.com

TECNAM SIERRA P2002/EA. Built 2007, only 140 hours. Rotax 912ULS. Basic instruments, leather upholstery. Always hangared near Melton Mowbray, viewing available by appointment. Will be sold with new permit. A very genuine and beautiful aircraft. £46,000 or best offer. Please contact by email or phone: martin.lomas11@gmail.com or 07966 241 451

XAIR HAWK G-SPDY. (Devon Youth Build a Plane Project). 120 hours total time. Currently stored in a dry hanger and requiring some attention before permit renewal; either to be sold as is or with a new permit. Estate sale. Contact Jim Gale 07887 906789

EUROPA MONOWHEEL G-WUFF. 193 hours. Permit 18/1/18. 912ULS 289 hours. Woodcomp VP prop/Smart controller. Extended baggage bay. Control stick brake. Fuel computer, SmartASS stall warner. Trailer and cover. £24,500 ono. 07931 552052.