David Colgate

Pilots visiting Damyns Hall cafe in Essex

Trip Report: Damyns Hall

We finally had some descent enough weather to do some flying further afield! So I took the opportunity to do…
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Two pilots flying a C42 microlight

2024 new cost sharing restrictions

Between October and November 2023 the CAA launched a new consultation looking at UK cost sharing flights, specifically around the…
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CAA website homepage

Licence changes and the CAA’s vocabulary

If you are like me, understanding the CAA’s use of acronyms and many unexplained phrases can leave you feeling a…
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PA28 Cockpit at Blackbushe airport with CO detector visible

The best carbon monoxide detectors for private flying

Since 2021 the CAA has been talking about the subject of CO (carbon monoxide) as well as trying to raise…
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