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Episode 69 - Jon Hilton to Canada and Back in a Microlight Nov 21, 2013

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A flight across the Atlantic in a microlight. Jon Hilton risks life & limb flying his CTSW from the UK to Canada via The Faroes, Iceland and Greenland. He encounters weather that almost kills him and bureaucracy that nearly defeats him.

Episode 68 - Cary Robins - Weight and Balance Calculations Oct 21, 2013

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A chat with Cary Robins of american Aeronautics, producers of the Fly in CG weight and balance calculators and the iPad iFly weight and balance calculator app. We talk about why weight and balance is so important and about Cary's career in aviation too.

Episode 67 - London to Sydney The Slow Way Sep 24, 2013

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A chat about the planning that's required for a flight over 10,000 nautical miles from the UK to Australia in a light aircraft.

Episode 66 - LAA Rally 2013 Sep 04, 2013

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A trip to the Light Aircraft Association Rally to see what's new on the GA scene here in the UK. I talk to various aircraft manufacturers and importers including Grass Strip Aviation, Red-Air, Sprite Aviation, Dragon Aviation, The Light Aircraft Company and Swift Aviation.

Episode 65 - Fly2Pole update Aug 06, 2013

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A chat with some of the personnel on the Fly2Pole expedition to the South Pole. John Laity gives us a project update and I also speak with Alan Robinson one of the injured pilots. Mike Oakley is the team's flying instructor and he gave me an overview of the problems faced by the pilots.

Episode 64 - Popham Microlight Trade Fair 2013 May 14, 2013

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Interviews with Rotorsport, AirBikeUK, Sprite Aviation, The Light Aircraft Co., Wessex Light Aircraft, P&M, Red-Air, Flylight and Gordon Clephane

Episode 63 - John Laity - British Antarctic Microlight Expedition Feb 17, 2013

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A chat with John Laity of Flying for Freedom. John and his colleagues will be trying to get a team of disabled ex-servicemen to fly flexwing microlights to the South Pole.

Episode 62 - Martin Jones - de Havilland DH88 Comet Racer Feb 01, 2013

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A chat with Martin Jones about his restoration of a 1934 de Havilland Comet 'Black Magic'.

Episode 61 - David Bremner - British Microlight Aircraft Assoc. Jan 15, 2013

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A discussion about what the BMAA gets up to in the UK. The Chairman, David Bremner, explains how they support microlighting, help improve safety and regulate the sport.

Episode 60 - The Flying Show 2012 Dec 10, 2012

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A visit to The Flying Show at the NEC with interviews with Breezer UK, The Light Aircraft Company, Dave Sykes, GASCo and lastly, The Airspace and Safety Initiative.

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