The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has sent the strongest signal yet that ADS-B electronic conspicuity will become mandatory for most aircraft operating in UK lower airspace. Why? How? When? We don’t know all the answers yet but here’s what we do know.

Plus, in the News:
90th anniversary of the Spitfire’s first flight - and news of a very special Spitfire event at Shuttleworth
Italian manufacturer announces a new twin-engine aircraft, the Pioneer 800 Twin
Latest update on Van’s RV-15, one of the most eagerly awaited kitplanes ever
Popham: SkyDemon releases a heatmap showing GA flights into and out of the Hampshire airfield which puts paid to the argument “it’s not important”

FLYER Club news
Four free landing vouchers for March 2026 plus new webinars and club opportunities coming up

In What Caught My Eye this week:
Dave revels in the return of AFORS.com, the crazily designed but highly addictive website packed full of aircraft for sale

Ian discover the Bellanca Airbus (later renamed to Aircruiser), a sesquiplane. What’s that? Watch and find out!

Ed is reminded of the time a Russian Ilyushin IL-96 airliner made a short-field landing on grass… and survived

LINKS
FLYER’s #FLY2026 Challenge https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=139024

CAA Electronic Conspicuity report https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-publications/publications/documents/content/cap3217/

AFORS https://afors.com

IL-62 strip landing https://youtu.be/wGzGR2KrwxU?si=7jrLtu8HD_GG634s

Shuttleworth Spitfire Summer Airshow https://www.shuttleworth.org/events/summer-air-show

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