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2007 Newsletters
- December 2007 (pdf 2027kb) X-Air Hawk flight impressions, aerobatics Fuji-style, Jodel D120 improvements, new Branscombe and cardiac research appeals, 2008 southwest fly-in calendar.
- November
2007 (pdf 389kb) BaP2 further update, new members.
- October 2007 (pdf 1359kb) LAA is announced; new programme of meetings, Scillies History Pt.2, fly-in reports, BaP2 update.
- September 2007 (pdf 590kb) Re-branding the PFA, fly-in reports: Treborough, Schaffen, Smeatharpe
- August 2007 (pdf 850kb) Regional rally report, "Flying from the Scillies", ethanol alert, new members
- July
2007 (pdf 1008kb) BaP2 update; Bodmin, Scout Camp & Wick rally reports;
Mike Claydon RIP, new members & project news.
- June 2007 (pdf 688kb) Plymouth fly-in, Bodmin FaTaP and Watchford YA reports, BaP2 assembly starts, fuel hose caution.
- May 2007 (pdf 1249kb) RIP Neville Duke, Fly-In report from NZ, Changes to the ANO
- April 2007- no newsletter
- March 2007 (pdf 638kb). Mike Hanley's Mk26 flies!, airstrip & project updates, PFA Regional Rally pre-registration info
- February 2007 (pdf 514kb) Welcome to new co-ordinator & committee members, AGM report, more on fly-in and a/c insurance and airstrip news.
- January 2007 (pdf 518kb) Lanc pilot retires, CAA Conference report, BaP2 update, 2007 fly-in calendar, AGM agenda
2006 Newsletters
- Dec 2006 (pdf 740kb) Winkle Brown meeting report, Breaking the Barrier, BaP2 announcement, Landing a Pawnee with a wheel missing, more links & free landings
- Nov 2006 (pdf 1030kb) Early Aviation in the Westcountry, Roserrow fly-in, Belle Vue photos, more new members, GPS Approach trial update, Winkle Brown bio.
- Oct 2006 (pdf 730kb)Aeronca Club French tour, Treborough & Watchford fly-in reports, Harrowbeer Interest Group, twinning with San Diego and Toronto, Sky Watch promotion
- Sept 2006 (pdf 823kb) French touring by Richard Reeves; Branscombe & Dunkeswell Air Days, fly-ins & rally photos; strutters help German Jodellers; welcome to new members; project updates
- August 2006 (pdf 1017kb) Fly-in reports from Eggesford, Halwell, Bodmin, Dunkeswell Moth Rally, Farway and Lundy. More on new Cardiff/Bristol CAS
- July 2006 (pdf 614kb) Scillies fly-in and Scout Camp reports; Mode S consultation, RIP John Pearce and Colin Wood
- June 2006 (pdf 759kb)Denbury airfield history, Perranporth & Plymouth fly-in reports, oil pressure tip, aerosite challenge inaugurated.
- May 2006 (pdf 914kb) Haldon aerodrome history, new members and a/c, letter from NZ, Pierre Clostermann, more events.
- April 2006 (pdf 997kb) Peter Vacher talk on Hurricane restoration, Breaking the Ice by Steve Robson, new members welcomed, new Tiger Moth & Kolb projects, web recommendations
- March 2006 (pdf 733kb): Nicholsons in the States, James Gilbert RIP, 60/60 update, Pete White award
- February 2006 (pdf 420kb): AGM & strut awards. New Bristol & Cardiff CAS, New members' a/c. Brian Murray's RV9A Project
- January 2006 (pdf 259kb): “Best laid plans” by Roger Lanary, F/F of Sopwith Pup replica, Ray Hanna RIP, 60th anniversary strut photo, Notice of AGM
2005 Newsletters
- December 2005 (pdf 880kb): Aeronca Club on tour in France, Lundy airfield history, Currie Wot / Se5a and Sipa project updates, Notice of AGM
- November 2005 (pdf 693kb): Farway and Belle Vue fly-in reports. Dunkeswell strut photo-shoot. More on class D airspace for Exeter. Reg McComish's award-winning article. Slides from AOPA CEO Martin Robinson’s talk to the October 2005 Strut meeting
- October 2005 (pdf 1436kb): Branscombe, Roserrow and Watchford fly-in reports. Anticipated class D airspace for Exeter
- September 2005 (pdf 248kb): Treborough fly-in report; Events – last fly-in dates of the season; French touring with Mike Wells; Turweston VAC planning application; Foreign reg a/c consultation
- August 2005 (pdf 959kb): Fly-in reports & photos (FFF, Manstage, Lundy, Chavenage, Taw Mill), Peter Underhill RIP, members' a/c updates
- July 2005(pdf 501kb): Truro and Farway fly-in reports, more first flights and project news
- June 2005 (pdf 981kb): Fly-Ins at Bodmin and Hullavington, Scout Camp at Belle Vue, Strut members win CAA Safety Award for Lundy bravery
- May 2005 (pdf 601kb): GA-friendly developments at Plymouth, Images from Sun 'n' Fun, John Flisher's Banbi flies, Life at Halwell, shares for sale in 2 new syndicates
- April 2005 (pdf 382kb): New Champ at Bodmin, Boredom Fighter and Banbi progress reports, new members' a/c, and places to go
- March 2005 (pdf 337kb): Flying from Stoke Canon in 1928; 178 Seconds - the time left if you lose it in cloud!, more project news; RIP Rob Wrixon
- February 2005 (pdf 411kb):Minutes of AGM and new committee members, History of Croydon Airport, "The Aviator" - Howard Hughes, Super Seam cement warning, and Scout camp planning
- January 2005 (pdf 310kb): Oshkosh (for free), Reasons to belong to the PFA, E111 medical form, Free landing destinations
2004 Newsletters
- December 2004 (pdf 714kb): Report from Andrew Moore, Head of PFA Engineering, collecting a Banbi kit from Dijon, articles on visiting the Jodel Club event at St. Omer and news of two more members' projects making their first flights
- November 2004 (pdf 440kb): Reports from September fly-ins at Halwell and Watchford, details of the new SafetyCom frequency, Paragliding in the Tirol and a calendar of events for 2005
- October 2004 (pdf 407kb): Farway Common fly-in report, Nigel & Robert Nicholson's Eurostar completed, more Where to Stay recommendations from Mary Aston and news of the Devon Air Ambulance lottery
Previous Articles
- Pacer Delivery (pdf 189kb): Barry Bower's account of relocating his award winning Piper Pacer from Branscombe to Perugia in Italy
- Local Gems (pdf 141kb): Steve Robson's love of Bolt Head and its access to coastal walks
- Fly-Ins June 04 (pdf 829kb): Reports from Truro, Bolt Head, Farway, Alderney and Eggesford
- Fly-Ins June & July 2004 (pdf 867kb): John Crabb's accounts of the D-day events at Smeatharpe & Bolt Head, plus fly-ins at Halwell, Manstage, Taw Mill, Lundy and Branscombe
- Fly-Ins August 2004 (pdf 328kb): Events of Treborough & Roserrow
- Where to Stay (pdf 91kb): Strut members' recommendations of places to stay when visiting strips around the SW, UK & France