HAA ANNUAL MEETING SATURDAY 19th MARCH
Hello all. Despite postal disputes and a major computer failure at chateau Powney, we hope that every member will now have received a ‘hard copy’ of the Notice and Agenda for the Annual Meeting...
Mitchell’s Wings. New Play Premiere. HAA Members invited
HAA Members have been invited to the premier of a new play to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first flight of The Spitfire. The performances take place around the aircraft at The Museum...
BILL ISON. RIP
It is sad to report that Bill Ison, legendary Chief Flying Instructor of the Cambridge Flying Group for almost six decades, has died. He had celebrated his 90th Birthday on 4 January 2011. Bill...
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS – 2016/2017
THE FOLLOWING IS THE SCHEDULE FOR MEETINGS SLATED FOR 2016 and 2017: ANNUAL MEETING AND FLYING FORUM 18TH MARCH 2017 (See list of Meetings for further details). FORTHCOMING VISITS The following events are slated...
HAA FLYING FORUM
We have decided to amend our plans for Saturday 19th March 2011, the HAA Annual Meeting at the Shuttleworth Trust, Old Warden. The following note from our Chairman, Rick Peacock-Edwards explains: I am sure...
RIN & NATS Pilot & Controller Forum. Swanick. 26th January
On Wednesday 26 January, the Royal Institute of Navigation together with NATS are holding a Pilot and Controller forum. As well as including presentations on GPS and its use in VFR navigation the forum...
“ALTERNATIVE ANGLES” at HAA SYMPOSIUM A NOTABLE SUCCESS
The ‘Alternative Angles’ theme to this year’s Historic Aircraft Association Seminar at the RAF Museum, Hendon on Saturday 27th November, both added new perspectives to the many recent activities surrounding the seventieth anniversary of...
AAIB. PISTON PROVOST ACCIDENT REPORT. RADIAL ENGINE PRE-START PROCEDURES
IMPORTANT LESSONS LEARNED FROM PROVOST ACCIDENT REPORT The recently released AAIB report into the accident to Percival Provost G-AWVF in July 2009 (see link below) has highlighted the necessity of proper pre-start procedure for...
CAA Strategic Review. Meeting. Duxford 14th October
FROM: Rick Peacock-Edwards. Chairman, Historic Aircraft Association. Dear All, You will no doubt be aware that Gretchen Burrett, the new Group Director of the CAA SRG, is carrying out a Strategic Review of Safety...
HAA Annual Symposium. Hendon. Sat. 27th Nov. YOU CAN NOW PAY ONLINE.
You can now pay online for tickets to the 2010 HAA Symposium, which will again be held in the main auditorium of the RAF Museum at Hendon. Simply download the attached form, complete it...
Revised Rules and Regulations published
The Association’s activities are regulated by a comprehensive set of Rules and Regulations, and these have not been amended for the past 15 years. The Association Council therefore felt that the many changes within...
New Venue for Charity Premiere of FIRST LIGHT
We have just been informed by RAFBF that the charity film premiere on 1st September has been moved to a new venue, the IET in Savoy Place, London. "The reason is that we have...
AIRCOM 2010/08 AND RELATED MATTERS. HAA/CAA JOINT COMMUNIQUE
The recent issue of AIRCOM 2010/08 by the CAA resulted in a variety of differing reactions and opinions from HAA engineers and operators, having responsibility for implementation of the ex-military BCAR requirements. Some within...
WORLD FILM PREMIERE of FIRST LIGHT
The RAF Benevolent Fund, in Association with the BBC and Lion Television, will be screening the World Film Premiere of Geoffrey Wellum’s story, ‘First Light’, written and directed by Matthew Whiteman, on Wednesday 1st...
An invitation to fly into the AIRBASE grand opening 29-30 May
HAA members with appropriate aeroplanes have been invited to fly in to Coventry this weekend 29-30 May. Attached invitation from Steve Bridgewater at AACF explains all: Hi all, After many months of planning and...
Duxford ends GA fly-in visits to May and October air shows
Duxford Airfield has stopped all GA visitors to the May and October 2010 airshows due to the high cost of dealing with GA visitors. In respnses to HAA Council Member barry Tempest, Mick Martin,...
Rolls – Royce Merlin engines: Rocker Arm Inspection
The CAA has issued a Mandatory Permit Directive (MPD 2010/004) regarding Rolls-Royce Merlin engines incorporating Modification 9/223/M2623. These engines are fitted on but not limited to Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane and North American P51...
Tuesday May 11. HAA Coventry Visit Report.
Around 20 HAA members joined a throng of enthusiasts at Air Atlantique Classic Flight’s new AIRBASE Visitor Centre, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the collection’s latest acquisition; XV232, one of the RAF’s last BAe...
Tim Moore Awarded Prestigious HAA Conrod Trophy
Aircraft restorer Tim Moore received the Historic Aircraft Association’s prestigious Conrod Trophy at the annual meeting of the association at Old Warden on Sunday 21st March. The award was made in recognition of close...
Rick Peacock-Edwards Takes Over as HAA Chairman
The Annual Meeting and Flying Forum of the Historic Aircraft Association on Sunday 21st March saw the chairmanship of the Association formally handed over by outgoing chairman Wally Epton to fellow Council member Rick...