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Mandatory ADS-B on the way for UK General Aviation - The FLYER Show - 5 March 2026
Thursday, 5 March, 2026

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 ShuttleworthItalian manufacturer announces a new twin-engine aircraft, the Pioneer 800 TwinLatest update on Van’s RV-15, one of the most eagerly awaited kitplanes everPopham: 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 newsFour free landing vouchers for March 2026 plus new webinars and club opportunities coming upIn 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 saleIan 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 survivedLINKSFLYER’s #FLY2026 Challenge https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=139024CAA Electronic Conspicuity report https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-publications/publications/documents/content/cap3217/AFORS https://afors.comIL-62 strip landing https://youtu.be/wGzGR2KrwxU?si=7jrLtu8HD_GG634sShuttleworth Spitfire Summer Airshow https://www.shuttleworth.org/events/summer-air-show#aviationnews #generalaviation #aircraft #pilots #aircraftlanding