16th May - COVID-19 Update
So today is the 16th of May 2020 and we have been on COVID-19 lockdown since the 23rd March, so there has been no flying at all. As of Wednesday 13th May, the Government started to relax the rules on lockdown to allow you to go out and about more, but still observing Social Distancing, which means keeping 2 metres from anyone who is not part of your household. They have relaxed the rules on driving so it does mean you can drive to somewhere to get your daily exercise and you are able to exercise as much as you like. It does mean that I can get the kit out of the garage and go for a drive when the weather picks up. On Friday 14th at lunchtime, the BMAA (British Microlight Aircraft Association) released a statement to say that the DfT (Department for Transport) has agreed that GA flying could resume, but with restrictions. This means that only solo flying or flying with someone from your own household is allowed, there is no other dual flying, which means there i...