Air Racing, STOL, Rally, & More! - The FLYER Show - 12 March 2026

What flying competitions can you take part in as a General Aviation pilot? There’s a surprising number of events and a wide range of sports, from air racing to short take-off and landing (STOL) competitions. For the tourers, there’s the Pooleys Dawn to Dusk Challenge, navigation exercises or precision/rally flying. The SkyDemon tip is about integrated AIPs and airfield guides. In the news we discuss: Old Sarum Airfield wins planning appeal Bicester Airfield hangar restored New helicopters everywhere at the Verticon trade show Fuel prices In What Caught My Eye this week: Annabel intercepts a video from Sam Rutherford Dave spots a Spitfire Ed finds a real-life fantasy hangar that’s straight out of a Bond movie Links: FLY2026 - https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=139024 Attend/Enter Real Stol event -https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iYGU1REw62u-sArdKHEr3HDIyO-FWFARUD3v8vYDjtE/edith Spitfires.com circumnavigation - https://www.spitfires.com/spitfire90 RRRA - https://www.royalaeroclubrrra.co.uk/ British Aerobatics - https://www.aerobatics.org.uk/ Top Nav - https://rin.org.uk/page/TopNav Precision Flying World Championship 2026 - https://wpfc2026.pl/ British Precision Pilots Association - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1687052261663401 Welcome to the Flyer show videos send to - editorial@seager.aero - Via WeTransfer #aviationnews #generalaviation #aircraft #pilots #airrace