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Welcome to the home pages for the Romeo Yankee Flying Group!

We fly an American General 5B (Grumman Tiger type) based in Elstree, near London.

Grumman aircraft are the most popular general aviation planes in the UK after Cessnas and Pipers for good reason - they are fast, economical, reliable, sporty and fun aircraft to fly. Once you have flown one the bug usually bites! There is an active owners club which organises frequent fly-ins to aerodromes in the UK and across Europe, all the members are helpful and enthusiastic which makes each fly-in a real treat.

Our aircraft is a 1992 model which not only makes it one of the newest Tigers in the UK, it also makes it one of the newest GA aircraft in the UK, compared with most of the fleet!

	Four seat practicality
	Fast 140kts cruise at a 75% power setting
	Full IFR avionics suite and Airways instrumentation, including P2 backup instruments fitted
	Fixed undercarriage and prop - reduces maintenance bills and "wheels up" accidents
	1088kg MTOW, giving plenty of load for passengers, baggage and fuel
	5hrs maximum duration, giving a useful range of 530 nautical miles
	Modern Colour Moving Map GPS system, reduces pilot workload in all weathers
	FM immune and 8.33khz com spacing avionics complies with all current UK and European IFR requirements
	Maintained to the highest Public Transport standards

Take a look around, perhaps you too will find out what it is like to fly one of these popular, practical and sporty aircraft, if you already like the idea then click on the group tab to find out how to become a member.

The contents of these pages are to provide an overview of the activities and membership of the Romeo Yankee Flying Group. Any prospective member will be vetted for suitability, qualification and may be required to undertake conversion training. Pilots are reminded that it is their responsibility to check the airworthiness of an aircraft before commencing flight.