BritishPPL
12th Feb 2006, 15:04
This post is intended to be useful for those PPL(A) holders and students who wish to fly light aircraft whether solo or dual hire in the following areas:
Malaga (LEMG), La Axarquia, Gibraltar (LXGB), Torrelmolinos, Marbella, Costa Del Sol, Andalucia and Southern Spain.
Information is current as of February 2006.
This is a compilation of facts I determined whilst on holiday in Malaga in February 2006. Whenever I'm away from home I usually try to do some flying in the local area.
Malaga
Malaga Airport (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=malaga,+spain&ll=36.677299,-4.498215&spn=0.01511,0.042915&t=k) (LEMG) is a modern busy international airfield, approximately 5 miles west of Malaga city centre. The single 3200m hard runway 14/32 has comprehensive instrument approach aids. It is in a spectacular location, just a mile inland from the Costa del Sol Meditteraean coastline. Its elevation is just 51 feet above sea level, but has a 3800ft mountain as a backdrop to its immediate west, with many higher mountains nearby. Just 3nm west along the cost is the resort of Torremolinos, with Marbella about 22nm. Gibraltar and Granada are both around 50nm away.
Public transport between Malaga city centre and airport is easy. Either take the number 19 bus (35 minutes) or the suburban Renfe train (15 minutes). Both leave from outside the main terminal and cost €1 (£0.67) single .
Light aircraft flight operations at Malaga use the aprons at the south-eastern corner of the airfield (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=malaga,+spain&ll=36.669396,-4.481269&spn=0.001713,0.004715&t=k), adjacent to the Spanish style red-roofed buildings of the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) and the airport's Museum of Aviation. The GAT was the airport's original 1940's terminal building. It is now also known as (rather grandly) as Terminal 3. There is currently a new fourth terminal being built at the main site so these numbers might change soon.
It takes 7-8 minutes to walk down to the GAT along the perimeter wall from the main terminals. The road goes past a group of warehouses and a large San Miguel beer factory. The main building is just a few rooms. Other than a waiting room to the left, the remainder of the building is effectively airside, protected by the usual airport style metal detector and x-ray scanner in the entrance lobby. Here I explained what I was looking for and a member of security staff helpfully gave me names and numbers of four possible flight training organisations in the area.
The first school was Airman (http://www.airman.es/) whose office was the other side of the carpark. Although they do PPL and commercial training, they seemed reluctant to hire me an aircraft for an hour or two (however, I should point out that my spoken Spanish is very basic so there may have been a misunderstanding).
Next was a commercial training organisation called Aerodynamics-Malaga (http://www.aerodynamics-malaga.com/). They also operate as the Aero club Bahia de Malaga (http://www.aero-club.org/) (you will see these 2 websites are quite similar). Frustratingly I was told that the airport office of Aerodynamics was airside and that I would have to make initial contact with their main office which was back in Malaga city centre!
The third was Mayoral (http://www.mayoralaviation.com/en/). From their website it seemed that they were really geared towards corporate customers, focused on executive jet hire or the conduct of aerial work like photography.
Finally, there was the Real Aero Club de Malaga (http://www.aeroclubmalaga.com/) (Royal Aero club of Malaga) which dates back to 1931. Apparently this used to be based at Malaga, but some years ago moved to the airfield at La Axarquía (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=malaga,+spain&t=k&ll=36.802279,-4.135773&spn=0.00171,0.004715&t=k). This is next to the town of Velez-Malaga, about 20 miles and 30 minutes drive east of Malaga. Parts of their website are available in English. I am unsure as to their policy on solo hire.
However, as I really wanted to fly from Malaga Airport that meant my choice was limited to Aerodynamics. I visited their Malaga city centre office without appointment the next day. They are at number 40 Carril de la Corbosa street (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=malaga,+spain&ll=36.705247,-4.441127&spn=0.001712,0.004715&t=k). This is halfway between the airport and the centre of Malaga. It is also served by the number 19 bus. Be aware this office is closed at weekends so you may need to plan ahead. They also close in the afternoons from 13:30 to 16:30 for a Spanish siesta! They then open again until 20:30. I get the impression they have grown out of the Aero Club but are now very professional with this office housing their ground school simulators, classrooms and business headquarters.
The office front door is secured. After being buzzed in, I met the efficient Mariam who is the receptionist/flight ops manageress. She spoke excellent English and quickly understood my requirements - I have held a PPL for many years, last flew a Cessna 4 months ago and I wanted to fly a local friend around the area for an hour or so. Mariam suggested that rather than going to the expense of doing a full check-out with an instructor just so that I could be allowed to go solo, instead I could take along a school instructor as safety pilot for no extra charge.
The school has a large fleet including a C150, plenty of C172s and other more complex types. Bookings on these are managed through an application on Mariam's computer. After agreeing a weekend flight, She then called the airport office to speak with the instructors to confirm their availability. This office also has a pilot shop, but rather than buying a VFR chart I was told I could borrow one for my flight.
Aerodynamics' current hourly Solo rates for basic singles are €98 for the C150 and €145 for the C172. These prices include all landing fees at Malaga and other Spanish airports. This seems like a good deal if you were to do circuits although I think this is discouraged at Malaga because it is so busy. The Dual rates are €30 an hour on top of these prices, although as already said, my safety pilot was coming along at no extra charge. This was fine because I didn't really need to fly solo, and as this was my first flight in the area, the benefit of a local pilot's knowledge is obvious. On top of these prices is the Spanish VAT which is 16%. so, at the end of the day, for my Solo (with safety pilot) hour in a C172 I was looking at just over €168 which translates to about £113 an hour. Ok, this is not as cheap as some you will find in the UK, but very typical of London prices, and not so bad if you remember it includes the landing fee at a busy international airport. I agreed with the rate and made my booking.
So, on the morning of my flight I set of from Malaga city Centre one hour before my booking. The number 19 bus stops at Terminal 2 first. You can get of here or stay on and get off at Terminal 1 and save yourself 300m of walking. I arrived at the GAT just before my appointment time. After stating to the security staff who I was here to see, my Instructor arrived and I went through the metal detector/x-ray scanner. Aerodynamics has a small office here in the GAT but we walked straight out to the apron where a company minibus with driver was waiting to shuttle us 600m or so to the aircraft line and another Aerodynamics office.
The aircraft all looked in good cosmetic condition, with most having a uniform "pilot training school" livery. I was left to pre-flight the appropriately registered EC-1GB. All was in order, although a set of step-ladders would have been useful for the visual check the of wing fuel-tank levels - instead I had to step on the wing struts. Headsets are provided with the aircraft and the website even states which aircraft have 2 and 4 place intercoms - very useful if you intend taking passengers.
I had agreed with the instructor that we would fly west from Malaga along the coast to see the Visual reporting points in the zone. Other than the airfield zone, Malaga has a CTR (Class D) that extends very roughly about 25nm in all directions. This sits in the much bigger Seville TMA (class E).
AENA
There is lots of useful official information online at the Spanish equivalent of the CAA, AENA - Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (Spanish Airports and Airplane Navigation. They have an AIP (Aeronautical Information Publication) structured quite like the British system. From the AENA web site's home page (http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Home) you should select:
"English" then
"Air Navigation" then
"Aeronautical Information Service (AIS)" then
"AIP Spain".
You are required to log-in, but registration is free and quick.
Departure
If you're used to smaller airports, getting going was a bit longwinded. First you call "Clearance Delivery", then "Ground" and only then "Tower". Prior to engine start I requested that the instructor could try to ensure that all comms was done in English so that I would benefit and get a better spatial awareness of what was going on. Well, after about the third sentence, the conversation was in Spanish. This wasn't the instructors fault, the controller made the switch. Evidently it was because things were busy on the ground and they recognised the registration as a local flying school aircraft. Still this was frustrating from my part. However, I accept this is Spain and I am a guest in their country.
Needless to say, the conversation was that prior to taxiing we would have to wait for another school aircraft that had just landed to vacate the taxiway onto the apron where we were waiting - with such a long runway it was still about a mile away! Malaga has a parallel taxiway, the full length of the main runway and also some scope for taxiing on the "inner", the apron area joining the parking stands. However, there always seems to be an Easyjet or Spanair or Virgin 737 moving up or down so expect some waits.
Anyway, we finally got airborne from R/W 14 with a right turn bringing us straight over the horror of the 1970's concrete tower block developments of Torremolinos. The coast line is like this for miles and it is quite difficult initially to work out the VRPs like W2 at Fuengirola - actually a small lighthouse on a headland. The routes are flown at 1000ft. When heading west from Malaga, after a few miles you actually lose radio contact with the tower due to terrain masking - thus keep a good look out for opposing traffic.
Gibraltar
After reaching the luxury marina of Puerto Banus you are now well on your way towards Gibraltar (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=malaga,+spain&t=k&ll=36.150455,-5.349913&spn=0.013792,0.037723&t=k). The day before the flight I had made my own enquiries as to the possibility of landing there. Due to the continuing political difficulties between Spain and Britain over sovereignty of the rock, the Spainish will not allow any flights from Spain directly into Gibraltar. Thus my options were to make the short sea crossing to Tangiers, in Morocco, North Africa or to go to Faro in Portugal. The landing there would of course need to be repeated on the return flight. This is complete madness of course and something that our MPs should try and sort out.
I found this out after speaking to the controller in the Tower at Gibraltar (Tel from Spain 956 773026) who was very helpful. The landing fee for a C172 would have been £26.34 including two hours parking, then £4.26 an hour after that. This is reasonable. However, handling is mandatory and this is operated by GB airways (Tel 956 753383 and 956 771305). I'm not sure the young man that answered the phone had heard of a Cessna 172 and was certainly surprised by my low estimate of its weight at 1.5 tonnes. Anyway, the "handling fee" would be £71.50 plus an "apron fee" (what's that for???) of £19.80. So regardless of all the nonsense between two governments, the ludicrous handling fees charged by GB airways would make this little jolly out of the question financially.
Billing
So after heading out as far west as the zone boundary we headed back to the field and made a hassel free rejoin and landing downwind right for r/w 14. Total airborne time was 50 mins but with all the Spanish lessons at the start, engine start to engine stop was 1 hour 15 mins. Be aware that Aerodynamics use the Hobbs meter from start to stop for billing. I had just clicked over to 1.3 hours - this equates to 1 hour 18 mins, but I was charged 1 hour 20 mins - a little cheeky perhaps. That might make me sound tight, but those extra 5 minutes billed equate to €14 which would by you a nice beer and tapas dinner in Malaga. However, it didn't spoil a nice if a little expensive first flight on the Costa del Sol.
Local Weather
Maybe somewhat unsurprisingly the weather was good for the week I spent in Malaga. Even in February the temperature approached 20 deg C. The days alternated between clear blue skies with almost unlimited vis and slightly cloudy and hazy days - on these days I observed towering CB's forming alarmingly quickly. The instructor advised that on days when the wind is from the north, over the mountain ranges, the flying in the area can be very unpleasant in a light aircraft. Navigating through the mountain passes in these conditions is probably best avoided.
Conclusion
Would I go back to Aerodynamics-Malaga? Yes, certainly. They are very professional in their set-up. I was disappointed that the instructor responded to the controllers in Spanish but this could probably be resolved with a little more firmness at the outset - or I could of course learn to speak Spanish!
I hope this report has been of use to those PPLs considering pleasure flights out of Malaga. Please keep any further posts relevant to flying in this area.
Images
Malaga to Airport Bus link, no. 19 (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0461.jpg).
Walk this way to GAT after getting off the bus (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0462.jpg)
Approaching the GAT (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0463.jpg)
In the Aerodynamics shuttle Minibus (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0477.jpg)
Aerodynamics airside office (one of 3!) (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0471.jpg)
Office flight planning area (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0474.jpg)
Some of the Cessna fleet (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0470.jpg)
Some of the Cessna fleet (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0473.jpg) and foothills of the 3800ft mountain to the west.
C172 EC-1GB (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0467.jpg)
Heading east along the coast, approaching W2 at Fuengirola (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0464.jpg)
Malaga Airport from the north-east (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0594.jpg)
Malaga (LEMG), La Axarquia, Gibraltar (LXGB), Torrelmolinos, Marbella, Costa Del Sol, Andalucia and Southern Spain.
Information is current as of February 2006.
This is a compilation of facts I determined whilst on holiday in Malaga in February 2006. Whenever I'm away from home I usually try to do some flying in the local area.
Malaga
Malaga Airport (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=malaga,+spain&ll=36.677299,-4.498215&spn=0.01511,0.042915&t=k) (LEMG) is a modern busy international airfield, approximately 5 miles west of Malaga city centre. The single 3200m hard runway 14/32 has comprehensive instrument approach aids. It is in a spectacular location, just a mile inland from the Costa del Sol Meditteraean coastline. Its elevation is just 51 feet above sea level, but has a 3800ft mountain as a backdrop to its immediate west, with many higher mountains nearby. Just 3nm west along the cost is the resort of Torremolinos, with Marbella about 22nm. Gibraltar and Granada are both around 50nm away.
Public transport between Malaga city centre and airport is easy. Either take the number 19 bus (35 minutes) or the suburban Renfe train (15 minutes). Both leave from outside the main terminal and cost €1 (£0.67) single .
Light aircraft flight operations at Malaga use the aprons at the south-eastern corner of the airfield (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=malaga,+spain&ll=36.669396,-4.481269&spn=0.001713,0.004715&t=k), adjacent to the Spanish style red-roofed buildings of the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) and the airport's Museum of Aviation. The GAT was the airport's original 1940's terminal building. It is now also known as (rather grandly) as Terminal 3. There is currently a new fourth terminal being built at the main site so these numbers might change soon.
It takes 7-8 minutes to walk down to the GAT along the perimeter wall from the main terminals. The road goes past a group of warehouses and a large San Miguel beer factory. The main building is just a few rooms. Other than a waiting room to the left, the remainder of the building is effectively airside, protected by the usual airport style metal detector and x-ray scanner in the entrance lobby. Here I explained what I was looking for and a member of security staff helpfully gave me names and numbers of four possible flight training organisations in the area.
The first school was Airman (http://www.airman.es/) whose office was the other side of the carpark. Although they do PPL and commercial training, they seemed reluctant to hire me an aircraft for an hour or two (however, I should point out that my spoken Spanish is very basic so there may have been a misunderstanding).
Next was a commercial training organisation called Aerodynamics-Malaga (http://www.aerodynamics-malaga.com/). They also operate as the Aero club Bahia de Malaga (http://www.aero-club.org/) (you will see these 2 websites are quite similar). Frustratingly I was told that the airport office of Aerodynamics was airside and that I would have to make initial contact with their main office which was back in Malaga city centre!
The third was Mayoral (http://www.mayoralaviation.com/en/). From their website it seemed that they were really geared towards corporate customers, focused on executive jet hire or the conduct of aerial work like photography.
Finally, there was the Real Aero Club de Malaga (http://www.aeroclubmalaga.com/) (Royal Aero club of Malaga) which dates back to 1931. Apparently this used to be based at Malaga, but some years ago moved to the airfield at La Axarquía (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=malaga,+spain&t=k&ll=36.802279,-4.135773&spn=0.00171,0.004715&t=k). This is next to the town of Velez-Malaga, about 20 miles and 30 minutes drive east of Malaga. Parts of their website are available in English. I am unsure as to their policy on solo hire.
However, as I really wanted to fly from Malaga Airport that meant my choice was limited to Aerodynamics. I visited their Malaga city centre office without appointment the next day. They are at number 40 Carril de la Corbosa street (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=malaga,+spain&ll=36.705247,-4.441127&spn=0.001712,0.004715&t=k). This is halfway between the airport and the centre of Malaga. It is also served by the number 19 bus. Be aware this office is closed at weekends so you may need to plan ahead. They also close in the afternoons from 13:30 to 16:30 for a Spanish siesta! They then open again until 20:30. I get the impression they have grown out of the Aero Club but are now very professional with this office housing their ground school simulators, classrooms and business headquarters.
The office front door is secured. After being buzzed in, I met the efficient Mariam who is the receptionist/flight ops manageress. She spoke excellent English and quickly understood my requirements - I have held a PPL for many years, last flew a Cessna 4 months ago and I wanted to fly a local friend around the area for an hour or so. Mariam suggested that rather than going to the expense of doing a full check-out with an instructor just so that I could be allowed to go solo, instead I could take along a school instructor as safety pilot for no extra charge.
The school has a large fleet including a C150, plenty of C172s and other more complex types. Bookings on these are managed through an application on Mariam's computer. After agreeing a weekend flight, She then called the airport office to speak with the instructors to confirm their availability. This office also has a pilot shop, but rather than buying a VFR chart I was told I could borrow one for my flight.
Aerodynamics' current hourly Solo rates for basic singles are €98 for the C150 and €145 for the C172. These prices include all landing fees at Malaga and other Spanish airports. This seems like a good deal if you were to do circuits although I think this is discouraged at Malaga because it is so busy. The Dual rates are €30 an hour on top of these prices, although as already said, my safety pilot was coming along at no extra charge. This was fine because I didn't really need to fly solo, and as this was my first flight in the area, the benefit of a local pilot's knowledge is obvious. On top of these prices is the Spanish VAT which is 16%. so, at the end of the day, for my Solo (with safety pilot) hour in a C172 I was looking at just over €168 which translates to about £113 an hour. Ok, this is not as cheap as some you will find in the UK, but very typical of London prices, and not so bad if you remember it includes the landing fee at a busy international airport. I agreed with the rate and made my booking.
So, on the morning of my flight I set of from Malaga city Centre one hour before my booking. The number 19 bus stops at Terminal 2 first. You can get of here or stay on and get off at Terminal 1 and save yourself 300m of walking. I arrived at the GAT just before my appointment time. After stating to the security staff who I was here to see, my Instructor arrived and I went through the metal detector/x-ray scanner. Aerodynamics has a small office here in the GAT but we walked straight out to the apron where a company minibus with driver was waiting to shuttle us 600m or so to the aircraft line and another Aerodynamics office.
The aircraft all looked in good cosmetic condition, with most having a uniform "pilot training school" livery. I was left to pre-flight the appropriately registered EC-1GB. All was in order, although a set of step-ladders would have been useful for the visual check the of wing fuel-tank levels - instead I had to step on the wing struts. Headsets are provided with the aircraft and the website even states which aircraft have 2 and 4 place intercoms - very useful if you intend taking passengers.
I had agreed with the instructor that we would fly west from Malaga along the coast to see the Visual reporting points in the zone. Other than the airfield zone, Malaga has a CTR (Class D) that extends very roughly about 25nm in all directions. This sits in the much bigger Seville TMA (class E).
AENA
There is lots of useful official information online at the Spanish equivalent of the CAA, AENA - Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (Spanish Airports and Airplane Navigation. They have an AIP (Aeronautical Information Publication) structured quite like the British system. From the AENA web site's home page (http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Home) you should select:
"English" then
"Air Navigation" then
"Aeronautical Information Service (AIS)" then
"AIP Spain".
You are required to log-in, but registration is free and quick.
Departure
If you're used to smaller airports, getting going was a bit longwinded. First you call "Clearance Delivery", then "Ground" and only then "Tower". Prior to engine start I requested that the instructor could try to ensure that all comms was done in English so that I would benefit and get a better spatial awareness of what was going on. Well, after about the third sentence, the conversation was in Spanish. This wasn't the instructors fault, the controller made the switch. Evidently it was because things were busy on the ground and they recognised the registration as a local flying school aircraft. Still this was frustrating from my part. However, I accept this is Spain and I am a guest in their country.
Needless to say, the conversation was that prior to taxiing we would have to wait for another school aircraft that had just landed to vacate the taxiway onto the apron where we were waiting - with such a long runway it was still about a mile away! Malaga has a parallel taxiway, the full length of the main runway and also some scope for taxiing on the "inner", the apron area joining the parking stands. However, there always seems to be an Easyjet or Spanair or Virgin 737 moving up or down so expect some waits.
Anyway, we finally got airborne from R/W 14 with a right turn bringing us straight over the horror of the 1970's concrete tower block developments of Torremolinos. The coast line is like this for miles and it is quite difficult initially to work out the VRPs like W2 at Fuengirola - actually a small lighthouse on a headland. The routes are flown at 1000ft. When heading west from Malaga, after a few miles you actually lose radio contact with the tower due to terrain masking - thus keep a good look out for opposing traffic.
Gibraltar
After reaching the luxury marina of Puerto Banus you are now well on your way towards Gibraltar (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=malaga,+spain&t=k&ll=36.150455,-5.349913&spn=0.013792,0.037723&t=k). The day before the flight I had made my own enquiries as to the possibility of landing there. Due to the continuing political difficulties between Spain and Britain over sovereignty of the rock, the Spainish will not allow any flights from Spain directly into Gibraltar. Thus my options were to make the short sea crossing to Tangiers, in Morocco, North Africa or to go to Faro in Portugal. The landing there would of course need to be repeated on the return flight. This is complete madness of course and something that our MPs should try and sort out.
I found this out after speaking to the controller in the Tower at Gibraltar (Tel from Spain 956 773026) who was very helpful. The landing fee for a C172 would have been £26.34 including two hours parking, then £4.26 an hour after that. This is reasonable. However, handling is mandatory and this is operated by GB airways (Tel 956 753383 and 956 771305). I'm not sure the young man that answered the phone had heard of a Cessna 172 and was certainly surprised by my low estimate of its weight at 1.5 tonnes. Anyway, the "handling fee" would be £71.50 plus an "apron fee" (what's that for???) of £19.80. So regardless of all the nonsense between two governments, the ludicrous handling fees charged by GB airways would make this little jolly out of the question financially.
Billing
So after heading out as far west as the zone boundary we headed back to the field and made a hassel free rejoin and landing downwind right for r/w 14. Total airborne time was 50 mins but with all the Spanish lessons at the start, engine start to engine stop was 1 hour 15 mins. Be aware that Aerodynamics use the Hobbs meter from start to stop for billing. I had just clicked over to 1.3 hours - this equates to 1 hour 18 mins, but I was charged 1 hour 20 mins - a little cheeky perhaps. That might make me sound tight, but those extra 5 minutes billed equate to €14 which would by you a nice beer and tapas dinner in Malaga. However, it didn't spoil a nice if a little expensive first flight on the Costa del Sol.
Local Weather
Maybe somewhat unsurprisingly the weather was good for the week I spent in Malaga. Even in February the temperature approached 20 deg C. The days alternated between clear blue skies with almost unlimited vis and slightly cloudy and hazy days - on these days I observed towering CB's forming alarmingly quickly. The instructor advised that on days when the wind is from the north, over the mountain ranges, the flying in the area can be very unpleasant in a light aircraft. Navigating through the mountain passes in these conditions is probably best avoided.
Conclusion
Would I go back to Aerodynamics-Malaga? Yes, certainly. They are very professional in their set-up. I was disappointed that the instructor responded to the controllers in Spanish but this could probably be resolved with a little more firmness at the outset - or I could of course learn to speak Spanish!
I hope this report has been of use to those PPLs considering pleasure flights out of Malaga. Please keep any further posts relevant to flying in this area.
Images
Malaga to Airport Bus link, no. 19 (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0461.jpg).
Walk this way to GAT after getting off the bus (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0462.jpg)
Approaching the GAT (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0463.jpg)
In the Aerodynamics shuttle Minibus (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0477.jpg)
Aerodynamics airside office (one of 3!) (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0471.jpg)
Office flight planning area (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0474.jpg)
Some of the Cessna fleet (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0470.jpg)
Some of the Cessna fleet (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0473.jpg) and foothills of the 3800ft mountain to the west.
C172 EC-1GB (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0467.jpg)
Heading east along the coast, approaching W2 at Fuengirola (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0464.jpg)
Malaga Airport from the north-east (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/BritishPPL/Malaga%20Flying/DSCF0594.jpg)