Does anybody know what is meant by the term 'aircraft movements'? A chum of mine has just bought himself a grass airstrip with planning permission for ten movements a week. As I understand it, a movement is a take-off AND a landing - is this right? Also, as it's a grass strip which may not be useable during a wet winter, can you store up movements to do say, twenty a week for six months in the Summer or is it a case of use it or lose it?

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A movement is either a takeoff or a landing. Therefore a flight in the local area would involve two movements.

No idea about storing up movements for later use.

I agree, a movement in planning terms is one take-off OR one landing. Also there is no carry-over or aggregation allowed (eg = 520 per annum) outside of the specified period. An informal phone call to the local planning officer could do no harm and might clarify the options as well as any obligations to record movements. It is possible that asking for aggregation could lead to a requirement for new planning permission which could stir up the locals. Your chum is certainly better off than under the 28-day rule where 1 take-off or 1 landing = 1 day used...if anyone is counting. . .Best of luck to your chum; having my own strip is a distant dream.... . .Slip

I'm afraid that the reality is not that your chum has permission for 10 movements per week but, rather, that there is a limit of a maximum of 10 movements per week. A subtle distinction....

My club is limited to 20 movements per day. Our interpretation, which has never been queried, is that one flight starting and ending at our strip is a movement. We're not allowed to save them up for a sunny day, sadly.

Depends what you want to prove really.

G

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