I'm trying to get Woodvale on the phone for PPR over the weekend and failing miserably using the phone number in Pooleys, or any other number the MoD operator up there can think of (flight ops, UAS...).
Can anybody offer a contact (or tell me why the entire airfield seems not to be answering the phone) ?
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Try without the extension number - there may be someone on the switchboard. Edited to add their general contact 01704 872287 ext 7225 Could the MOD person perhaps give you the fax number?
Outside the box: Warton liaise with Woodvale all the time, (as the Warton MATZ is next to Woodvale). Worth giving Warton a call for the ATC contact at Woodvale.
631 VGS is on 01704 872287 Ext. 7256. If anyone's there they may be able to find out what's going on. (there will almost certainly be people there tomorrow if that's not too late)
Phoning the UASs most probably won't help as there isn't much going on at them over summer....I think that may be the problem in general. The majoirty of users of Woodvale are active at either the weekend or during university term time, meaning there aren't a huge number of personel on base.
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Location: The Burrow, N53:48:02 W1:48:57, The Tin Tent - EGBS, EGBO
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10AEF is based there and they do a lot of flying in the summer holidays. Also based there is Merseyside Police Air Support Unit but I don't have a number for them. Can the MOD operator not get through? If that is possible could the operator as Woodvale to ring you?
It being summer hols, I doubt if the UAS or AEF are there. I've tried ATC on the ATC phone system (ext 2868) and there's no reply so maybe they're closed for summer hols.
Not sure if this is relevant, but the large model aircraft show, previously held at Woodvale was moved this year:-
"Previously held at RAF Woodvale in Formby this, the 41st rally, was relocated to the seaside resort’s Victoria Park after asbestos was discovered at the air base."
Still nobody answering any of the lines - rather to the annoyance of the very helpful MoD operator.
In the meantime, Liverpool Airport is 30 minutes down the coastal railway from where I want to be anyway, and Ravenair couldn't have been more helpful when I phoned to book in. Not cheap to be fair, but not BAA prices either, so liveable with.
Thanks everybody, especially airpolice, for your help.
A CTSW this morning, an AA5 this afternoon. Next week I'm hoping to add a Rans S6 to my logbook and fly the CT again and possibly either of a Mainair Blade and Stinson 108 if we can sort w couple of engine snags.
Professionally I have a history of making flying machines of any size up to 4 engine jet "do stuff".
Hi G, I fly out of both Liverpool & Blackpool regular as i live in Ainsdale Southport right next to Woodvale which is more or less in the middle of the two. It will be cheeper & possibly quicker to fly into blackpool & hire a car their for a day than the expensive option of landing & Ravenair. You will also need a cab to the train station & then it is around 45mins. I reckon the Blackpool option will be half the cost & less hassle.
