PPL in NW UK?

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Originally Posted by VictorGolf

I know what you mean D-B. I once took a Cherokee 180, four-up out of Nakuru (5,600ft?) and I swear the only reason we got out was that we all breathed in at Vr. Definitely "Learnt about flying" from that one. Mind you four-up with full tanks in a 172 at Denham (250ft) on a very hot Summer's day can be pushing the envelope.so perhaps I didn't learn my lesson fully.

I once spent 30 minutes flying in circles over that strip trying to persuade assorted livestock to move away so I could land.

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As Nairobi is at 5000 feet you'd spend the first 5 minutes winding up the altimeter if you used QFE

No, you would run out of sub-scale!

I tried it once at my home airport in Alberta - 3700'.

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Don’t worry D-B Hawarden is only 45 feet amsl