Originally Posted by
George Richardson
Linton is not on the list. Local rumours suggest closure in a couple of years.
Linton has been rumoured for "imminent closure" since before I arrived there in 2000.
Once the tucs go and the plan to put all the eggs into the Valley basket is implemented then they will realise the folly of that plan. I personally don't think Valley can cope with the Hawks and Texans.
I like the idea of the Reds coming to Linton as mentioned by Evalu8ter, keeping the Texans here and retaining Topcliffe as the training RLG. Good clear airspace all round and a short hop to Class A for when the training requires it, or some great LL out to the East and West for variety. Relatively new tower cost a lot of money but therein lies the problem; on paper Linton looks expensive and flags up to the bean-counters as too costly to justify it.
Time will tell.