Originally Posted by
Barling Magna
Someone at SEN has woken up to other means of generating income - even if only in tiny amounts!
"London Southend Airport is offering five or more visual touch and go circuits for £5. The offer is applicable to aircraft with MTOW of 1.4T and below. PPR is required via Southend ATC and bookings can only be made a maximum of 24 hours in advance for non-based aircraft. Bookings are limited and will be made on a first come first served basis.5 or more touch and go's must be completed to qualify for the deal. Landing for parking will entail further fees."
Do these touch and go circuits count as movements? Or would the offer likely increase the amount of GA activity generally? There is a lot of talk here about night cargo flights but there is another restriction not often mentioned.
There is a limit on the number of freight flights which can operate each year, which is 5,330 or 10% of the total ATMs in a quota year.
Now look at the ATM count for September, a little over 1,800 which would allow for just 6 cargo movements per day, although going over in a particular month would not be a problem if it all worked out over a quota year.
So 10 additional GA movements allows 1 additional cargo.