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Old 28th Apr 2021, 19:32
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PPL self-fly hire at Biggin Hill/Blackbushe

Hello!

I've been flying post-PPL for a number of years at EGGP, but recently relocated to the South East for work reasons. I've never lived here before, and haven't really flown here from EGGP, either.

As restrictions begin to ease, I'm looking for somewhere to fly from. Both Blackbushe and Biggin Hill seem to work for me - I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for flying groups/clubs/schools etc to hire an SEP airplane from at these airfields?

One thing that has really struck me about this part of the country is that flying seems to be considerably more expensive than I am used to - hourly rates for the places I've been able to look up myself always seem to hover around £30-40 more, per wet hour, than what I'd be paying for similar types back up North. I guess gone are the days of the post-PPL 'honeymoon' period where I had access to well-equipped aircraft at bases with commercial-level facilities at reasonable cost (as well as affordable rent and living costs... )!

Any advice gladly received!

CS.
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