Originally Posted by
Harold77
I wouldn't take what is on the movements page or the airport departure/ arrivals boards as gospel as to what is actually happening on the day. It may seem that nothing is happening but the exact opposite. It could be kept quite busy with single engine light aircraft doing circuits etc which they don't put up on the page. So the small aircraft can be generating cash when it doesn't seem to be anything happening.
And how much cash do based training a/c generate on a Saturday afternoon? I would expect there to be some sort of annual contract, rather than pay for invidual movements. Anybody know?