cross channel check??? No doubt logged as P2 and charged dual rates as well. Bah!
LFTA is easy if you are worried about first time flight plan and customs stop at Lydd and do everything from there, easy peasy.
In the summer we go every couple of weeks very early, catch the french market and home by mid morning with bread and chees and a little seafood!
I think Manston were still notamed shut.