One Punch Mickey-In fairness the FBO is entirely seperate from the flying school, and ATC have always been anti GA up there.
I really have to put my oar in here. As an ATCO at Aberdeen, yes i would agree that there are one or two who
are anti GA (as there are at most airfields!) but don't tar us all with the same brush. As someone who was instrumental in setting up the (in)famous Granite City Air Rally many years ago,(something incidentally that was started exclusively by ATCOs) I think you are well off the mark here.
egld 0624-The location of the Club
is a problem especially if we are on Runway 16 and yes you can be held but like all ATCers we DO try and move the traffic as best we can. I agree that a 40 minute wait is intolerable, but if that is a correct figure I would be in print now to NATS at Aberdeen asking why!!
The FBO at Aberdeen DO have a problem insofar as their previous boss want elsewhere and was never replaced. Consequently the guys there are often working in areas of which they have little or no knowledge and the FBO heirarchy seem to have no intention of actively assisting them to get out of the predicament. In addition,local BAA politics have also been a problem of late regarding FBO parking-something that hopefully has now been resolved.
Some of us DO take an active interest in GA at Aberdeen.We are there for you and WILL assist whenever we can. Just don't accuse us of being anti GA-it simply ain't true!!