TMMorris
In answer to your post:
The first thing that is apparent to me is that you did not call for PPR. It is stated clearly in the flight guides that we are PPR by telephone; you cannot expect a welcome when we didn't know you were going to arrive.
We did have one aircraft call for PPR for yesterday, and made sure that there was someone here for when he arrived later in the afternoon....
Welshpool Airport is DEFINATELY never again going to be run like it was when Pool Aviation were the operators. The locals here were not happy being 'buzzed to death' from aircraft flying over their heads from dawn until dusk.
We are now PRIMARILY a business based airport, our people were out doing just that yesterday. We do have 2 flying schools, (fixed wing and rotary), but they operate between the hours of 9 - 5, and sometimes not every day. Yesterday was one of the days when both schools were not operating, hence the 'graveyard' scenario. I will add that both our schools are successful, and as Whirly correctly says, the fixed wing school is presently advertising for instructors.
The europa by the way, lives here, as do about 19 other fixed wing aircraft, plus 6 rotary wing, making a total of 26 in all.
As for the cafe, it is open for cooked food at the weekends During the week, tea, coffee, cakes and cold snacks are available to purchase.
By the way WR, we don't employ any teenage girls....?
ariel