ShyTorque - I was making the point that the general public and the media will not portray the general aviation scene in anything other than negative light following an accident. I am a keen GA'er myself.
Beagle old chap I have to disagree. Yes at the moment COV is only home to 3 ThomsonFly 737s and the movement rate is not exactly stellar. But Go Fly at BRS started with 3 737s not even 5 years ago and now is up to 9 aircraft.
You need CAS ahead of Operations else safety is compromised for all. Fine, if COV needs a 20 mile radius zone then lets delete the zones around a couple of disused military airfields and balance it all out. Or close a few ranges. Ohh, silly me that has all happened in recent years anyway. In fact I might be tempted to wager that the amount of Controlled AirSpace in the UK is less now that 15 years ago.
Someone want to take that bet?
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