Originally Posted by
tmmorris
Do they charge extra for IAPs?
Tim
Nosirree.
They give lovely Radar Vectors/SRA's/ Procedurals whatever you ask for and all gloriously included. I suppose that's what we are paying for!.
Hint - Try and avoid the period around 1500/1700hrs when the Ryans & Thomsons are whizzing in and out.
Warning - Tangental thread creep - I'm based there with an <1tonne Grumman AA1 and pay (£18.51 per landing (rather than block landing fee). It's cheaper in the long run but a pain in rectum having to pay each time like this (actually they invoice me now since they removed the discount for payment on the day). However, it beats the cost of the annual Block fee of 220 x Normal landing fee (circa £4000 per annum). I do about 160 hrs per year but, as you can guess, no circuit stuff at Bournemouth! They won't negotiate me paying for say 70 landings a year or even 100. But nope.
It's a strict Quarterly, (55 landings), 1/2 Yearly (110) etc - I've lost count at the numbers of letter I've written to T'Management bleating about their administration costs in invoicing me every time + postage + envelopes etc.
My reasoning is that if they 'allowed' me to pay them up front, at the start of each year for a set number of landings (the aforesaid example of 70 per year), then they could:-
a) Get the dosh into their banks, earn humungous loads of interest etc
b) Save stupendous admin costs.
c) Be easier all round.
But sadly, to no avail. Woe is me!
Moan over ... (but still secretly cross!)