This is just the sort of talk that leads to big airports being unavailable to SEP types. I wouldn't like that, and I suspect most other ppls wouldn't either.
Just happened upon the above.
The levels of experience and ability amongst PPL pilots will vary greatly and, unfortunately for them, commercial operations come first.
Recollect whilst on an RAF ground tour in ATC a UAS student downwind was unable to understand instructions to clear the circuit to the north and hold.
Result - large jet, short of fuel returning from important long range task had to go around. Sqn Ldr captain was not best pleased!
I think it is unpleasant for ALL involved to mix aircraft of widely varying performance. At the above station we dealt with everything from Ansons to Victors to F4s - a bit of a headache at times.
So why did we have a UAS Chipmunk in the circuit? Questions to MoD
