Silverstone Brief 2008 & 2009
A warning to my fellow operators. I have just received details of the brief for Silverstone 2008 which contained the following:
'This briefing is mandatory for every pilot, without exception, who intends to fly in to Silverstone during the 2008 GP event. This is upon the assistance the Silverstone ATC, the CAA and Silverstone Circuits Ltd.'
I phoned to question this and it is accurate, they really mean that EVERY individual pilot who will be flying in will have to attend.
For our company this will mean not being able to take regular clients to work Monday morning, paying several freelance pilots a days wage and a lost duty day for us all. And all this on the 30th June.
Not clever.
Seems to me that this is poorly thought through and would suggest to other operators and freelance pilots that they contact Silverstone ATC and/or their FOI to put their case.