Well done Irv!
For those students who think they'll be able to con an instructor into joining them, or even letting them solo, Irv has negotiated a £5 landing fee, including several touch+go's if you want, at
Blackbushe. (Don't know exactly what their regular landing fee is - my airport guide says "from £14.89 + VAT")
So, the plan is as follows:
<ul type="square">[*]Fly to Blackbushe. (Get PPR first - not only to get practice of getting PPR, but also to confirm the PPRuNe landing-fee!) Since this is a licensed field, you can log this flight.. .[*]Do a few touch+goes. Because of landing fees, students in the UK hardly ever get to do touch+goes at unfamiliar airfields, so take the chance while you've got it!. .[*]Once you depart Blackbushe, your instructor becomes P1, and you can't log the short flight to Popham.. .[*]If you're solo, you'll need to park your aircraft at Blackbushe, and call me on my mobile - I'll arrange for someone to come and ferry you to Popham, and ferry you back again afterwards.. .[/list]
Any pilots who are happy to ferry students, can you please let me know? The more ferry pilots we have, the fewer trips each of us will have to make. I think it would be great to get as many student pilots down as we possibly can!
(Or alternatively, if you're going past Blackbushe, or even based there, let me know, and I'll try to put you in touch with a student who you can pick up on the way.)
FFF. .--------