Originally Posted by drambuster
Coming into the UK, where you are being tracked by numerous radar services, you have to arrive at a “Designated” airfield which have a regime in place to cover Immigration and Customs requirements.
drambuster (great name, BTW), whilst I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments, the above is factually incorrect.
A return to a private strip in the UK from an EU country can be legally made with 4 hours notice - Note 3 on page 3 of the
GAR form refers.
I've done this many times - and long may it continue.