Re. clubs allowing you to take their aircraft to unlicensed fields:
Can't speak for other clubs, but at White Waltham, according to the rules, you have to present a completed weight+balance, landing performance and take-off performance sheet to the chief flying instructor first.
In practice, it's never been a problem. If going somewhere big, which everyone knows, like North Wield or Popham, they don't really care - just speak to the instructor before you go. If you're going to a small grass strip somewhere, they'd want to see the calculations to check you're not trying to do something the plane's not capable of.
Check with your club for their policy!
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