Licensed vice Non-Licensed Airfields in the UK
In the CHC thread there has been a bit of discussion about whether North Denes is a licensed airfield or not. There was also mention of approved operations that can be conducted there if it is licensed and not if it is unlicensed.
Can anyone explain the CAA thinking behind allowing Public Transport operations from an unlicensed airfield (non-scheduled only) but not allow type/license training to be conducted at the same unlicensed airfield?
By unscheduled.....does that mean the flights must be completely ad hoc....and not leave at the same time each day?
If we find North Denes to be an unlicensed airfield for some period of time...does that invalidate all training that took place there during that period and thus warrant a CAA investigation into that situation with a view towards invalidating every pilot license involved in the illegal training?
If the place is/was unlicensed....and one conducted IFR approaches to the airfield on an IRR....does that invalidate the IRR?
I fear a huge bucket of worms could be caused should the airfield actually be unlicensed.....or am I wrong in thinking that?