Argyll and Bute Out of Hours Permit
Argyll and Bute Council has introduced an Out of Hours Permit Arrangement for Oban, Coll and Colonsay.
Great news for Oban which shuts at 5 or 6pm. However pretty much all landings at Coll and Colonsay are Out of Hours as it is only licenced for a few hours each week and landings are only permitted outwith the times of scheduled services.
On the surface it's a cut and paste of the HIAL OOH Indemnity. At least until you get to the charges.
HIAL charge £31 and the permit is issued against the aircraft for multiple airports. Owner/operators with multiple aircraft can apply for more than one aircraft at the same time. The cost is still £31.
A&B are charging £35 per airfield and each pilot requires their own indemnity. That means our group of 2 wanting to visit all 3 airfields will be charged £35 x 3 x 2 = £230. Significantly worse for larger groups.
Fortunately it's business as usual for Glenforsa.