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Old 17th May 2010, 15:32
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Don`t know if this is around anymore, but there is/was an airfield manual called Bottlang Airfield Manual, published by Jeppesen I believe, which was basically VFR charts for all airfields. NAK-shop should have a copy for you if you do a quick google search.

Norway is a pretty long country, if you`re planning on flying up north. Lots of smaller airfields north of Trondheim which could be suitable for your plans. Most of them are located very close to the ocean, and there are also a few inland. So it depends on what kind of fishing your prefer. Camping should be no problem. If you have portable, foldable bikes to bring along it would probably make life easier. And taxi services are also available on request. These smaller fields normally have AFIS (flight information service) rather than fully operating ATC towers. No sweat really, as they give you traffic information and weather information. But no clearances for takeoff and landing, only information regarding if the runway is occupied or not. "Runway free" is the term.

Regarding these small strips... Some are as short as 800m, and the terrain and local wind conditions should be observed. Summertime VFR is normally not problematic though. But again, this depends on your level of experience and what you feel comfortable doing. Don`t try to push yourself into landing at an shortfield that you are uncertain of, or uncomfortable with. There are plenty of airfields around.

Final tip - check out where you can get fuel. I`m guessing that 100LL is what you need unless you have a converted engine that runs on diesel or Jet A1. Some of these airports don`t have 100LL!
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