All sorted at a fraction of the cost. RFC very helpful. Thanks to all.
Good to hear that not everyone is frightened away. Although we have no hangarage and not a lot of parking space, our flying club welcomes the occasional visitor.
It is important to get everything sorted with them so you are expected. Last week an unfortunate visitor from EHHV arrived and I heard this exchange:
ATC: PXX, you are cleared to land.
PH-XXX: Cleared to land, PXX.
ATC: PXX, do you have a handling agent?
PXX: uh, say again?
ATC: Do you have a handling agent?
PXX: handling agent is, ah, [name of aircraft owner]
ATC: PXX, negative, what is your handling agent at Rotterdam Airport? For landing here, you have to appoint a handling agent.
PXX: uh, what handling agents do you have?
(by this time the aircraft was on final)
ATC: PXX, we have Jetcenter and AviaPartners. Which one do you want to use sir?
PXX: uh, I'll take AviaPartners.
PH-XXX never said anything about visiting one of the two flying clubs. ATC never mentioned the exorbitant charges of the handling agents. The poor chap never had a chance; I wonder what his face looked like when he got the bill.
cessnapete, transponder below 1200' can be VFR mode C. As for the ELT, I've never seen a ramp check where the checking person knew what an ELT was, let alone tell the difference between ELT types. You are more likely to get checked for VAT paid, current insurance, etc.