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Old 14th Sep 2010, 09:30
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dudduddud
 
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Most clubs will allow you to take a plane away for the weekend if you have demonstrated reliability and airmanship.

I guess the main questions they will be asking themselves are things like 'will this pilot look after the plane while its not being flown vis-a-vis tying it down and putting covers on, parking into the wind, not parking on the runway! etc...'. They will want to see you can choose a good parking place etc at an unfamiliar aerodrome.

They also want to have decision-making skills demonstrated. It's easy for club staff to discourage a club member from taking off from the base when it's not such a good idea but it's much harder when the member is out of touch at a remote strip.

Usually they have a 'minimum utilisation' if you are taking the plane for a couple of days to cover lost revenue but in my experience if it looks like the plane wasn't going to be used much anyway (or you're mates with the club president!) this is often waived.
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