Last thing we need in this area with Oxford London The Universe International Spaceport becoming more and more exclusive.
that I don't use it much, unless I need an NDB approach for currency reasons.
We can't be THAT exclusive then...can we
With most of the Oxford Training VFR traffic gone now, it's only seeing about 50 landings a day, so hardly the same madly busy environment it once was.
Both Business flying and flying training can be subject to the vagaries of the clients and the Weather. We average between 50 (bad weather day) and 250 (CAVOK day) movements per day. Certainly PFT and weekend GA traffic has pick up considerably recently.
The published rates for residency at £125/month including 10 landings/month is about as cheap as it gets for an IFR airport anywhere in the SE UK - and its usable from 06:30 to 22:30 all year, every day.
Which probably explains the demand for the airport and the expansion of the facilities to meet the demand.
And what's with moving the pilot shop from the airfield - where visiting pilots could shop - to the industrial estate half a mile away?!
Half a mile!! That's just a hop, skip and a jump ....past the coffee shop. Alas the building was required by a customer more in keeping with the direction the Airport is moving toward. BUT, at least the shop is still in WALKING distance.
so I am nervous about the future. As I usually fly on weekdays
Just out of interest tm; why are you nervous? Interested in the views of a local!
Hope the rumours are NOT true - the beauty of UK flying and Glass G airspace is freedom of choice and it's always a sad day when one more 'ellement' of choice is removed.
Hey ho
Tight Lines !!
