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Old 11th Jan 2011, 10:41
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proudprivate
 
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I vote for Southend
I had good experiences at Southend with Seawing. Good train connection between Billericay and Rochester / Southend.

Good points were :
* short time availability of aircraft and instructors
* ifr certified spam can - you cannot get behind the aircraft in this one - even as a complete beginner
* good ground instruction / briefing / de-briefing
* variety of approaches (NDB + ILS (as of March 2011))
* possibility to fly BBC Radio Essex NDB holds
* Clacton VOR nearby
* Night flying (i.e. after normal work hours) possible

Bad points were :
* relatively expensive landing fees even for club members
* unhangared aircraft (SOP included de-icing the aircraft, necessitating de-icing your bs afterwards.
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