and the grass is just fine.
Hmmm... you are guaranteeing that personally, Rod1? With your cheque book open in case anybody's aircraft gets a prop strike?
No I didn't think so.
I can see the grass will be just fine for rabbits, but who pays the man to fill the holes afterwards when no landing fees are charged?
Anybody thinking that the future of GA is farm strips in living in a dreamland.
But yes they should have given him the leeway in this case. The problem is that perhaps they can't (economically) because a percentage of the people working there are on strict union rules to watch the time exactly and make a big fuss if just over. It wouldn't suprise me if the airport gets a big £££ hit if certain employees are required to stay past the end of their duty.
Whether those employees are actually needed to facilitate the landing is a separate issue.