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Old 7th Jun 2011, 19:32
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sammypilot
 
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Funny place Norwich Airport. A couple of years back three of us were doing airfields in the Eastern Counties and when at Beccles one of the party said he would like to get Norwich in his log book. We got PPR and after landing went for a cup of tea. We were somewhat surprised to see the arrival of our PA28 appear on the arrivals board and perhaps even more surprised that we were shown as 15 minutes late.

When we left the terminal to go back to the aircraft, despite producing our ID, we had to stand in front of a camera, apparently for identification purposes. Lastly we had requested fuel so we could return to Liverpool non-stop. We could see the refuelling bowser but he seemed to be taking a very circuitous route to get to us. When he did arrive he explained that every time he was called to refuel an aircraft he had to pass through security, something he did many times in the day. He had to produce his pass even though they knew him well.

It's in the log book and the visit doesn't need to be repeated.
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