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Old 28th Sep 2011, 09:32
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nick ritter
 
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Regarding the two airfields that you are looking at – make inquires about the landing fees

Are these included with your membership fee of a flying club at those airports? Or do you need to pay each time you land etc? This could make a considerable difference in your decision making process

I am lucky in that the club that I fly from has free landing fees for members (built into the annual club membership fee) but I understand that not all clubs and airfields are like this and certainly a consideration to be aware of

The comments above are also correct in that you want to get an idea of how long you will be messing around waiting on the ground before you actually go anywhere. Most places charge from brakes off to brakes on, and if you are in a long queue waiting at the hold for a biz jet to come in you can end up paying a lot of money to sit around on the ground

Regards, Nick
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