IO540, re based pilots permits, it does not seem to apply to us renters. My ticket overan by about 25mins. The chance of adding £90 to hire costs if I have to delay getting back because of the weather has made my mind up, business to another field. I have paid my fee and the thread was a warning to others but as someone who has run a full blown sms in the aviation industry I am concerned that the pressure on pilots to return when they should not has not been considered.
GA is having a hard enough time, I am told that Shoreham itself is down on movements and fees. I am further told that the airport mgt is from the retail sector and not aviation. If all this is true, the future of the place is far from assured and discouraging pilots seems an odd tactic