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Old 26th Dec 2011, 12:30
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Genghis the Engineer
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Originally Posted by A and C
Quote:-I am based a little firther north near Aylesbury. I have some experience with Wycombe and it tells me that Wycombe is horrifically expensive.

On first inspection this might seem to be true, the Airways Flying Club looks expensive however a more in depth inspection of the club policys will find a total lack of "add on " fees & surcharges. As with all these things the devil is in the detail and I am guessing that by the time some of the other operators have extracted all the minor fees & surcharges you wont save a lot of money.

The up side to Airways Flying club is that the instruction is first rate and the standard of the fleet of the higest order.
Ditto Wycombe Air Centre - although how separate the two companies now are is less than clear to me.

Based around Aylesbury, the other place to look might be Cranfield - although as somebody who flies from both I think on net I'd regard Wycombe as a bit cheaper and more user friendly. That said, Billins at Cranfield is worth a glance.

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