When PPR is written into the OPS manual or safety management manual at a licenced airfield clearly the airfield operators have shackled themselves with the requirement.
This may have been inherited from a previous operator. So, How easy is it to recind this requirement? Was it a CAA "suggestion" (as they do
) I know of other changes that our local airfield would like but the cost of paperwork/surveys etc. has made them unrealistic to carry out.
I do know that the decision to require PPR is not there to annoy people. As little as 15 miles north of our field communication can be difficult. In our case PPR is in place to provide a joined up service to alert search and rescue.
One other small point. Fuel deliveries are not notamed and can delay you getting fuel for over 2 hours for avgas and 5 hours for Jet A1.
D.O.