Stoke Medway (R. Thames) is closer to home & has massive power line towers running close alongside on the wing tip & it's a banana shape too. Yet it's used for training on microlights.
Chap who landed at my home base with a C172 said he'd been in there.
Now I can't post pictures here off my own files, but who says Ripe/Deanland is tight ? Clear approaches too.
In 2005 the Vickers Vimy transatlantic replica came in a few days after doing the Atlantic flight !
mike hallam,