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Old 24th Feb 2012, 20:11
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Thank you all for your replies.
It's very difficult to find hangar space around London.
Seeing so many aircrafts parked outside made me wonder if it's so good for the aircraft to be hangared.
Your aircraft in generally not in front when you need it.
Sometimes nobody is here to help you.
Every time you have to help other flyers, it's not that I don't like helping, but sometimes I'm in a hurry and I dare not refuse to help.
Birds love hangars, and especially my aircraft, I think rain is better for the paint than birds.
So I'll base my aircraft in Denham where I'm taking my CPL course, at least until I get my CPL, and my aircraft will be outside.
Denham is less than an hour drive from Vauxhall bridge, it's not so easy by train, but quite feasible.

I'll visit all the airfields you mentioned.

Another drawback of Biggin Hill is the lack of preflight briefing facility in the vicinity of the remote hangar.
An airfield you didn't mention is Stapleford. I think it must be an hour drive from Vauxhall bridge, it seems to be usable at night. But I don't know if they accept private flyers.
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