Yes, Lydd is very hard to spot, even in clear weather.
Your arrival will be slightly non standard. You report inbound at Rye, Tenterden, Ashford or Folkestone with your ATIS and all that. Then they'll say "report at 4nm DME" to LYD, and after that, if you're landing at 21, they'll ask you to "report overhead threshold 03". Normally they'll just say "report overhead" and assume you know that the arrivals at Lydd are not center crossings, but threshold crossings from the dead side. You cross the threshold at 1500ft and the descend to the downwind arriving at 1000ft. If you're landing at 03 it's a right hand circuit. Only thing at 03 is that the base leg has to be kept pretty tight, or else you'll bust the restricted areas.
Last edited by AdamFrisch; 11th Apr 2012 at 10:25.