Wsmempson, You are absolutely correct, I was just too eager to get out into the forums and see what people want that the website even though updated on the server wasn’t published and still had the temporary website in place, for that I can only apologise.
BabyBear, The apologies are for not being professional enough to wait until the website update was done. Like most of the people on here, when it comes to aviation I have maybe a little too much enthusiasm!
Cockney Steve, you may well be right, but you can never know for sure which is why I will continue unwaivering!
The issue regarding land isn’t really in the creation of an airpark on derelict land, there are so many airfields both military and private that have been up for sale recently and we are losing them to other industries. That is where an Airpark is ideal as the change in status of the land is minimal in terms of planning permission.
I think with the right location (and hence council) it can work.
Haha, I have seen the photos of Bernard Matthews breeding-boxes along derelict runways and it really makes me angry (and maybe a little hungry) that we (as in Aviators) are losing our airfields to these businesses, we need to fight harder to keep them.
Regarding the pilot count, we have a lot of people from other countries that want to live in the UK, not many pilots proportionally though… with an Airpark I would envisage demand not only from UK based pilots but also from overseas. The UK is so ahead of other countries in so many areas apart from GA and it’s time for a change.
homonculus , you are so correct about the number of abandoned airfields, I have noted all of these and will begin to approach local councils once I have the funds to apply for initial planning consent at each of these! Yes, investing my own money in UK GA… crazy, but someone has to do it!
I want to be able to say how great GA in the UK is compared to other countries and with the innovation and connectivity that we have here, the Airparks could be the best in the world!