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Old 1st Feb 2014, 13:12
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classjazz
 
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Humberside

Good luck to Humberside which I prefer to the ex Finningley set up. Mind you I am biased as I used to fly across to AMS from Humberside to pick up another international flight heading east.
I used to fly out of Robin Hood when it was Finningley and could never understand why it was being considered as a civil airport. The runway was almost north/south and where did the prevailing wind come from ? Yes West to East.
Until the coal mining ceased at Rossington, the subsidence it caused used to play havoc with the Simulator and the hangar doors.
Lastly, the gravel rights (as I recall) went up to the airfield boundary. When you dig a big hole it tends to fill with water and attract birds. Just what you need on an airfield.
But what do I know??
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