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Old 22nd Jun 2015, 11:44
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Think of it this way....
To obtain your PPL you will have needed to do at least 140 Touch and Goes.


At Liverpool an hour in the circuit could be interrupted several times by CATs. Hawarden requires a 1000ft climb before turning crosswind, (to avoid Kinnerton.), so maybe 6 ccts/hr possible.
Welshpool has a circuit height of 1500ft, (to avoid the hills.) maybe this reduces the ccts/hr to 4 or 5.
Sleap has a normal 1000ft circuit, and low-level wet weather circuits are possible, so maybe 10 ccts/hr if you keep it tight. (well inside Wem.)


Other airfields will have similar restrictions, North Coates for example, requires clearance through the very active RAF bombing practice range....
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