Mike Cross
31st Aug 2010, 13:22
The change to allow training from unlicensed aerodromes has led to a number of a/d deciding to go unlicensed. Since the AIP only includes licensed a/d it has also resulted in them no longer appearing in the AIP. As no information about them is published in the AIP it follows that there will be no NOTAM to advise of changes. EAD took them off the database, which meant that they could not be used as Departure, Arrival or Alternate in a brief.
However, even if they are unlicensed and don't appear in the AIP they still have ICAO indicators and it would be useful if they could be used. Following a request from me to AIS they have now been re-instated in the database so you can use them in a brief, although you'll never get a NOTAM for them.
The a/d in question are EGHU (Eaglescott), EGML (Damyns Hall), EGNU (Full Sutton), EGPJ (Fife Glenrothes), EGSJ (Seething) and EGSN (Bourn)
However, even if they are unlicensed and don't appear in the AIP they still have ICAO indicators and it would be useful if they could be used. Following a request from me to AIS they have now been re-instated in the database so you can use them in a brief, although you'll never get a NOTAM for them.
The a/d in question are EGHU (Eaglescott), EGML (Damyns Hall), EGNU (Full Sutton), EGPJ (Fife Glenrothes), EGSJ (Seething) and EGSN (Bourn)