Cecco
20th Apr 2011, 20:54
what's the longest you can stay there? What if you have to extend for some hours? I heard about a charter flight where they had to set over to EDDB because the customer was delayed for three hours.
Cheers
Cecco
what next
21st Apr 2011, 09:38
Good morning!
How we all are missing Tempelhof. More so every day!
what's the longest you can stay there?
That's almost impossible to say in advance, because it depends on the traffic situation. I regularly fly to Tegel (on average once per month or so) and I have encountered everything: From parking there the whole day (and no other aeroplane on tha GA ramp!) to disembarking the passengers in front of the control tower with running engines and leaving for Schoenefeld immediately.
Be aware that overnight parking will (almost) never be permitted. If your passengers run late in the evening, by 22:45LT they want to see your aircraft taxiing to be airborne at 23:00 latest. With or without passengers. And then you will be stranded at EDDB till next midday for FTL reasons with very angry passengers (or a resourceful company that sends a relief crew early in the morning). Been there, done it... (and it's never the fault of the passengers when they come late, even if you told them three times that after 22:30 they are going to stay in Berlin!)
AFAIK, handling is mandatory in EDDT, and even if not, it is highly advisable there. Contact your handling agent (there are two of them to chose from, VIP and Private Wings) as early as possible and ask for maximum parking time. Ask again after landing because things may have changed in the meantime. Keep your passengers informed.
On really busy days (e.g. political summits of some kind) you will not even be allowed to park at EDDB, but have to move your aircraft somewhere else for the day. Depending on weather and aircraft performance, one of the smaller GA fields around Berlin (e.g. Schoenhagen) may be sufficient, otherwise you will have to fly as far as Schwerin, Leipzig, Magdeburg or Neubrandenburg.
Happy landings,
Max
NB: In case you did not know: Even the days of Tegel are counted. Sometime next year it will be closed. Leaving Berlin (an agglomeration of nearly 10 million people) with a single airport. Difficult times to come for general aviation... and such a shame for the capital of one of the most industrialised countries in the world.
jetopa
26th Apr 2011, 10:47
... Difficult times to come for general aviation... and such a shame for the capital of one of the most industrialised countries in the world.
So sad - so true.