Thanks to UK Approach Controllers
Thanks to Gatwick Director, Essex Radar and all the others for allowing us Puddle Jumpers in to play in their Class D airspace, while the airliners are having a volcanic ash induced rest.
We managed to get to places and see sights that are more usually the result of a nasty airspace infringement. Thank you all for letting us in, we really appreciate it. Safe Flying (and Controlling) Richard W. |
I'm sure that thanks are appreciated by all, but I feel I have to take you up on a couple of ppoints [at the risk of being flamed right back]
allowing us Puddle Jumpers in to play in their Class D airspace We managed to get to places and see sights that are more usually the result of a nasty airspace infringement Anyway, thanks for your thanks and apologies for my pedantry. |
and thanks to you GA pilots who have relieved the monotony by flying past and passing on their pleasure of experiencing the normally forbidden. I wish I could do the same rather than being at work.
Also, apologies for all those reasonable sounding requsts which have been refused. Honestly, we would love to accept touch and goes, landings (for a small fee), special VFR, night flights, low fly pasts, aerobatics in the overhead, balloons and gliders etc. but its not our airfield and not our rules. We do try to push back at the rule-makers and fun-breakers, but often we have no choice, but to say no. Sorry. |
LGW flights
Can i also pass my thanks onto the Gatwick director that was on around 18:30 local at gatwick for allowing me to do a low approach go around. It was great fun and nice that you guys were so flexible.
Thought i would share a funny point with you that when i changed to Farn they said i should head immediately out of the zone as i was technically infringing, came back saying its ok i've just done a go around at gatwick so they do know about me! Cheers again DBB |
Can i also pass my thanks onto the Gatwick director that was on around 18:30 local at gatwick for allowing me to do a low approach go around. It was great fun and nice that you guys were so flexible. Thought i would share a funny point with you that when i changed to Farn they said i should head immediately out of the zone as i was technically infringing, came back saying its ok i've just done a go around at gatwick so they do know about me! |
Fly By
As Whisky Kilo s grateful passenger I'll add my thanks to Gatwick Director ATCs and all others who have have been flexible in these unusual times
Here are couple of shots as we flew over http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0YzVBfj_xg8/S8...twicksmall.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0YzVBfj_xg8/S8...wick2small.jpg Cheers Nick |
What on earth is that?!
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I believe it is a place reserved for the use of land aeroplanes somewhere in the south east of England.:)
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I'm meaning the plane/flying desk-type thing!!
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See-Through Cessna
Sir Herbert,
For your Lordship's information, it's a Rans S6, otherwise described as a 'See-Through Cessna'. Safe Flying, Richard W. |
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