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What about Londons very own business aiport, Northolt?
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Northolt - excellent Location, however cost and hours do let you down.
Depending on aicraft type - many of my clients have used Blackbushe...have found it very cost effective with good access into London.
I agree with an earlier comment, cranfield is very well situated and with the M1 now complete its a good drive to north london especially for football nights!
Depending on aicraft type - many of my clients have used Blackbushe...have found it very cost effective with good access into London.
I agree with an earlier comment, cranfield is very well situated and with the M1 now complete its a good drive to north london especially for football nights!
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Snow & Ice around London airports
Minor point - but our place (OXF) has been open all day today and most of yesterday whilst others around London have been doooomed - very busy day.
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Oh good god.....Blackpools been open all day today too
BLACKPOOL LONDON AIRPORT
You cant change Geography
and the fact that you got lucky with some weather means what exactly....?
Oxford paying you chaps a retainer to big the place up on Prune...
So far Oxfords great cos we've had no snow and we've got lots of heavy iron going transatlantic off 1300m.
It is what it is .....an ex GA field with a training school which means lots of VFR traffic outside CAS with a operationally limiting runway . Its cheaper to park there than at the other London airports which is its reason d'etre probably.
Great little VLJ base possibly but thats about it
Great place to operate to and nice FBO/Ops staff but they've hardly got Harrods worried have they.
BLACKPOOL LONDON AIRPORT
You cant change Geography
and the fact that you got lucky with some weather means what exactly....?Oxford paying you chaps a retainer to big the place up on Prune...
So far Oxfords great cos we've had no snow and we've got lots of heavy iron going transatlantic off 1300m.
It is what it is .....an ex GA field with a training school which means lots of VFR traffic outside CAS with a operationally limiting runway . Its cheaper to park there than at the other London airports which is its reason d'etre probably.
Great little VLJ base possibly but thats about it
Great place to operate to and nice FBO/Ops staff but they've hardly got Harrods worried have they.
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Have you ever flown to Battersea? Have you heard of H3??
If you tried going "direct" from EGMC to EGLW you'd also P*** London City off.
The facts are:
EGLK to EGLW via the outside of the SE corner of the LHR CTR is about 34nm. H3 would be shorter (30nm) but isn't always available (when LHR are on easterlies). Minimal risk of delay approaching from the S.
EGMC to EGLW via Ally Pally or thereabouts (to keep clear of LCY traffic) is over 39 nm. Some risk of delay due common Police Heli activity over the City.
Have you ever flown to Battersea? Have you heard of H3??
If you tried going "direct" from EGMC to EGLW you'd also P*** London City off.
The facts are:
EGLK to EGLW via the outside of the SE corner of the LHR CTR is about 34nm. H3 would be shorter (30nm) but isn't always available (when LHR are on easterlies). Minimal risk of delay approaching from the S.
EGMC to EGLW via Ally Pally or thereabouts (to keep clear of LCY traffic) is over 39 nm. Some risk of delay due common Police Heli activity over the City.
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Some photos of Oxfords new apron and G-RBNB here!
Oxford from the Air - a set on Flickr
And a large one here... Photos: ERJ 190-100 ECJ Lineage 1000 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
Oxford from the Air - a set on Flickr
And a large one here... Photos: ERJ 190-100 ECJ Lineage 1000 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
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So how many transatlantic movements are there at 'London' Oxford on a weekly basis?!
As G-SPOT says it is what it is. A training field. Period. Far too many light aircraft buzzing about on the procedures. I have forgotten how many times I have been put in the hold for inordinate amounts of time while all the Senecas/seminoles fly the procedure at 100kts.
I can just imagine one of these fancy Lineages coming back from NY or Dubai. Smooth flight all the way, pax looking forward to getting on the deck and starting their day.
Nearly home, transferred to Oxford:
"Oxford good morning Lineage xyz inbound"
"Lineage xyz good morning. take up the hold at OX, you are number 6 in IFR traffic EAT is 40 mins from now"
Some days you would indeed be quicker going to Blackpool and driving from there to London.
As G-SPOT says it is what it is. A training field. Period. Far too many light aircraft buzzing about on the procedures. I have forgotten how many times I have been put in the hold for inordinate amounts of time while all the Senecas/seminoles fly the procedure at 100kts.
I can just imagine one of these fancy Lineages coming back from NY or Dubai. Smooth flight all the way, pax looking forward to getting on the deck and starting their day.
Nearly home, transferred to Oxford:
"Oxford good morning Lineage xyz inbound"
"Lineage xyz good morning. take up the hold at OX, you are number 6 in IFR traffic EAT is 40 mins from now"
Some days you would indeed be quicker going to Blackpool and driving from there to London.
I have forgotten how many times I have been put in the hold for inordinate amounts of time while all the Senecas/seminoles fly the procedure at 100kts.
Farnborough doesn't have a hold, so you get streamed straight into the pattern by radar. Biggin is similar, but the same controller vectors for London City on roughly the same routings, so there might, just might, be a slight delay.
If you call CYYT or CYQX "transatlantic" in a GLEX or G550, yes you can on a wet runway ex-OXF. It you mean NYC, I'm afraid not. A GLEX can take about 24,000 of fuel out of OXF. That might make St John, NB.
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Ok you got me, technically you might (your might not mine!) make YYT, if you translate that eastbound its not even technically the middle east.
Horses for courses I guess, if you want to buy a GLEX and go to Nice and back then I suppose Oxford stacks up.
If you want some operational flexibility well OXF is probably not for you
Ok you got me, technically you might (your might not mine!) make YYT, if you translate that eastbound its not even technically the middle east.
Horses for courses I guess, if you want to buy a GLEX and go to Nice and back then I suppose Oxford stacks up.
If you want some operational flexibility well OXF is probably not for you
