Distance you travel to Fly
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Hour and a quarter for me. Bit too far really - the drive is OK, the real problem is that a). if the weather looks marginal, I tend not to go, and b). if I get there, and the weather is marginal, the temptation is to err on the side of getting airborne, when it may be wiser not to.
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My field is erm.. 35.6miles away (once a geek...!) I used to have a place only 1 mile away, but with the presures of work I found I was only spending the odd night there so it was getting expensive. In truth, I quite enjoy the drive - once I get over the Severn bridge everything seems to shift down a gear.
I live in a very urban inner city area (alright ghetto) and it always makes me smile when I arrive back home that no-one has he faintest clue what I've been up to... He He
Kingy
I live in a very urban inner city area (alright ghetto) and it always makes me smile when I arrive back home that no-one has he faintest clue what I've been up to... He He
Kingy
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Not sure on the exact distance, it's a 10 minute walk to the tube station, then about 30 minutes on the tube to Victoria from where I am in South London and if I catch the fast train it's another 45 minutes to Chatham and then a short bus ride to Rochester.
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I live in North West London which is about 26 miles from White Waltham airfield. I chose to train at WW because it is only 9 miles from where I work in Wokingham Berkshire. This is very convenient for training after work.
Elstree Aerodrome is about 6 miles, approximately 10 minutes from where I live and I have visited there a couple of times with the intention to join their flying club, should I decide to work in London again. It is a difficult decision because WW is an excellent club in my opinion and I have met some good friends there.
Elstree Aerodrome is about 6 miles, approximately 10 minutes from where I live and I have visited there a couple of times with the intention to join their flying club, should I decide to work in London again. It is a difficult decision because WW is an excellent club in my opinion and I have met some good friends there.
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COMMUTE TO FLY
I do 70 miles each way to fly out of Shoreham. Its worth it because its a nice field, with Instrument procedures, and a hard runway for when its grotty. Floor of the TMA is FL55+ so room for manouevre. In the car after work, it takes me 75 to 80 minutes from LHR - mind you I leave work at 1430!
As Shaggy says - get a bike. I enjoy a good blast down to the field - arrive with flies stuck to my teeth, and then aviate, then blast back home.....rounded off with a curry, and a couple of beers........mmmmm!
What more can a bloke want?
Happy 2004.
Tailwinds and Blue Skies!
As Shaggy says - get a bike. I enjoy a good blast down to the field - arrive with flies stuck to my teeth, and then aviate, then blast back home.....rounded off with a curry, and a couple of beers........mmmmm!
What more can a bloke want?
Happy 2004.
Tailwinds and Blue Skies!
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Hi All,
Since passing my driving test and buying a new car a couple of months ago, the time to travel the same distance to the airport has reduced considerably.
My routine used to be thus:
Five minute walk to bus stop. Then a 45 minute bus ride into the City Centre.
Depending on when I got to the bus station, the bus could have been there or there may have been an hours wait for the next airport bus. Then it would have been a 40 minute bus ride to the south side of the airport and then a five minute walk to the flying club.
So Monday to Saturday it would have taken anywhere between 1.5 hours and 2.5 hours (if I was uncluky and missed the hourly bus to the airport).
Sunday was worse as the airport bus was every two hours!!! Just like someone else on here I've had many a long wait for leaving the flying club 5 minutes too late and seeing the bus pass me by.
The routine now:
30-35 minutes by car from my house to the flying clubs restaurant with a hot chocolate on table in front of me.
A lot better!!!!!
Oh yes the distance is around 20 miles mostly dual carriage way / motorway or 50 mile an hour roads if by car, but by bus would have been via normal 30 mile an hour roads to and from the city centre.
Best wishes,
Charlie Zulu.
Since passing my driving test and buying a new car a couple of months ago, the time to travel the same distance to the airport has reduced considerably.
My routine used to be thus:
Five minute walk to bus stop. Then a 45 minute bus ride into the City Centre.
Depending on when I got to the bus station, the bus could have been there or there may have been an hours wait for the next airport bus. Then it would have been a 40 minute bus ride to the south side of the airport and then a five minute walk to the flying club.
So Monday to Saturday it would have taken anywhere between 1.5 hours and 2.5 hours (if I was uncluky and missed the hourly bus to the airport).
Sunday was worse as the airport bus was every two hours!!! Just like someone else on here I've had many a long wait for leaving the flying club 5 minutes too late and seeing the bus pass me by.
The routine now:
30-35 minutes by car from my house to the flying clubs restaurant with a hot chocolate on table in front of me.
A lot better!!!!!
Oh yes the distance is around 20 miles mostly dual carriage way / motorway or 50 mile an hour roads if by car, but by bus would have been via normal 30 mile an hour roads to and from the city centre.
Best wishes,
Charlie Zulu.
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I normally fly in the afternoon as both my 'home' airfields are liable to mist lingering in the morning, so I go from work. Redhill is about 10 miles and takes 20 minutes, Shoreham is 30 miles in under 30 minutes, with fast roads all the way. The drive home from Redhill is only 15 minutes, but Shoreham is 45 minutes.
Not too bad really.
TG.
Not too bad really.
TG.
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Currently flying from Fairoaks, which is about 20 miles from home - usually about 20 - 30 minutes, depending on time of day / week.
It's even closer to work (Woking) - 15 minutes desk to apron! That is the reason that I did all my training at Fairoaks (and long lunch breaks)
Seriously thinking about moving this year, so I don't know where I'll be flying from (or indeed what!).
SD
It's even closer to work (Woking) - 15 minutes desk to apron! That is the reason that I did all my training at Fairoaks (and long lunch breaks)
Seriously thinking about moving this year, so I don't know where I'll be flying from (or indeed what!).
SD
