Panshanger Airfield - similar experiences?
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Interestingly having visited by road both before the initial post and by coincidence in between the initial post and cubflyers 26/06 post, with both my young daughters in tow, I had no problems at all. All the regular personnel were there as well! For anyone thinking of using them, I can only say go and see for yourself, I have always found them approachable. Some people will undoubtedly have had problems with the owner/operators, but you will find that at other airfields too, after all, if you believed everything written on bulletin boards you'd never get out of bed in the morning.
ps parapunter: snap! re early years, but I have to disagree, did you never get on the bus to Hatfield? now theres a real s******e, as someone who used to work in the White Hart, I should know!
ps parapunter: snap! re early years, but I have to disagree, did you never get on the bus to Hatfield? now theres a real s******e, as someone who used to work in the White Hart, I should know!
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Seem to remember (therefore ... allegedly) a rash of incidents (early 90's?) with various Panshanger aircraft being planted in fields by instructional staff due to running out of fuel .. same crowd still running it ? 
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I started flying from Panshanger in the early nineties, and subsequently moved to Leavesden when Panshanger shut down.
All i was doing was circuits, never given the chance to go solo, I then changed clubs and after one hour instruction at Henlow, i was flying solo. I have heard further reports of the previous owners ripping students off. I know some of you will say maybe i wasn't good enough to go solo, but Henlow obviously thought i was.
As a PPL holder, i have even complanied to the airfield about the amount of times the house has been buzzed, and the worrying aspect of having the Pitts performing its stunts directly above. Mind you wont be long till its housing or an industrial park!
All i was doing was circuits, never given the chance to go solo, I then changed clubs and after one hour instruction at Henlow, i was flying solo. I have heard further reports of the previous owners ripping students off. I know some of you will say maybe i wasn't good enough to go solo, but Henlow obviously thought i was.
As a PPL holder, i have even complanied to the airfield about the amount of times the house has been buzzed, and the worrying aspect of having the Pitts performing its stunts directly above. Mind you wont be long till its housing or an industrial park!
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So was Panshanger School of Flying the same thing as Leavesden Flight Centre (subsequently Bonus), or did two schools exist at Leavesden in the mid 90s? I only remember LFC.
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As a PPL holder, i have even complanied to the airfield about the amount of times the house has been buzzed, and the worrying aspect of having the Pitts performing its stunts directly above. Mind you wont be long till its housing or an industrial park!
Can anyone spell NIMBY ?
I popped into Panshangar (by road) last year to get a chart and there seemed to be a nice enough atmosphere in the club house then.
My brother-in-law is doing his PPL exams there at the moment and he is satisfied with the standard of instruction and the facilities there.
There seems to have been some dosh spent on tidying up the carpark and clubhouse area as it's looking very presentable now. Shame about that eyesore of a hangar. I've been told that it's been left like it is because a) it would cost a fortune to put right and b) if it was useable the rates bill would increase hugely.
My brother-in-law is doing his PPL exams there at the moment and he is satisfied with the standard of instruction and the facilities there.
There seems to have been some dosh spent on tidying up the carpark and clubhouse area as it's looking very presentable now. Shame about that eyesore of a hangar. I've been told that it's been left like it is because a) it would cost a fortune to put right and b) if it was useable the rates bill would increase hugely.
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A vote in favour
I approached the owner of Panshanger earlier this year to do some flying for a local childrens hospice.
I spent half a day there and flew 4 different passengers while the rest watched and waited and took pictures wearing waistcoats supplied by the airfield each time I changed passengers. My wife kept things in order with the group so they understood the peculiarities of airfields.
No charge for anything.
Nice guy to us.
I spent half a day there and flew 4 different passengers while the rest watched and waited and took pictures wearing waistcoats supplied by the airfield each time I changed passengers. My wife kept things in order with the group so they understood the peculiarities of airfields.
No charge for anything.
Nice guy to us.
