Edinburgh Flying Club
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HFC Accommodation
Blinkz,
HFC have a local deal with pub in near-by Ardersier (3mins from the airport), something like £14 per night. It's quite basic, and there's sweet FA to do in Ardersier. Also, that price doesn't include breakfast though, but the pub does restaurant-standard food in the evenings.
I can recommend numerous other options in different price brackets so e-mail if you want more gen. The traffic in Inverness can be a bit tiresome, and it's actually quite a way from the airport (usually 30 mins drive from the "guest house quarter"). Then again, there's plenty of B&B choice in the £25 per night bracket, and loads of nice restaurants if you're up for spending money on that kind of thing.
As for time of year, August to Oct appears best. No experience of Nov-Jan, but have had quite a few winter breaks to Inverness in Feb, and we've never failed to get a trip in. Best check with the locals.
Cheers,
Solo.
HFC have a local deal with pub in near-by Ardersier (3mins from the airport), something like £14 per night. It's quite basic, and there's sweet FA to do in Ardersier. Also, that price doesn't include breakfast though, but the pub does restaurant-standard food in the evenings.
I can recommend numerous other options in different price brackets so e-mail if you want more gen. The traffic in Inverness can be a bit tiresome, and it's actually quite a way from the airport (usually 30 mins drive from the "guest house quarter"). Then again, there's plenty of B&B choice in the £25 per night bracket, and loads of nice restaurants if you're up for spending money on that kind of thing.
As for time of year, August to Oct appears best. No experience of Nov-Jan, but have had quite a few winter breaks to Inverness in Feb, and we've never failed to get a trip in. Best check with the locals.
Cheers,
Solo.
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Perth
Have you thought about Perth ?
3 runways - so no big crosswind problems
Not much commercial traffic and reasonable landing fees so touch and goes are possible technically and financially
Choice of flying schools too
3 runways - so no big crosswind problems
Not much commercial traffic and reasonable landing fees so touch and goes are possible technically and financially
Choice of flying schools too
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Kinloss only have one Runway & crosswinds can be a problem. The CFI/Manager are a team with a reputation but the planes appear well maintained. They go through FI's pretty quick.
Highland Flying at Inverness 2 runways but a/c shabby, do you like a drinK?
Perth 3 runways pretty professional but ? more expensive.
Dundee one runway but otherwise as above.
None of them are particularly busy.
If you are up at Feshie ask the local boys what they think, visit the outfits concerned.
Highland Flying at Inverness 2 runways but a/c shabby, do you like a drinK?
Perth 3 runways pretty professional but ? more expensive.
Dundee one runway but otherwise as above.
None of them are particularly busy.
If you are up at Feshie ask the local boys what they think, visit the outfits concerned.
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Again perth is too far to travel and so would have to stay, and it I'm going to stay somewhere then I might as well go somewhere thats cheaper.
Capt_toms what makes u say that the a/c are shabby? they look ok from what I've seen (obv will look more then I go) and no one else has said that theres a problem with HFCs a/c.
Capt_toms what makes u say that the a/c are shabby? they look ok from what I've seen (obv will look more then I go) and no one else has said that theres a problem with HFCs a/c.
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hey, I've still not mad a decision 
am torn between trying to do it at EDI and going up north to do an intensive
I'd REALLY like to fly from EDI as I think it would be a great experience, but it might take too long
I hate big decision lol
am torn between trying to do it at EDI and going up north to do an intensive
I'd REALLY like to fly from EDI as I think it would be a great experience, but it might take too long
I hate big decision lol
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why dont you do something simular that I did?
I did my first 10 hours flying at Glasgow, got all the experiance at a international airport, and done alot of circuit work there too...but you soon get tired of the £17.50 per landing, on circuits the landing bills where costing more than the lesson itself.
I then went to leading edge at cumbernauld, and used one of the tomahawks that was based at Glasgow, to do the rest of my flight training, where my lookout and continuity was adapted.
So i got the best of both worlds, ATC and Lookout/Continuity.
I did my first 10 hours flying at Glasgow, got all the experiance at a international airport, and done alot of circuit work there too...but you soon get tired of the £17.50 per landing, on circuits the landing bills where costing more than the lesson itself.
I then went to leading edge at cumbernauld, and used one of the tomahawks that was based at Glasgow, to do the rest of my flight training, where my lookout and continuity was adapted.
So i got the best of both worlds, ATC and Lookout/Continuity.
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why not try these guys at Cumbernauld-- brand new katanas apparently
http://www.flightacademyscotland.co.uk/
http://www.flightacademyscotland.co.uk/
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Agree with above.
HFC is an excellent place to learn. Landings are free, it's not busy and the training area is very close to the field. Two runways so winds never really a problem.
The airplanes are old but maintained. And at the same place as Moray.
Capt Toms seems to be always attempting to make succinct points for some reason. He seems to be well balanced - a chip on both shoulders. Bear it in mind.
HFC is an excellent place to learn. Landings are free, it's not busy and the training area is very close to the field. Two runways so winds never really a problem.
The airplanes are old but maintained. And at the same place as Moray.
Capt Toms seems to be always attempting to make succinct points for some reason. He seems to be well balanced - a chip on both shoulders. Bear it in mind.
