Leicester

[pilotgriff]

Don't suppose any of you guys (or gals) fly to or from Leicester?

If you have flown there let me know what you think!

[S-Works]

Me.... What do you want to know? I have been a member for 5 years. Great club, usual club politics and cliques. Good instructors, staff and facilities. Fuel price leaves a lot to be desired at the moment considering the significant drop in prices recently. Fenland £1.00in VAT Leics £1.35inc VAT.

Are you thinking of joining?

[pilotgriff]

EGBG

ha already a member, i'm down tonight for Malc's curry and beer. Starting the night rating next week.

Are you a regular down there what is it youu fly? or do there?

[S-Works]

I own a 172 Hawk XP and will probably fly in tonight for a curry if it is not blowing a gale.

A bit unsure what it you are asking about the club if you are already a member?

[pilotgriff]

EGBG

Just interested in people's opinions of the club and to what they think not that it makes any difference.

I think its a great club and want to know what people like best about it.

[Rod1]

I joined 12 months ago and have my MCR based there. I like the place; it is mostly friendly, with a few odd exceptions. It is one of the better places I have been based and I think I will stay for some time. I use Mogas, so the high fuel price is not a problem for me. I am around most Saturdays, tinkering or flying G-KARK so came and say hello.

Rod1

[Sleeve Wing]

As Bose-X says ..............
QUOTE=bose-x;2981982] Great club, usual club politics and cliques. Good instructors, staff and facilities.

Obviously hasn't changed much in 47 years !!!!.......Was a member/instructor back then and I still pop in to see 'old' friends when I can borrow an exciting aeroplane.
Some faces change but the spirit there doesn't . First class Club .....and one of the oldest in the country.

Here's to many more years of the Leicestershire Aero Club.
Rgds, Sleeve Wing.

[tmmorris]

I've only been there once and saw two stunning examples of poor airmanship in the circuit. But I think I should give it another chance as everyone seems to be fond of it..!

Tim

[187nj]

any young pilots in Leicester fancy sharing the cost of renting a plane for a few hours at the weekends?

I'm 24, should have my PPL soon (end of april) and looking to hour build at the weekends. Will do on my own anyway but if anyone is interested let me know.

187.

[twistedenginestarter]

It's sad of course that the Coop are going to turn the airfield into a massive high density housing estate.

[Whirlybird]

any young pilots in Leicester fancy sharing the cost of renting a plane for a few hours at the weekends?

If you were a woman, and asked if any female pilots fancied a trip, you'd get jumped on for specifying the type of co-pilot you're looking for.

Apologies for thread creep, but just thought I'd mention it.

[poss]

Flown there a few times in the past 2 months, nice little airfield, shame about the proposed plans to get rid of it.

[HeliCraig]

I flew in yesterday, very nice friendly airfield and I am told (by passengers) that the ale was good too!

Happy to have shown my support; lets hope the Co Op don't get their way!

[Footless Halls]

I flew in yesterday. 'twas a pleasant visit but the airfield was extremely busy.

[poss]

Yes it does get like that at weekends. I remember on my visits there were a couple of kingairs, a good few cessnas, a pitts... many planes there lol. I thought it was a great atmosphere and really enjoyed talking to the pilots.

[EZYFlyer]

Ah memories memories.

I did my PPL at EGBG when I was still living there back in 2000/2001.

Are Stormin' Norman and John Pugh still there? Great instructors those two were, got me through my PPL in less than a year.

[egbgstudent]

John pugh is indeed still CFI at Leicester. Old Stormin' Norman had to be let go for various reasons, including performing an efato on the first take off of the day, which resulted in having to perform a real forced landing (winding up inverted after the noseleg dug in).
Dave Biddles in now the deputy CFI

[G-BORI]

Sywell

Leicester is a fantastic place to fly from, many runways, uncontrolled, great bar and food.
Has anyone got any experiences of Sywell. Thinking of flying from there in the near future

[S-Works]

Not to mention that I kept the aircraft that your PPRune name came from there for a thousand hours of my flying life.

[John Miller]

I started my aviation career at the Leicester Aero Club and would be interested to know what happened to Chris Puddy and Philip Day - instructors from the seventies.