Newcastle airport becomes more g/a friendly!
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Newcastle airport becomes more g/a friendly!
Newcastle airport has scrapped peak period landing charges for based light aircraft.
They are also willing to consider new based light aircraft again.
They are also willing to consider new based light aircraft again.
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they would want to make it more GA friendly because I went there last year and was handled by Samson Aviation. They are sharks, peak charges finished at 8am in the morning, I arrived at 7.55am and they charged me an extra 60 pounds!!!!
I did not actually get out to the aircraft until 8.15!
When I rang them they were very rude on the phone and said they would refund by sending a cheque which they did not do.
Watch out for them.
I did not actually get out to the aircraft until 8.15!
When I rang them they were very rude on the phone and said they would refund by sending a cheque which they did not do.
Watch out for them.
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They should become more friendly!!! especialy Newcastle radar. Last year I could have got killed because of them.
I got caught in a snow storm over the pennines and had instrument failure. I asked for vectors to Necastle and they refused as I was not in their airspace.
I dumped them and got vectors from Teeside to Teeside instead.
I got caught in a snow storm over the pennines and had instrument failure. I asked for vectors to Necastle and they refused as I was not in their airspace.
I dumped them and got vectors from Teeside to Teeside instead.
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Samson are great. I have arrived their right at the end of their normal day, they have not charged late fees even though they had to stay a little over. They helped me out even on the next job when we had a different handling agent. Have been with them very late at night, and they are unfailingly good-humoured. Highly recommended handlers, and I've seen a few.
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They should become more friendly!!! especialy Newcastle radar. Last year I could have got killed because of them. I got caught in a snow storm over the pennines and had instrument failure. I asked for vectors to Necastle and they refused as I was not in their airspace.
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LifesAbeach.....were you the one that paid the bill for Samson?
The reason that I ask this is I wasn't, I honestly think that the Samson people knew they were pulling a swift one on my bill and knew the guy paying the bill didn't really know what he was paying for.
I know you can say it's my (the pilot's) responsibility to check the bill but should they really have been trying it on that badly? Really bad form I thought. They will get a piece of my mind next time i'm up there.
The reason that I ask this is I wasn't, I honestly think that the Samson people knew they were pulling a swift one on my bill and knew the guy paying the bill didn't really know what he was paying for.
I know you can say it's my (the pilot's) responsibility to check the bill but should they really have been trying it on that badly? Really bad form I thought. They will get a piece of my mind next time i'm up there.
