Cheap hour building in Scotland
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Cheap hour building in Scotland
I am based in central Scotland and having completed my PPL in January am now looking at doing a wee bit hour building, funnily enough as cheap as possible. C150/152 would be perfect. Any information would be hugely appreciated.
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Try Leading Edge at Cumbernauld. Ask for Allan - he is the owner. Gave me a good block rate on a PA28. Have a number of C150/152s which I am sure he would be happy to do the same with.
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I may well give them a call, but i was actually wondering whether there were any cheap shares going anywhere. Even better for my post-PPL wallet would be a monthly maintenance fee etc and an hourly rate. There has to be something at either Perth, Fife, Cumbernauld or even Dundee? Ironically enough i live 1/2 mile from the threshold of one of the runways at Edinburgh, but paying 18 earth pounds or so per landing doesn't really float my boat.
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Hi there,
Why not buy a cheap 150 - there are ones on the aircraft for sale site www.afors.co.uk at the moment for just under 10k and 11.5k.
Park it outside at Strathaven for 80 quid a month and you can fly to your heart's content with 200 quid for a year's landings there.
Then sell the plane on, or sell shares in it.
Very best,
Colin
Why not buy a cheap 150 - there are ones on the aircraft for sale site www.afors.co.uk at the moment for just under 10k and 11.5k.
Park it outside at Strathaven for 80 quid a month and you can fly to your heart's content with 200 quid for a year's landings there.
Then sell the plane on, or sell shares in it.
Very best,
Colin
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Cheapest in Scotland?
Diamond Star @ Perth - £125wet incl home landings.
Robin 400 @Leuchars (temp Kingsmuir due rway resurfacing) - £80 wet incl Landings
(Reduction for block rates prob available and both let you take the plane away.)
Kinloss is also v cheap but further away.
Pete Brooks gives a very good deal on T'Hawk block rates @ Inverness
Robin 400 @Leuchars (temp Kingsmuir due rway resurfacing) - £80 wet incl Landings
(Reduction for block rates prob available and both let you take the plane away.)
Kinloss is also v cheap but further away.
Pete Brooks gives a very good deal on T'Hawk block rates @ Inverness
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bolkow junior based @ prestwick.
£70-£75 wet and £8 per landing.
£8 a landing at international airport = good experience albeit a quiet international airport.
Prestwick Flying Club - 01292 475 583
£70-£75 wet and £8 per landing.
£8 a landing at international airport = good experience albeit a quiet international airport.
Prestwick Flying Club - 01292 475 583
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Prestwick Flying Club website also shows 2 Cherokees 140 at £ 75.00 per hour (for members)
You also pay airborne time + 5mins, instead of the 10 you get charged at some other fields....
Landing fee £ 8 is very reasonable for Prestwick, considering that Cumbernauld charge £ 9.60 and you get nothing but grumpy handling and (often) non-existent A/G radio
You also pay airborne time + 5mins, instead of the 10 you get charged at some other fields....
Landing fee £ 8 is very reasonable for Prestwick, considering that Cumbernauld charge £ 9.60 and you get nothing but grumpy handling and (often) non-existent A/G radio
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Also a share available in a Pa28-161 Warrior at Glasgow International. Approx ~£6500, £30 month and £70 an hour. Full IFR with Garmin 430 and twin VOR/ILS, if you want to get that IMC or IR rating. Airfield is open 24hrs (night flying), good very helpful ATC, good R/T and airmanship operating at a busy international airport - mixing with B777s, Airbuses and Twotters !
Admittedly landings are pricey at £25, but you can go off and do circuits at Cumbernauld, Prestwick and Islay. Fuel is cheaper than PIK at £1.23LTR+vat.
You're also a wee bit closer to the west coast delights of Oban, Mull, Skye etc.. than PIK or Cumbernauld. (saves about 15-20min on a round trip ) ... but yes, I know that means you're further from Carlisle or Glenrothes and .... there will be seaplane training available next spring
PM me if you want more info
Admittedly landings are pricey at £25, but you can go off and do circuits at Cumbernauld, Prestwick and Islay. Fuel is cheaper than PIK at £1.23LTR+vat.
You're also a wee bit closer to the west coast delights of Oban, Mull, Skye etc.. than PIK or Cumbernauld. (saves about 15-20min on a round trip
) ... but yes, I know that means you're further from Carlisle or Glenrothes and .... there will be seaplane training available next spring PM me if you want more info
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Thanks to everyone for taking the time to get back to me. I now have various interesting options to ponder over. With any luck i'll soon be partaking in some hour building for much cheapness
Cheers all
Cheers all
