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I would use LEE for business and pleasure. A wonderful airfield in a superbly convenient location.
In fact I'd be landing there on Monday if I hadn't been informed over the phone today that I had to be on "official business" (any LEE users care to invite me over for some official business? - you can have a trip in the Chippy in return).

[Sleeve Wing]

RNAS Lee.

Really sad that the management are apparently unable to visualise the potential in such a site. This is particularly so now that Bournemouth and Southampton clearly feel they have outgrown the need and no longer encourage private/small business traffic. So few aerodromes along the South coast now available to us.

My knowledge stems from the glory days when HMS Daedalus was the Headquarters of the Fleet Air Arm. What a place then and what a history.
I've wanted to go back in the past just to look around again. Not only was I not allowed to fly in but, when I drove up to the gates recently, I was politely informed that, unless I was associated with the developers, there was no way I could be allowed in. Even Chiv allowed me to fly in recently, courtesy of the open-minded RM CO.

Any ideas anybody ?

[Weekend Flyer]

Should the opportunity present itself in the future, I would be visiting Lee on around half a dozen occasions per year, possibly more. If Fly-Ins were to be held there and if access to the Hovercraft Museum proved practical, I could see this figure increasing.

All that is needed is a reasonably-priced cafe, sensible landing fees and a friendly atmosphere - it already has the Solent on the doorstep. Throw in a Training organisation and a Maintenance outfit and you have a recipe for a successful GA airfield.

[BEXIL160]

Hello All,
I flew from Lee on a regular basis for 4 years and would do so again without question.

The Airfield is ideally placed on the South Coast for flying to the Channel Isles (I used to go to Alderney fairly often, it's only 77 miles from EGHF) and for flying to France.

I really don't think to would take too much to operate Lee as a viable GA site and fully agree with the previous poster that

[/All that is needed is a reasonably-priced cafe, sensible landing fees and a friendly atmosphere - it already has the Solent on the doorstep. Throw in a Training organisation and a Maintenance outfit and you have a recipe for a successful GA airfield.

Rgds BEX

[PompeyPaul]

Would love to

It's near my home town. Would be ideal for me.

[rotorboater]

LoS is ideal for getting to the Hamble for my yacht racing, I and quite a few other bot owners would use it a lot if it was available.

[ChrisS]

I live in a flat right at the end of the runway.. a couple of hundred meters from the 05 threshold.

I started to learn to fly from Lee and have recently had to move to Goodwood.

I run an IT company that specialises in Dealership Management software, we need a new office. I want to have that at Lee. Also I want to create a Plane/Boat/whatever dealership to use that software as a showpiece. I want that to be at Lee.

If it cant be at Lee, then I will move the IT company (we can work anywhere) and anything else away from the area, loosing several significant salaries from the area economy.

Lee has such a great location, is a brilliant facility and underused/not managed. It would be a huge loss to the community and to GA if the situation cannot be reversed.

My 2 pence worth, I am a member of LFA and will be contributing to the fighting funds.

Chris

[LowNSlow]

I flew into Lee On Solent many moons ago under the auspices of the original Solent Flight and had my Aerobat based there.

I think the airfield has the potential to be a great asset to the GA infrastructure of the South Coast and could offer more than most airfields as a coastal destination.

[MikeJ]

I know I would got into Lee several times a year as an variation from the limited number of South Coast airfields attractive to light aircraft.

Just one more vote!

[one2go]

at least twice a month for a lunch stop,chance to use a tarmac runway for a change.

[flyingsteve55]

It would certainly be on my list of regulars. Friends live just outside the gate in Lee and others in Stubbington and Fareham. I'd guess at least 6 times a year.

[flyingpig2303]

I have been based at lee for the past 5 years, have had no problems mixing with GA, police and Coastguard, would love the chance to continue, flying around 70 hours a year.

[The Grim EPR]

Lee On Solent

I would use it weekly as it's very handy for me, both for business and pleasure. It's a great airfield and needs to stay for us all to use.

[tnowak]

I would fly in a few times per year and probably more often. It is well placed for the south coast area, adjoining towns and tourist areas, especially as Southampton and Hurn are anti (or close to anti) GA. Will be worth doing whatever to try and retain LoS for GA purposes.

[Nipper2]

Keep going guys. We need all the help we can get.

[Windrusher]

I'd certainly love to be able to fly into Lee, and would do so several times a year. It's a superb airfield (I finished off my PPL training from there), and the nearest alternatives (Popham, Goodwood, Old Sarum - the Island is just a bit too difficult to reach) are all a good way off. If funds at some stage permit, I'd also be very interested in a share in a syndicate aircraft there.

For what it's worth, I think GA and gliders, on a decent sized airfield like Lee, make an excellent mix.

Windrusher

[DRJAD]

I would certainly use Lee-on-Solent if it were available. I often have business in the Portsmouth area, and to be able to get close would be a major attraction in flying there from the far north of England. I also have friends in the area, so availability of landing, parking, and overnight would encourage me to visit more often.

[Chilli Monster]

Parents and other family live just outside Portchester - I would probably be a frequent visitor if it were permitted.

The sooner we get rid of these idiots who can't see what an asset a decent, useable airfield near to a conurbation can be (as opposed to some water logged field in the back of beyond) the better.

[execExpress]

I would like to see Lee-On-Solent used as an asset to generate inward investment (via Business GA flying in from across the UK and Europe) for business discussions in the Portsmouth-Southampon area), and bringing in some air touring business to the local economy.

I would like to be able to be part of or set up a Cirrus group at Lee if that becomes possible.

I would also like to be able to organise a Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) Europe weekend event at Lee, with a safety theme: Ditching classroom talks/sessions, dunker drills in the dunker up the road at Andark, and a session with the MCA SAR crews about how we could help them help us once we are ready to be found and picked up.

A sort of soup to nuts theory and practical training weekend with fun and meals, local tourism to boot. Not hard to see Lee becoming an asset in many ways really is it... ...with GA contributing to the offsetting of costs that we as taxpayers have to bear in any event.

[stickandrudderman]

As a london based PPL, with several business interests in the Southampton area, I would consider access to Lee-on-Solent to be of great advantage, and would estimate my usage to be something in the order of 12 times per year.