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NorthSouth, it's in Standards Document 11. Which looks like it's just for Ground Examinations but it is in fact also for a registered training facility. There's no inspection per se and as such no specific approval but you cannot conduct PPL training without it and you wont appear in Standards Document 30.
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There's no inspection per se and as such no specific approval
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They can say no and if its a perm one they will start asking about briefing rooms and all that good stuff.
And up North the flight ops inspectors in the main are seen around the GA scene quite a bit and within a month one of them will be through the base to have a look and if they don't like what they see you will be stopped.
Highland flying school started something similar in Stornaway and by all accounts it was very successful within a month they needed to get the old tower building setup as a briefing room etc.
And up North the flight ops inspectors in the main are seen around the GA scene quite a bit and within a month one of them will be through the base to have a look and if they don't like what they see you will be stopped.
Highland flying school started something similar in Stornaway and by all accounts it was very successful within a month they needed to get the old tower building setup as a briefing room etc.
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NS - My cryptic response above, was that we would require to start another thread, re maintenance at Oban. The proposals that formed part of the initial Air Service tender, were for, wait for it, a very large construction.
With it came, a very large dollop of even more public money.
Watch out for the surveyors.............
With it came, a very large dollop of even more public money.
Watch out for the surveyors.............
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Here we go again
Here we go again. Putting the cart before the horse?BBC News - Skye airstrip study set to get Highland Council funds
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Glenforsa Closed?
Glenforsa Airport is still closed following the accident on September 25rd.
A phone call to Oban airport revealed that Glenforsa is closed until 'further notice'
Should we be concerned?
WW
A phone call to Oban airport revealed that Glenforsa is closed until 'further notice'
Should we be concerned?
WW
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That's a coincidence. I was just thinking about that.
I think A&BC are ****ting themselves since the accident. Glenforsa is the only unlicenced airfield in their portfolio. They will not have a big enough book of rules on this situation and have discovered they need a "responsible person" who will work for bu**er all to blame.
They were trying to offload Glenforsa last year without success. I think we do need to be concerned. What do we do? Write again to S McT?
I think the airport is only a small and inconvenient part of his remit.
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I think A&BC are ****ting themselves since the accident. Glenforsa is the only unlicenced airfield in their portfolio. They will not have a big enough book of rules on this situation and have discovered they need a "responsible person" who will work for bu**er all to blame.
They were trying to offload Glenforsa last year without success. I think we do need to be concerned. What do we do? Write again to S McT?
I think the airport is only a small and inconvenient part of his remit.
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Glenforsa Follies
It would appear that the department of Argyll & Bute Council that 'run' the airports are preparing a report that will present some 'options' for the future of Glenforsa to senior councillors. It also appears that there are no plans to consult anyone from Mull or any other stakeholders or airfield users as to what they think should happen to the airfield
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You, I and other aviation folk know that but to A&BC it's a risk.
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How is it there fault if a pilot stuffs it in? That can happen anywhere and does.
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It would appear that the department of Argyll & Bute Council that 'run' the airports are preparing a report that will present some 'options' for the future of Glenforsa to senior councillors. It also appears that there are no plans to consult anyone from Mull or any other stakeholders or airfield users as to what they think should happen to the airfield
