Airfield Blacklist?
I have to say that the last time I visited Redhill (in a C206) my day job was flying DC-10s based in JFK.
From the politeness point of view, ATC at Redhill made their New York compatriots sound like boyscouts.
I have never been back (to Redhill, that is).
From the politeness point of view, ATC at Redhill made their New York compatriots sound like boyscouts.
I have never been back (to Redhill, that is).
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I had a similar experience at Redhill in a twin when I upset someone and they made me taxi the long way round the airfield to the parking stand at £250/hour (10 years ago) W*****S!!!
Never been back since.
Never been back since.
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Handling at Ronaldsway IOM
Handling on the South Side of the airport i.e. Manx Flyers is not now and has never been mandatory, you just need to make an arrangement to pay your landing fee with finance prior to departure.
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PPR - Why oh Why?
Used to work at one of the U.K.'s larger airfields. You cannot turn traffic away unless you are slot restricted or put out a notam /AIC due to an event or similar.
What is getting into these people requiring this that and the next thing.
Fully appreciate the need to ensure we can be briefed over noise sensitive areas etc. and hazards, but so much already online if you do your homework.
It's getting daft - so much so, I went off over a CAS free area at Alt. and decided to land nowhere for an hour and a half and then go back to base - hassle free and fabulous
Used to work at one of the U.K.'s larger airfields. You cannot turn traffic away unless you are slot restricted or put out a notam /AIC due to an event or similar.
What is getting into these people requiring this that and the next thing.
Fully appreciate the need to ensure we can be briefed over noise sensitive areas etc. and hazards, but so much already online if you do your homework.
It's getting daft - so much so, I went off over a CAS free area at Alt. and decided to land nowhere for an hour and a half and then go back to base - hassle free and fabulous
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Airbusboy,
don't worry aout MadJock and A & C, they talk of a time (many years ago) when every visitor had to go through the terminal building, both have always had another agenda which they've never been able to publicly justify, I don't know why.
That doesn't happen anymore, just ensure that you are handled by Saxonair (0845 155 6222) and you get great service, a cheaper landing fee and free coffee, tea and sticky buns, with none of the nause of full security checks which are imposed upon the normal travelling public.
don't worry aout MadJock and A & C, they talk of a time (many years ago) when every visitor had to go through the terminal building, both have always had another agenda which they've never been able to publicly justify, I don't know why.
That doesn't happen anymore, just ensure that you are handled by Saxonair (0845 155 6222) and you get great service, a cheaper landing fee and free coffee, tea and sticky buns, with none of the nause of full security checks which are imposed upon the normal travelling public.
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Handling on the South Side of the airport i.e. Manx Flyers is not now and has never been mandatory, you just need to make an arrangement to pay your landing fee with finance prior to departure.
"Outside of the RZ (main apron) there is no compulsory handing regime on the rest of the airfield, but an airfield tenant or club will have to accept the visitor."
So unless you know somebody who is an airfield tenant, you have to use Island Aviation or Manx Flyers. While it is possible to pay your landing fee directly to finance in the main terminal I am led to believe they only accept cheques or cash.
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I don't have an agenda, just got royally shaft by those idiots in the terminal. As we discussed by PM.
Also as well the airspace grab is taking the piss. And the thousands of pounds spent on it would have been better spent on tarmac so your taxiways are in better condition than the access road to the local caravan park.
Any GA movements into to Norwich are self defeating to the GA cause as it only hinders the arguments for the refusal of the CAS.
Is an exert from the consultation process. Obviously nobody at Norwich considered the fact that the reason why they only got 3 postive replys was because it was stupid idea in the first place.
And it should also be blacklisted because I believe its one of the few airfields which charges for emergency diversions. Although they proberly changed that when they went for CAS to try and show they are GA friendly
There are lots of GA fields in the Norwich area I am sure if you post which aircraft type your planning to arrive in, a local will tell you which one is most suitable. but you can't go wrong with Seething I reckon. Even if you need to get into town is cheaper getting a taxi than the landing and handling at Norwich.
Also as well the airspace grab is taking the piss. And the thousands of pounds spent on it would have been better spent on tarmac so your taxiways are in better condition than the access road to the local caravan park.
Any GA movements into to Norwich are self defeating to the GA cause as it only hinders the arguments for the refusal of the CAS.
3.2 Of the 537 responses from individuals or organisations not on the consultation
list, all except 3 objected to the proposal. It is unusual to receive such a large
number of responses from a particular sub-set of the aviation community which,
from the initial analysis appeared to be based on objections to common issues.
Indeed it appears that this might have been an orchestrated campaign against
the proposal (through corporate websites and other means) outside the accepted
process for consultation promulgated by the CAA. It should be noted that the
national representative organisations of all aviation interests are formal consultee
organisations by virtue of their membership of the CAA’s National Air Traffic
Management Advisory Committee (NATMAC). This apparent action outside the
recognised consultation process is the subject of further evaluation and
discussion with the CAA.
list, all except 3 objected to the proposal. It is unusual to receive such a large
number of responses from a particular sub-set of the aviation community which,
from the initial analysis appeared to be based on objections to common issues.
Indeed it appears that this might have been an orchestrated campaign against
the proposal (through corporate websites and other means) outside the accepted
process for consultation promulgated by the CAA. It should be noted that the
national representative organisations of all aviation interests are formal consultee
organisations by virtue of their membership of the CAA’s National Air Traffic
Management Advisory Committee (NATMAC). This apparent action outside the
recognised consultation process is the subject of further evaluation and
discussion with the CAA.
And it should also be blacklisted because I believe its one of the few airfields which charges for emergency diversions. Although they proberly changed that when they went for CAS to try and show they are GA friendly
There are lots of GA fields in the Norwich area I am sure if you post which aircraft type your planning to arrive in, a local will tell you which one is most suitable. but you can't go wrong with Seething I reckon. Even if you need to get into town is cheaper getting a taxi than the landing and handling at Norwich.
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I just don't uderstand how Elstree can justify their latest trick of a 100% levy for landing fees paid by credit card.
I suggest you ask for a refund of the levy from your credit card company and tell them that this is Elstree's policy. Charging extra for using a card is not allowed under their agreement with Visa/Mastercard.
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Re parking IOM
You may park on the south side apron around the edges, a phone call to finance should enable you to pay landing/parking fees by post or they sometimes send security to do the necessary. It is not necessary with a little forward planning to pay a ridiculous amount of money for handling, a questionable service in relation to GA at the best of times !!
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I think Panshanger should be removed from the blacklist on the grounds that it has a really good cafe (based on all of one visit). The guy we thought was coming over to bollock us was merely interested in our plane. We did get a comment for not wearing hiviz but clearly they had seen us without.
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Mad Jock
1. by all means object to the CAS proposal, but I don't think that that's what this post is all about, besides which it would appear that you have latched onto the LAA approach which led to many objections based upon supposition, not fact.
2. When I PM'd you I offered to assist with your percieved problem by asking you to forward facts, you turned me down flat which leads me to believe that it was just that - a perception.
3. Admittedly we did join the Strasser Scheme late, but equally we've never ever charged anyone for an emergency landing, prove me wrong.
It's unfortunate that you choose to base your opinions of one airport upon whatever may or may not have taken place, by all means spout forth but at least have give yourself some credibility by backing your statements up with facts.
1. by all means object to the CAS proposal, but I don't think that that's what this post is all about, besides which it would appear that you have latched onto the LAA approach which led to many objections based upon supposition, not fact.
2. When I PM'd you I offered to assist with your percieved problem by asking you to forward facts, you turned me down flat which leads me to believe that it was just that - a perception.
3. Admittedly we did join the Strasser Scheme late, but equally we've never ever charged anyone for an emergency landing, prove me wrong.
It's unfortunate that you choose to base your opinions of one airport upon whatever may or may not have taken place, by all means spout forth but at least have give yourself some credibility by backing your statements up with facts.
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Someone said Elstree. Mick's bite is far worse than his bark, Actually he's a great bloke and I won't have many words said against him! (known the daft b***er for years and he is a really good sort.)
I think she handled the landing well, but it could have gone so badly wrong for her
I've also heard him on the radio shouting "EVERYONE SHUT UP" when trying to request radio silence to deal with what turned out to be a radio failure on an inbound aircraft ... now I don't think that's particularly standard phraseology
Personally, I've voted with my feet and gone to Denham where the RT is relaxed and friendly, oh and the circuits are considerably smaller .. I now even base my aircraft there. Its about 2 minutes further to drive, but tbh the service is 200% better so its definitely worth it!
I've seen several letters of complaint raised by tenants at the airfield over the years complaining about professionalism of radio / etc .. so far to date Mr Holder seems to not care (although I do appreciate finding anyone patient enough to sit on the radio at a "small" aerodrome has got to be difficult so they're probably going to find it hard to replace him if they tried)
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It is not necessary with a little forward planning to pay a ridiculous amount of money for handling, a questionable service in relation to GA at the best of times !!
Mind you if you fly there regularly enough I think you can pay £185/year (plus £185 joining fee) and they'll waive the handling charges ... joy!
Nice bunch of guys, just sodding expensive
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niknak,
you state that the LAA has based it's objections on suppositions and not fact. I have looked back at the Norwich proposals and guess what?......the majority of that is supposition too.. not fact. We expect.... based upon........etc isn't fact. Sorry I was also angered by their accusation that my objection was part of a conspiracy and complained to the CAA about it. They weren't quoting facts then either.
you state that the LAA has based it's objections on suppositions and not fact. I have looked back at the Norwich proposals and guess what?......the majority of that is supposition too.. not fact. We expect.... based upon........etc isn't fact. Sorry I was also angered by their accusation that my objection was part of a conspiracy and complained to the CAA about it. They weren't quoting facts then either.
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This is a thread is about a Blacklist of airports which for what ever reason people think GA should avoid.
I suggest people avoid Norwich because I was an unsatisfied customer. You as an employee of the Airport and a none pilot come back and say ignore those pilots they don't know what they are talking about after never having been subjected yourself to the Norwich airport experence yourself. I will grant you that you will have been on flights but your a known face and have an airside pass. Then you imply that we (the pilots that say blacklist it) have a super secret agenda. Which when in reality we just think the place is poor value for money and a pain in the backside to operate into.
No where have we said ATC is a problem.
The CAS issue you obviously will have a different opinion on to the pilots cause you want it and the majority of pilots think its an airspace grab. Your hosting of a BBC film crew for the day to be honest will have cermented I think most pilots resolve on this matter. I haven't a clue what the LAA have published on the subject of CAS. I base my views on personal experence along with my nomination for black listing the airport.
I suggest people avoid Norwich because I was an unsatisfied customer. You as an employee of the Airport and a none pilot come back and say ignore those pilots they don't know what they are talking about after never having been subjected yourself to the Norwich airport experence yourself. I will grant you that you will have been on flights but your a known face and have an airside pass. Then you imply that we (the pilots that say blacklist it) have a super secret agenda. Which when in reality we just think the place is poor value for money and a pain in the backside to operate into.
No where have we said ATC is a problem.
The CAS issue you obviously will have a different opinion on to the pilots cause you want it and the majority of pilots think its an airspace grab. Your hosting of a BBC film crew for the day to be honest will have cermented I think most pilots resolve on this matter. I haven't a clue what the LAA have published on the subject of CAS. I base my views on personal experence along with my nomination for black listing the airport.