Flying around London
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Flying around London
I spent the last 4 years flying in France...The Clubs there are 'charitable' status - At 'Les Alcyons' - St Cyr, near Paris, everyone chips in and it feels like a great social group of like minded pilots rather than a "business"...
Club fees just cover the cost of keeping the club going...They arrange fly-outs at least twice a month...either day trips or longer fly-outs over long weekends etc...
Members support each other, experienced pilots and new qualified fly together and share experiences, instructors join the organised 'fly-outs'...
Bar B Q's every week through the summer...I have spent lots of happy, happy, happy hours in the planes and in the club-house...
OK..
Now I will move to London (South west)...and I am looking to find a similar club.
I don't want to turn up and rent a plane for 200 GBP an hour from somebody in a crisp white shirt...I am happy to pull the a/c out of the hangar and wash it after the flight...I want to find a group of people to fly with, learn from share the pleasure of flying with...
Any ideas welcome!
ANCO
Club fees just cover the cost of keeping the club going...They arrange fly-outs at least twice a month...either day trips or longer fly-outs over long weekends etc...
Members support each other, experienced pilots and new qualified fly together and share experiences, instructors join the organised 'fly-outs'...
Bar B Q's every week through the summer...I have spent lots of happy, happy, happy hours in the planes and in the club-house...
OK..
Now I will move to London (South west)...and I am looking to find a similar club.
I don't want to turn up and rent a plane for 200 GBP an hour from somebody in a crisp white shirt...I am happy to pull the a/c out of the hangar and wash it after the flight...I want to find a group of people to fly with, learn from share the pleasure of flying with...
Any ideas welcome!
ANCO
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I think that your best bet is to look to joining the Spitfire Flying Club at Popham - admittedly a bit of a treck out of London, but in the right direction. Popham has a plethora of variously priced and usually very friendly syndicates, a real "pro-aviation" attitude, a well regarded resident instructor when you need one, and is in a really good spot to go flying from.
There are a few reasonably priced aeroplanes to rent from private owners down there as well.
There's usually not a complete set of information about the activities and aeroplanes at Popham online - everything revolves around the clubhouse. I'd recommend going down there on a nice day for a few hours, chat to the locals, have lunch, look at the noticeboard, and work from there.
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There are a few reasonably priced aeroplanes to rent from private owners down there as well.
There's usually not a complete set of information about the activities and aeroplanes at Popham online - everything revolves around the clubhouse. I'd recommend going down there on a nice day for a few hours, chat to the locals, have lunch, look at the noticeboard, and work from there.
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ANCO,
I used to fly from from the Paul TIssandier club right next to you at St Cyr! I returned to London a few years ago and have flown into or at a fair few of the clubs around the SE.
For better or worse, you'll find the clubs around London, although they are a varied bunch, for the most part a great deal different from a French set-up.
There is only one place I can think of that truly resembles the best of a French club...and is a gem in its own right.....The Tiger Club at Headcorn.
PM if you want some specific info on other places.
BFA
I used to fly from from the Paul TIssandier club right next to you at St Cyr! I returned to London a few years ago and have flown into or at a fair few of the clubs around the SE.
For better or worse, you'll find the clubs around London, although they are a varied bunch, for the most part a great deal different from a French set-up.
There is only one place I can think of that truly resembles the best of a French club...and is a gem in its own right.....The Tiger Club at Headcorn.
PM if you want some specific info on other places.
BFA
