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Does anybody know what is happening with Brooklands at Sywell. I see the 3 AT3s are advertised for sale and the school is closed until the 4th of April.
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Doesn't look good
Maybe theyre trying to cover all bases in the hope trade (or do I mean the weather) will pick up.
Brooklands Flying Club - Sywell
Aero AT-3 Private Jet for sale on AvBuyer.com
Maybe theyre trying to cover all bases in the hope trade (or do I mean the weather) will pick up.
Brooklands Flying Club - Sywell
Aero AT-3 Private Jet for sale on AvBuyer.com
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The weather isn't the majority shareholder in having a part to play in turning Sywell into just another quiet airfield without an atmosphere.
Unless you appreciate good food that is
Unless you appreciate good food that is
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Lone_Ranger,
The only decent thing about the place now is the restaurant.
Any hint of real flying atmosphere has been forever destined to purgatory since MBB took the helm and cherished ambitions of turning it into London North airport.
The above inflation rises in commercial rental (coupled with getting 'more important' customers settled in) has forced out some decent companies/schools over the past decade.
Sywell still hosts some decent shows but I feel an air of emptiness every time I visit the place these days. It used to be an industrial estate that felt like an airfield and ironically it now feels the polar opposite.
Just my opinion...
The only decent thing about the place now is the restaurant.
Any hint of real flying atmosphere has been forever destined to purgatory since MBB took the helm and cherished ambitions of turning it into London North airport.
The above inflation rises in commercial rental (coupled with getting 'more important' customers settled in) has forced out some decent companies/schools over the past decade.
Sywell still hosts some decent shows but I feel an air of emptiness every time I visit the place these days. It used to be an industrial estate that felt like an airfield and ironically it now feels the polar opposite.
Just my opinion...
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I am confused! I have flown into Sywell several times and could not have wished for a friendlier reception?? I first flew in on a student cross country and have been back because I like the place! They embrace GA!! If we lose airfields like this we may as well give up!!
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I'm with hlmmic, there are far less inviting aerodromes around, I hav'nt been to Sywell for a few months but it seemed welcoming enough last spring/summer (or whatever you want to call that period between April and September last year)
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Try getting a cup of coffee before 10am, though. The hotel will do 'coffee' of a sort, with biscuits, but hardly up to cafe standards.
Not a bad little airfield but on my occasional not my regular list (nothing like the welcome you get at Goodwood, Wellesbourne, Shobdon, etc.)
Tim
Not a bad little airfield but on my occasional not my regular list (nothing like the welcome you get at Goodwood, Wellesbourne, Shobdon, etc.)
Tim