SANDOWN AIRFIELD
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A few people from our airfield have been already and brought back glowing reports, its fantastic to hear it.
I contacted the owners a week ago to get permission to use the airfield outside of published hours, because it's a great venue for a summer evening.
My question is - what's the official line on this? Can we use the airport SR-SS without PPR or is it an individual permission thing? There are a real lack of decent destinations with long opening hours.
I contacted the owners a week ago to get permission to use the airfield outside of published hours, because it's a great venue for a summer evening.
My question is - what's the official line on this? Can we use the airport SR-SS without PPR or is it an individual permission thing? There are a real lack of decent destinations with long opening hours.
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Unfortunately at the moment there is no avgas available on the Island, though it is available at nearby Lee on Solent.
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Good news from Sandown
All good news from Sandown Airport since it was bought by Jonathan Owen and Tony Fowler a few weeks ago.
A landline telephone has now been installed - the new number is 01983 716 926. E-mail will be available by the weekend - [email protected] and the website (www.eghn.org.uk) is about to be updated. Free WiFi is also available.
The tower frequency remains 119.275MHz. Please note that PPR is not required.
Landing fees have been reduced (what?). Typically a single can now land for only £10.00. Full details are available on www.eghn.org.uk / landing fees. Regretably fuel is still not available anywhere on the Isle of Wight, however efforts are being made at Sandown to resolve this.
Work to improve the facilities continues. Carla is still providing refreshments from the catering trailer whilst the team of volunteers labour to fit out a new cafe / clubroom for her.
We are on the look out for some new seaweed to feed to the pet met man (he lives somewhere under the tower). Hopefully he will provide us with some up-market weather rather that the rubbish so far this year.
So what is missing? Guess it is you. So get that aircraft out of the hangar and set course for Sandown - like now! See you there.
A landline telephone has now been installed - the new number is 01983 716 926. E-mail will be available by the weekend - [email protected] and the website (www.eghn.org.uk) is about to be updated. Free WiFi is also available.
The tower frequency remains 119.275MHz. Please note that PPR is not required.
Landing fees have been reduced (what?). Typically a single can now land for only £10.00. Full details are available on www.eghn.org.uk / landing fees. Regretably fuel is still not available anywhere on the Isle of Wight, however efforts are being made at Sandown to resolve this.
Work to improve the facilities continues. Carla is still providing refreshments from the catering trailer whilst the team of volunteers labour to fit out a new cafe / clubroom for her.
We are on the look out for some new seaweed to feed to the pet met man (he lives somewhere under the tower). Hopefully he will provide us with some up-market weather rather that the rubbish so far this year.
So what is missing? Guess it is you. So get that aircraft out of the hangar and set course for Sandown - like now! See you there.
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Fuel on IoW
I am planning to go to IoW shortly and as a 100+ hour PPL I was planning to choose between Bembridge and Sandown based on the wind direction to make things easy :-)))))) But after reading this thread I think I'll go for Sandown even in a 15kt crosswind. There seems to be enough grass on either side of the runway 
I am a complete ignorant in the matters of running an airfield but would that be an option? (see end of this short article)
Cheers,
H88
Unfortunately at the moment there is no avgas available on the Island, though it is available at nearby Lee on Solent.
Cheers,
H88
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I suspect that one of the issues is that short stretch of water that costs so much to cross by ferry. It takes at least an hour each way including check in and loading time and then prob at least 45 mins each way from the ferry to Sandown. Add in say another 45 mins for unloading and you have a minimum of 4 Hrs 15 plus ferry costs to make a single delivery, not counting the time to get to and from the mainland ferry port. That's a significant overhead that would push the cost up compared with mainland costs and who would uplift fuel if it was cheaper on the mainland?
Morrisons petrol station is said to be only a short walk away.
The lighter a/c end of our brethren take a can (even a shopping trolley ?) and get their MoGas there.
Unfortunately yesterday the pile up of sea/coastal murk defeated me over Portsmouth on my way to Sandown and pushed down to 1000 ft I returned to sunny Sussex !
mike hallam.
The lighter a/c end of our brethren take a can (even a shopping trolley ?) and get their MoGas there.
Unfortunately yesterday the pile up of sea/coastal murk defeated me over Portsmouth on my way to Sandown and pushed down to 1000 ft I returned to sunny Sussex !
mike hallam.
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Yes, Morrisons is only a short walk away. If you need help to get there and back, just smile and surely someone will help you. I will if I am there.
Efforts are in hand to get Avgas at Sandown, and at competitive rates. Meanwhile supplies are available at Lee-on-Solent (by appointment) or Goodwood.
OK then, good weather forecast - Carla's Bacon Baps are on the menu. Only available at Sandown. Be there!
Efforts are in hand to get Avgas at Sandown, and at competitive rates. Meanwhile supplies are available at Lee-on-Solent (by appointment) or Goodwood.
OK then, good weather forecast - Carla's Bacon Baps are on the menu. Only available at Sandown. Be there!
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Telephone Number advice
PLEASE:
For the sanity of the poor person who has been allocated the telephone number previously used by Sandown Airport (ending ...125), please note that the correct number is:
+44 (0) 1983 716 926
This number has only been introduced in the past few months, so please check anything that may have the wrong number
Thanks
For the sanity of the poor person who has been allocated the telephone number previously used by Sandown Airport (ending ...125), please note that the correct number is:
+44 (0) 1983 716 926
This number has only been introduced in the past few months, so please check anything that may have the wrong number
Thanks
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New cafe now open!
The new clubhouse/cafe at Sandown is now operational! All Carla's usual delicious offerings available, with the added benefit of somewhere to sit inside should the current sunny weather take a turn for the worse. Once the temporary 'burger wagon' cafe is removed there will be good views of the airfield as well. Look forward to seeing you there!
a bunch of us went into Sandown today, it was just the way you want a grass airfield to be. Busy but not too busy. Carla's cafe was doing a steady trade and service was quick, prices good. They still don't seem to have fuel but that is not a problem for us, we can do the round trip from Brimpton with good reserves. The runway is a bit bumpy and hard as concrete but given the weather recently it is to be expected.
A good place to chill on a weekday afternoon.
Rans6..........
A good place to chill on a weekday afternoon.
Rans6..........
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Update website for Sandown
Good news: The website for Sandown Airport has just been updated.
www.eghn.org.uk
This is now the official website for the airfield so, now that have read it, why not come to the Isle of Wight to see for yourself.
See you soon!
www.eghn.org.uk
This is now the official website for the airfield so, now that have read it, why not come to the Isle of Wight to see for yourself.
See you soon!
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we can do the round trip from Brimpton with good reserves.
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OFFICIAL OPENING OF CJ's (CARLA's) CAFE ANNOUNCED
Saturday 19 October 2013 will see the official opening of CJ's (Carla's) Café at Sandown Isle of Wight Airport. The Opening ceremony will be performed by Mary Ellis, of ATA fame, at 1100hrs local. Everyone is invited so why not be there as well.
Details can be seen on the Events page of the airport website at www.eghn.org.uk.
So, see you there. Where? Sandown Isle of Wight of course. No excuses please.
Details can be seen on the Events page of the airport website at www.eghn.org.uk.
So, see you there. Where? Sandown Isle of Wight of course. No excuses please.
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Sandown Website updates, including airfield status
Please see the Isle of Wight, Sandown, website eghn.org.uk for regular updates including the airfield status, the report on the official opening of Carla's Café and the current news regarding the provision of fuel. And not forgetting the newly installed webcam.
Carla has now introduced a new full menu and all are welcome to sample the fine food available.
See you there!!
Carla has now introduced a new full menu and all are welcome to sample the fine food available.
See you there!!
