Is Perranporth Licenced?
Joined: May 2010
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Licencing and CAA supervision is all about safety.
Delicencing and then teaching children to drive on an active airfield is not just unsafe, it smells strongly of financial desperation.
If flying clubs charged the same membership fees as their local golf club this kind of nonsense would not be necessary.
Delicencing and then teaching children to drive on an active airfield is not just unsafe, it smells strongly of financial desperation.
If flying clubs charged the same membership fees as their local golf club this kind of nonsense would not be necessary.
Joined: Feb 2006
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PERRANPORTH THE FACTS
PERRANPORTH is still very much alive and well,with the dual use not affecting the flying in any way.
Having such a large space to utilise (plus the peri track) the airfield can easily accommodate other activities and in fact helps to provide a secure future.
I can only assume the negative comments seen on the thread are made by persons who have not used the facility.
Keeping an airfield 'open' is quite difficult in these times so the reality of some dual use is far better than no airfield at all.
A fabulous location which has not changed that much since it opened in 1942 i would suggest a visit will not disappoint,and is only a phone call away for up to date information.
The flying club continues to operate and a call to 'Ben' will always be met with a friendly response.
The club do not actually operate the airfield,but their existence ensures the facility is available even out of hours.
There is an active Para drop zone which is mainly in use at w-ends but the nearby Newquay Airport oversee the ATC part of this.
Comparison with golf clubs is a joke,as most of them down here are very short of members,so no contest.
Having such a large space to utilise (plus the peri track) the airfield can easily accommodate other activities and in fact helps to provide a secure future.
I can only assume the negative comments seen on the thread are made by persons who have not used the facility.
Keeping an airfield 'open' is quite difficult in these times so the reality of some dual use is far better than no airfield at all.
A fabulous location which has not changed that much since it opened in 1942 i would suggest a visit will not disappoint,and is only a phone call away for up to date information.
The flying club continues to operate and a call to 'Ben' will always be met with a friendly response.
The club do not actually operate the airfield,but their existence ensures the facility is available even out of hours.
There is an active Para drop zone which is mainly in use at w-ends but the nearby Newquay Airport oversee the ATC part of this.
Comparison with golf clubs is a joke,as most of them down here are very short of members,so no contest.
Last edited by POBJOY; 17th June 2015 at 15:47.
