Tips on a 1-time Cessna/Piper rental at Shoreham Airport

[A Dub]

Hi All,

I'm a Brit living in the US and next month (August 2016) I will visit a family member in Brighton. I'd like to rent a Cessna, Piper or similar aircraft for 4 days and take it to Belgium, does anyone have any advice on how to do that? I'll only be in Brighton for a short time so am looking to avoid a club that requires a long term commitment.

Sussex flying club seemed open to day trip but not 4 days. I just reached out to South Coast Flying Group but wondered if there was another way to do a 1-time rental in the Brighton area besides contacting flying clubs.

Thanks for any advice!

[ETOPS]

What sort of licence do you have?

[Jan Olieslagers]

Your licence will indeed determine your options, if it is from the FAA you'll have to either find an N-reg for rental or fly as a passenger.

BTW if you think of flying from UK to Belgium (or any other Schengen country) remember immigration procedures: GAR on leaving and entering UK, on the Schengen side use only "port of entry" airfields - also but incorrectly called "customs fields". In Belgium this will limit you to the public airports EBBR-EBAW-EBOS-EBKT-EBLG-EBCI.

[Arw82]

I don't know of any NReg Pipers at the field.

Try http://www.warbirdflying.com they have a pa28 which you can hire by the hour in blocks. I'm not sure about checkout etc.

[Downwind Lander]

These people will know all the possibilities; ask them here:

Brighton City Airport (Shoreham)