Little Hitler's at UK airfields
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I don't mind paying landing fees in the £7-12 bracket at a field run as a commercial enterprise- after all, they have to pay for the upkeep somehow. As far as WBA is concerned, with PPR by phone I think it's £15, or at least was the last time I visited.
I've always found Sleap super-friendly and the food excellent. Went to Gamston yesterday and got a really warm welcome with coffee as part of the landing fee.
I've always found Sleap super-friendly and the food excellent. Went to Gamston yesterday and got a really warm welcome with coffee as part of the landing fee.
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You are right - this is a paradox. The U.S is the most litigative part of the world yet has managed to make flying friendly and easy. In part because the government has acted to prevent some of the sillier claims where damages were being paid out for things like stalling accidents. Note there was a recent case in Scotland I think where a flying school are being sued after a crash because the family of the dead pilot reckoned the school shouldn't have let him hire - or something like this. The litigative environment is just silly. I guess the US remains quite relaxed because aviation is so important there.
You are right - this is a paradox. The U.S is the most litigative part of the world yet has managed to make flying friendly and easy. In part because the government has acted to prevent some of the sillier claims where damages were being paid out for things like stalling accidents. Note there was a recent case in Scotland I think where a flying school are being sued after a crash because the family of the dead pilot reckoned the school shouldn't have let him hire - or something like this. The litigative environment is just silly. I guess the US remains quite relaxed because aviation is so important there.
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Agree with all thats been said about flying in USA, they are so accomodating, got a flight with an instructor out of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was only driving past, saw the Learn to fly here sign.Off I went in a nice 172, sightseeing and T&G at the local International. A treat was waiting for me when I got back, a flight in a lovely twin Merlin down to Florida and back . Agree with Poet,wish I could move to the States, they also get better weather than we do, it has'nt stopped raining since Tuesday.
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Another vote for Shoreham, who were very nice to me yesterday when I bu**ered up the overhead join and ended up on right base for 03 when they were using a left-hand circuit.... 
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When I walk into a flying school and see young and old people of usually limited education who have convinced themselves that they have acheived near godlike status by having mastered the relatively simple discipline of learning to fly and have a ticket to say that they can deign to teach others (when they feel like..........and that will be an hour and a half later than they told you this morning) it makes me want to behave like hitler if presented with half a chance.
Aerodrome staff always seem to me very polite ,I don't recall any rude behaviour at any field I've visited.......and ,to name a name,I recently diverted to Elstree in duff weather,had a very pleasant welcome and was told I didn't have to pay a fee as I'd diverted.Can you say fairer than that?
In the marine world,often when divers return from a basic sport dive they are convinced they've been to the moon and back and expect to be treated in accordance by anyone they bump into,and treat all others as far beneath them..............................or maybe the private/trainee pilot has been so totally convinced of what a worm he is by his godlike instructor that a raised eyebrow from air traffic or airport personnel seems like the end of the world!
Aerodrome staff always seem to me very polite ,I don't recall any rude behaviour at any field I've visited.......and ,to name a name,I recently diverted to Elstree in duff weather,had a very pleasant welcome and was told I didn't have to pay a fee as I'd diverted.Can you say fairer than that?
In the marine world,often when divers return from a basic sport dive they are convinced they've been to the moon and back and expect to be treated in accordance by anyone they bump into,and treat all others as far beneath them..............................or maybe the private/trainee pilot has been so totally convinced of what a worm he is by his godlike instructor that a raised eyebrow from air traffic or airport personnel seems like the end of the world!
