Hawarden
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: North Wales, near EGNR
Unfortunately, the resident flying club there closed down in November.
I have been told of a group flying "club" there called Cheshire Flying Club, who apparently operate a 2000 Robin HR200. Their website is cheshireflyingclub.com.
Apart from that, unless another club appears there, the options are Liverpool, Barton, Sleap, Caernarvon or Mona.
I have been told of a group flying "club" there called Cheshire Flying Club, who apparently operate a 2000 Robin HR200. Their website is cheshireflyingclub.com.
Apart from that, unless another club appears there, the options are Liverpool, Barton, Sleap, Caernarvon or Mona.
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I'm a resident at Chester and at the moment there is no formal flying school other than an IR school that operates a Turbo Arrow and a leased Seneca. I think there will be another school set up in the near future but by whom is not yet clear.
As far as I know there are groups running around a Warrior and a Beagle Pup. The Robin group is news to me but I did see it there recently so presume it's as described on the web site.
The airport offers excellent facilities with full ATC, big runways and twin ILS. However as a private airfield there are protocols and procedures decreed by Airbus that make life a little formal. It's strictly perfect RT and full yellow jacket territory. ;-)
You will also need to be an ace at crosswind landings as the wind is only down the runway twice a year! :-)
As far as I know there are groups running around a Warrior and a Beagle Pup. The Robin group is news to me but I did see it there recently so presume it's as described on the web site.
The airport offers excellent facilities with full ATC, big runways and twin ILS. However as a private airfield there are protocols and procedures decreed by Airbus that make life a little formal. It's strictly perfect RT and full yellow jacket territory. ;-)
You will also need to be an ace at crosswind landings as the wind is only down the runway twice a year! :-)
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: North Wales, near EGNR
Joined: Mar 2009
Aviation Qualifications: PPL
Posts: 73
Likes: 4
From: North Wales, near EGNR
Yep, but run by same person as Flintshire Flying School (who I would say is a very well respected display and airline pilot!) but I would be a little cautious about operations there given what happened with no notice at Hawarden.
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Understood. In fact I just did my own bi-annual 'flight with instructor' at JD Aviation. I can't fault them.
