How about Weston EIWT?

Some good NAV work and bloody busy airspace. They have a great restraunt or you can take the 30 min cab in to Dublin.

Landing is £15 euros.

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Newtonards EGAD

Some good NAV work and can be bloody busy airspace. They have ano restraunt but it is a few minutes stroll in to Newtonards or a 20 minute cab ride in to Belfast.

Landing fee £10

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Irony is that they are us (mostly) and we are them (mostly).

Indeed, I am 'one of them' myself!!!!!!

Anyhow, I would prefer a UK based fly-in for a number of reasons. Not everyone can attend with a club aeroplane as some can only come for an hour or two and I feel abroad is a tad too much for club flyers (regarding time of having aeroplane out).

Others reasons are varied, I have not much time now to go into it as I am just about to leave for work but experience shows a lot more people will turn up for a UK fly-in. How about a seperate 'international fly-in sometime..?

I would suggest somewhere like Compton Abbas, Shoreham (obviously) or Cranfield. Just suggestions as I say but let's go with the flow and all that!
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if this is the case ? why have the PFA fly ins been so poorly attended ?

Because most of us who post on here have done all the UK things already and a trip overseas even to France or ROI gives a bit of variety and reminds us why we fly.

I would be unlikely to attend a UK one unless it was somewhere really interesting. No loss I know.

I would have thought 3-4hrs or more in a club aircraft would be acceptable for a full days booking? I have never heard of more than 3hrs a day requirement from any club renting out tourers? So i put my vote with a foreign fly out/in! Kortrijk is about 50 milesESE of Oostende, with all the usual amenities.

From a practical point of view, if you can fly to Shoreham, there are no real barriers to stop you flying that extra 20 minutes to Le Touquet. The main barrier for most is purely psychological.

I think one of the aims of a fly-in should be to encourage people to spread their wings and try something outside their usual local bimble. If that means losing a few participants, then fine. Perhaps those who aren't able or willing to fly it themselves should grab one of the spare seats along with the students.

France is good. Flew out there Saturday, with a load of other planes from the club to Le Touquet, and I found it good as a low-hours as I got relatively busy airspace, but not overwhelmed, as well as amazing service on the ground.

Do Le Touquet still insist on faxing/emailing pax details two hours before arrival time?

I had heard that after the fax machine overheated one day, they had given that idea up?

I have visited L2K more times than I have most UK airfields. How about Mull or Oban?

Rod1

Nice idea Rod but weather is to debatable heading that direction I think?

Much greater chance of not making it or getting stuck!

France I think is a better option.

Unless we head towards cornwall?

I'm up for any destination - if my steed is back in the air by then!!!

I've not been abroad yet, or Cornwall, in fact come to think of it, I have not got that far away at all, I had every intention over the winter once I got into a new share, but unfortunately a small prang has had the aircraft on the ground since :sad: .



PB

Fantastic idea!

If it's somewhere in northern France, I'll most likely be up for it. Depending how finances are, I might even take a Duchess over from Bournemouth, and there'll be either 1 or 2 spare seats for anyone who fancies some twin experience? Otherwise I'll probably take a single, because I can't afford to pay for the twin by myself!

Mind you, it would also have to be a weekend when I'm not busy moving house.....

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Fly-in by committee, the idea is doomed to failure! :}

OK< we have a lot of suggestions. How about naming your first, second and third choices, and a count at the end to decide the venue? Democracy in the truest sense of the word:)

To start here's mine.
1, Ooostende.
2, Mull
3, L2k

1st gets 10 points
2nd gets 6 points
3rd gets 4 points

If this is a day trip then it wants to be somewhere that has food on or near the airfield. Ostende is a bit of a hike into town for a day trip. LFAT is ideal. Deavuille is not bad.

Mull is a pain for weather and reliability of access.

Cornwall is even worse!

Cherbourg is pretty good.

There seems to be a few interested in a fly-out to somewhere abroad.
There also seems to be a few interested in a fly-out to somewhere within the UK.
Perhaps this thread could be split into two....those willing to join Mr BoseX et al on a trip where it costs 80 Euros to even think of going there...
...and one in the UK where we might have a half-chance of getting a decent response, especially if we are to get students involved.
I would be interested in joining BRL, Mariner9, Genghis and Duns & Lavies on a UK destination. Somewhere reasonable like Old Sarum, Compton, Sywell, Booker, Tollerton, Tatenhill, Enstone, Hucknall, etc etc.
A trip abroad is for a different thread, I think.
DT

IOW anyone????????

Er No Rob. I am not organizing anything. I merely pointed out that I would not be coming a trip to anywhere local to us. I realise that your photo copied maps have limited coverage but there is a bigger world more than 30 minutes from the Leicester overhead.

If there is an interesting trip then I am up for it. I will leave the bacon butty fly ins to you.

Cheers!

I think I sort of agree with Bose.

However, I am not sure of the point of this fly in.

If it is to meet fellow PPruners, stand around chat and have something to eat then it only needs to be somewhere that will make a bit of an effort to lay on some decent food.

If, on the other hand, it is to encourage everyone to go somewhere a bit different with somewhere in mind outside the airfield to go then Bose may be right.

Mind you simply suggesting a destination is a waste of time.

I mentioned Alderney because it is not too far, but offers something different for many. I happen to know that there is a really nice hotel on the island's best beach which will lay on a decent lunch, its really quick and cheap for people to get lifts backwards and forwards in one of the island's taxis or mini buses and cheap fuel is an added insentive.

There are even regular flights from Bournemouth, Southampton, Shoreham and Bristol if spouses, etc want to go and there isnt room or they dont like aircraft with rubber bands.

If it is not somewhere in the UK - gove Alderney a try?

I think most students would prefer something Uk and not over water as our club demands a cross water check which as a student I do not have the money for and as I have no real need for going cross waters much its a big outlay for not much. However any where in the Uk I would be happy to fly to. Somewhere unusual that is normally not considered as a destination.
David