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Forum: Private Flying
26th May 2006, 10:26
Replies: 8
Views: 1,092
Posted By flying snapper

You could try the Prestwick Flight Centre,...

You could try the Prestwick Flight Centre, several instructors and several c150 aerobats for solo hire?
Forum: Private Flying
24th Apr 2006, 12:37
Replies: 105
Views: 19,944
Posted By flying snapper

I was thinking of going up this Sunday coming -...

I was thinking of going up this Sunday coming - any latest reports? Is the main runway finished yet??:rolleyes:
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2005, 09:11
Replies: 6
Views: 2,796
Posted By flying snapper

I did almost all of my training on Grummans at...

I did almost all of my training on Grummans at Prestwick and found them to be more responsive than the Pipers. The flap switch is certainly a bit of a catch-out for the unwary. I have found myself on...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Apr 2005, 12:27
Replies: 8
Views: 1,767
Posted By flying snapper

Lucky for you Kenny wasn't on duty at the tower!...

Lucky for you Kenny wasn't on duty at the tower! Renowned throughout Central Scotland as a hater of all non Cumbernauld students (In my experience certainly):)
Forum: Private Flying
8th Apr 2005, 12:27
Replies: 27
Views: 4,837
Posted By flying snapper

From the Flyer site I found..... ...

From the Flyer site I found.....

[email protected]
[email protected]

These two local councillors represent North and South Oban Wards respectively.

also...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Apr 2005, 12:15
Replies: 27
Views: 4,837
Posted By flying snapper

Got a reply from the horses mouth! Wrote to...

Got a reply from the horses mouth!

Wrote to Nicol Stephen got a reply from Iain Cameron of the Scottish Executive Aviation Policy Branch (who them?)

I quote

"the minister is supportive of...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Mar 2005, 07:35
Replies: 27
Views: 4,837
Posted By flying snapper

Yes, I suppose you could do all those things! ...

Yes, I suppose you could do all those things!

runway is a bit dodgy......I suppose,
Forum: Private Flying
7th Mar 2005, 12:26
Replies: 27
Views: 4,837
Posted By flying snapper

BTTT!! Well thats my email in - Lets keep...

BTTT!!


Well thats my email in - Lets keep Oban the way it is, It did not become the best airfield for nothing. How can you improve on that??
Forum: Private Flying
28th Feb 2005, 13:21
Replies: 10
Views: 1,894
Posted By flying snapper

Or you could try the PRESTWICK FLIGHT CENTER...

Or you could try the PRESTWICK FLIGHT CENTER (01292 4765230). Pipers, Grummans, Cessnas 172, 152, 150s, Twins etc etc . All very nice smiling happy people, reasonable rates,clean toilets, with an...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Feb 2005, 12:23
Replies: 38
Views: 2,962
Posted By flying snapper

I still remember my first solo like it was...

I still remember my first solo like it was yesterday. The circuits I flew were awful, dreadful landings (2) due to apalling speed control. But I felt so elated afterwards, just like losing your...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2004, 08:04
Replies: 36
Views: 3,423
Posted By flying snapper

Thanks guys for a great visit! We all really...

Thanks guys for a great visit! We all really appreciate you taking the time to show us around, it really is very impressive. The FISO's do a great job there for us, one of them was saying to me that...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2004, 13:51
Replies: 36
Views: 3,423
Posted By flying snapper

Talking Can I be number two then? Prestwick is my...

Can I be number two then?

Prestwick is my home airfield so it seems pointless to fly there! (could do a circuit I suppose)

Anyone flying-in should contact Prestwick Flight Centre first to get...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2004, 12:53
Replies: 20
Views: 2,152
Posted By flying snapper

25th or 26th of September and I will be there!

25th or 26th of September and I will be there!
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Aug 2004, 10:34
Replies: 25
Views: 2,493
Posted By flying snapper

So...How did it go??? Weather seemed nice?

So...How did it go???

Weather seemed nice?
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jul 2004, 11:27
Replies: 14
Views: 1,695
Posted By flying snapper

I am also planning a trip up to Oban over the...

I am also planning a trip up to Oban over the next week or two. I believe that there is a great deal of microlight/ non radio traffic up there with differing circuit patterns and am a bit cautious as...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2004, 08:36
Replies: 2
Views: 595
Posted By flying snapper

Thanks guys!...I was beginning to think I had...

Thanks guys!...I was beginning to think I had imagined it!

I was more than a bit jealous myself ha ha.
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2004, 08:24
Replies: 2
Views: 595
Posted By flying snapper

Spitfire flight thread? Whers it gone??

I remember a few days ago reading a thread about some lucky lady who recently had a flight in a Spitfire. There were also a few nice photos of the machine she flew in. This morning I went back to...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jun 2004, 10:31
Replies: 20
Views: 2,099
Posted By flying snapper

I was involved last year with 3 of the cadets in...

I was involved last year with 3 of the cadets in a Prestwick - Cumbernauld - Prestwick flight. We all had a great time. It was a bit unnerving with one 13yr old boy who could fly like he had been...
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2004, 09:18
Replies: 20
Views: 2,099
Posted By flying snapper

What does B.T.T.T. mean (pardon my ignorance) ...

What does B.T.T.T. mean (pardon my ignorance)

Are you going to give Kenny a happy pill for the day?:)
Forum: Private Flying
29th Mar 2004, 09:34
Replies: 29
Views: 4,530
Posted By flying snapper

Prestwick Flight Centre. They can do your...

Prestwick Flight Centre.

They can do your PPL, ground and rdio exams etc, and now have an organisation doing CPL and ATPL things.

Drop in anytime - Suzanne will give you all the details and...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Mar 2004, 12:19
Replies: 20
Views: 2,152
Posted By flying snapper

It has been a couple of weeks since this thread...

It has been a couple of weeks since this thread came up - has there been any date set yet??:O
Forum: Private Flying
12th Feb 2004, 20:11
Replies: 20
Views: 2,152
Posted By flying snapper

Thumbs up Great idea - I am sure there will be lots of folk...

Great idea - I am sure there will be lots of folk from Prestwick Flight Centre interested. We had a visit to PIK tower a year or so back and it was excellent.

Keep me informed please!
Forum: Private Flying
10th Dec 2003, 19:22
Replies: 9
Views: 1,201
Posted By flying snapper

This has happened before, I suggest contacting...

This has happened before, I suggest contacting the flying club at any airfield you are planning to go to. This way you can get all the information you need together with the best deal on landing fees...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2003, 20:38
Replies: 12
Views: 967
Posted By flying snapper

Don't think it is in use at all now. I recently...

Don't think it is in use at all now. I recently got my PPL at Prestwick and we used to train over the Turnberry area. As far as I could see, it was as a previous reply mentioned, now overrun with...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Apr 2003, 23:31
Replies: 3
Views: 666
Posted By flying snapper

NPPL Skills test PASS

I just thought I would take the opportunity to thank BEagle et al and all who has answered my often stupid questions on this forum. This afternoon I finally passed my NPPL skills test and it feels...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Apr 2003, 16:18
Replies: 8
Views: 1,872
Posted By flying snapper

I think I have the record. My GP just signed the...

I think I have the record. My GP just signed the bit of paper after checking the advice sheet I had given him from the NPPL website. When I asked how much I owed him he just said " Oh thats OK - It's...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Oct 2002, 10:49
Replies: 16
Views: 996
Posted By flying snapper

Hearty Congratulations!! I remember my own...

Hearty Congratulations!!

I remember my own like it was last month........er it was last month!

Planning my Nav test and QXC next, hopefully in the next fortnight.

You stop grinning after...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Oct 2002, 09:13
Replies: 16
Views: 1,371
Posted By flying snapper

Rossco, You can find all the information...

Rossco,

You can find all the information about Prestwick (or any licenced aerodrome in the UK) from the AIS site. This is at WWW.ais.org.uk. You need to register for the info but this is only to...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Oct 2002, 13:50
Replies: 16
Views: 1,371
Posted By flying snapper

Certainly do! The Prestwick flight centre...

Certainly do!

The Prestwick flight centre was recently taken over and the new owner, George McFarlane, is currently organising a new web site. The telephone number is 01292 476523 and the ops...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Oct 2002, 10:58
Replies: 16
Views: 1,371
Posted By flying snapper

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP413.pdf You...

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP413.pdf

You may like to download the current (1st October 2002) version of CAP 413. This is the RT handbook and a few reads will give you all the phraseology that...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Oct 2002, 08:02
Replies: 24
Views: 1,946
Posted By flying snapper

Congratulations!! You must be relieved. ...

Congratulations!!

You must be relieved.

Has your girlfriend said "Oh well, All's well that ends well" yet?
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2002, 08:39
Replies: 24
Views: 1,946
Posted By flying snapper

BL@@DY h@ll!!!!!!! I did have a similar...

BL@@DY h@ll!!!!!!!


I did have a similar situation several years ago, my letters seemed to dry up, particular problem was that there was a cheque from my insurance company to cover the cost of a...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2002, 08:18
Replies: 8
Views: 1,125
Posted By flying snapper

Thanks very much to all who replied - lots of...

Thanks very much to all who replied - lots of reassuring advice!

Eh, by the way, does anyone have a copy of the old confuser with the radio questions in?;)
Forum: Private Flying
5th Sep 2002, 13:08
Replies: 8
Views: 1,125
Posted By flying snapper

Radio requirement for NPPL

Ok here's a question.

I have sat and passed all six of the written exams for my NPPL. The next stage apart from the flight tests and QXC is my radio licence. I had loads of information about the...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Sep 2002, 10:11
Replies: 18
Views: 1,154
Posted By flying snapper

Many hearty congrats! I did my first solo...

Many hearty congrats!

I did my first solo recently and STILL haven't stopped telling people about it - passing your skills test must give you a warm glow for weeks!!

Well done! It is a long...
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